Fleas? Health

I can't say for sure if my dogs have the kennel cough injection or not, as my vet only give one injection, not sure if its in the combine injection they give or if its a separate injection that you have to ask for !

It isn't an injection Tina, it is a liquid which goes into the nostrils.

There is a vaccination available as an injectable or as a vaccine to be placed directly into the nose as nasal drops.

http://www.petplace.com/article/dog...jectable---which-vaccine-is-best-for-your-dog

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ta/file/485325/Vaccines_VMDPositionPapaer.pdf

Canine para-influenza virus (CPi): This virus is another of the infectious agents considered to be part of the group of organisms associated with the Kennel Cough syndrome (see also Bordetella bronchiseptica below). MLV vaccines exist in the UK for the control of infection with CPi and they are available in combination with other canine vaccine antigens to enhance protective immunity against respiratory disease or as part of a multivalent vaccines to protect against a number of core and non-core diseases. Vaccination reduces the severity of the clinical symptoms associated with respiratory infection. CPi vaccine is also capable of reducing the amount of viral shedding during infection and, therefore, reduce the capacity for infection spread. The immunity produced is relatively short-lived, compared to many of the other common canine vaccine components and annual or possibly more frequent vaccination is usually recommended.


4.9 Bordetella bronchiseptica: This is a bacterial, rather than viral, canine respiratory disease. However, unlike the inactivated bacterial leptospiral vaccines this is a live attenuated bacterial vaccine formulated to protect against associated respiratory infection. B. bronchiseptica infection is also one of the infectious agents in tracheobronchitis syndrome or Kennel Cough commonly seen in dogs. These vaccines are designed to be administered intra-nasally to stimulate a rapid, protective mucosal immunity against respiratory disease to prevent infection at the primary site of bacterial invasion. However, the duration of immunity for live attenuated mucosal vaccines is relatively short lived, with only up to one year’s protection being provided following intra-nasal administration. Kennel Cough is a very common, multifactorial, contagious respiratory disease which results in a characteristic hacking cough and the potential for more serious pneumonic damage to the lungs. Generally, the cough can persist for weeks and can be life-threatening in puppies or animals with other medical complications. The agents responsible for Kennel Cough are spread through coughing or aerosol infection and are transmitted through close contact wherever dogs come together. Vaccination reduces the severity of infection and the shedding of infectious particles but does not necessarily prevent infection.

My hooligans had worming treatment up their noses when they were 4 weeks old but not kennel cough

Our regular boosters do include ParaInfluenza, but I'm not sure how long the protection would last for dogs that are on the 3 year regime. It all used to seem so simple, but now we know that some vaccine components can last for life, some several years, and some are only effective for less than a year. Perhaps there is a need for the vets to rethink boosters, and to introduce a variable booster schedule.
We have never used the Bordetella spray/drops vaccine. Merry had her standard 3 year booster last year, but although Eddie was due at the same time, his vet advised giving it a miss because of his autoimmune conditions. So many friends and breeders give nothing after the first 12 month booster. In the end we all we can do is make a judgement and do what we think is the best for our own dogs.

I agree ,the mind boggles trouble seems to be that there are many strains of KC and neither the vaccine nor the nasal covers them all hence they have minimal or no effect.

I used to vaccinate yearly, wormed and did flea treatments routinely.
After an incident with one of my dogs some years back I then began to seriously question what I was putting into my dogs and decided to do some research, and now base my decisions on what I think is best for my dogs.