Kennel cough is currently prevalent in our area, prompting our recommendation for dogs scheduled for boarding or daycare to take daily vitamin C, beginning two weeks before and lasting two weeks after their visit. Despite our thorough cleaning and disinfecting procedures, kennel cough can persist, much like the common cold in humans. The primary symptom is typically a dry, persistent cough. Unless your dog develops signs of a secondary infection, such as nasal discharge, a veterinary visit is usually not required. If such symptoms appear, a vet visit for antibiotics, likely doxycycline, would be advisable to treat the accompanying sinus infection.
Your dogs can pick up kennel cough from any public area that has other dogs movingg throughout. Even if it’s a pet café, a dog park or tracked into your home on your shoes. It’s unfortunately going around the Phoenix/surrounding areas right now so we wanted to give this info to our lovely clients.