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How long does a dog with Kennel cough have to be on antibiotics before it can be exposed to other dogs?
My friend just rescued a dog from a shelter. The dog is very sweet and unfortunately has Kennel cough. She has been on 2 kinds of medicine since Tuesday. I believe one is an antibiotic. Is it safe to introduce her to my dog? Is she still contagious? My dog gets yearly vaccines, I'm just not sure if his boardatella is up to date because I don't board him.
Answer:
I would definitely wait a while before introducing her to your dog. The natural course of kennel cough is about 10-14 days, so it's best to wait until a week or so after she has stopped coughing.
Although it's true that the main reason for antibiotics is to prevent secondary bacterial infection, I'm not sure why the people above are trying to tell you that kennel cough is a virus... The main components of kennel cough are Canine Parainfluenza (a virus) and Bordatella bronchiseptica (a bacteria). Both those bugs are very commonly involved, which is why we vaccinate against both of them.
Like amysamida said, there are different strains out there, so even if your dog is vaccinated it's not necessarily protective. I have seen eight dogs with kennel cough in the last week, and seven of those were in fully vaccinated dogs.
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