Saturday, October 15, 2011

Kennel Cough - Is it serious?

KENNEL COUGH

Q : Kennel cough? What is that? Any symptoms or signs?
A: So, what is kennel cough? Well... Kennel cough is an extremely contagious upper respiratory disease in dogs, but seldom affect the lungs. Your dog if infected, will show signs of dry cough followed by gagging and coughing out mucus, sometimes even making a very loud 'honking' sound. You can spot nasal discharge coming out of their nose as well. Also, dog may seem tired all the time, might have loss in appetite and have very low energy. All this depending on severity.

Q: How to know if it is mild or severe case?
A : As I said previously, it depends on severity. If your dog have a mild case, nothing much will change from his usual self, only thing is he might gag a bit.

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