Super Mild Kennel Cough Strain

[sandgrubber]

The dreaded KC has been visiting the boarding kennel and also got a litter of puppies as they were just getting old enough to be rehomed. I was all prepared for the nasty deep hacking, coughing up spittle and the odd biscuit, etc. But much to my relief, this one is turning out to be a real fizzle. The pups are mostly better after a week . . . one still coughing a few times a day but its a shallow cough. The kennel dogs have such mild cases that sometimes their owners don't notice the cough when they pick them up / visit. None of my adult dogs have been affected . . . ok the get C5, but often that doesn't help.

I've heard from many sources that KC is everywhere in Perth this year . . . have others been getting such a mild strain?

[peigirl]

I am in the northern suburbs around Joondalup. One of my neigbours dogs picked up KC end of last week. His other dog apparently has it now too. Saw them briefly yesterday and apparently the dog who came down with it first (on Friday nite) is already much better.

What's a 'normal' KC lifecycle SG?

[WreckitWhippet]

There was a very mild strain on QLD a couple of months ago, just a slight cough and didn;t develop into much .

[shekhina]

I have just had KC through all of my dogs here too. Daegon copped it the worst with spitting stuff up occasionally, but considering I think it ended up being fairly mild for them all.

[Poodle wrangler]

I'm sure I read about a lot of coughing dogs being taken to shows in WA and elsewhere, so plenty of KC around.

Am glad it's a milder infection for the sake of the pups and dogs.

[sandgrubber]

I am in the northern suburbs around Joondalup. One of my neigbours dogs picked up KC end of last week. His other dog apparently has it now too. Saw them briefly yesterday and apparently the dog who came down with it first (on Friday nite) is already much better.

What's a 'normal' KC lifecycle SG?

Normal in my rather small book is an annoying cough, bringing up white stuff, with some chest rattle, lasting for two weeks or more. Enough that dog owners are worried and will take their dogs to the vet even if you tell them the vet has already been through the kennel and told you that there isn't much you can do . . . aside from giving them Vibravet to avoid secondary bacterial infections. Enough that you wouldn't want to send pups to their new homes.

[Bow Wow]

Bindi had it a few weeks ago. Was not too bad, coughed up phlegm a couple of times. Probably lasted a week.