Nash - New Rescue!
No one can replace our beloved Potsie, the minipoo we lost not too long ago, but the house was too quiet, and Maddie was lonely, sooooo...Joe and I went and took a looksee at Atlanta Pet Rescue, and f...
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dturm wrote:
Really cute little guy.
There are several viruses and/or bacteria that can cause Kennel Cough (tracheobronchitis). We vaccinate against 2 - parainfluenza and bordetella. So even if an animal has been vaccinated against those two, they can still get tracheobronchitis.
It is correct that surgery, stress and many other conditions can compromise the immune system. Also, animals that go into rescues or shelters and are very often exposed to many communicable diseases and it's a race between the vaccine taking effect and incubation of the disease.
Doug, DVM
Dr. Doug, I completely agree! He was only at the rescue for 4 days when we adopted him, so I'm guessing he had it percolating before he got the vaccine. He was found wandering the roads in S. GA (not a good place to be a stray - lots of high kill shelters), grungy and underweight by about 3-4 pounds (when you should only weigh 15 pounds that's a lot), so that didn't help either.
I in no way, blame the rescue for him getting kennel cough. In fact, Joe and I are very impressed with how it's run. Nash didn't start coughing until the day after we adopted him.
Here's the rescue's link: Atlanta Pet Rescue. If you click on it, check out the Happy Tales - I posted one for Nash!
