Kennel cough

[Scandia68]

Morning everyone I hope you are well and staying safe. Remember not to have your dogs vaccinated for kennel cough it you are on immune suppressants I forgot yesterday but luckily my vet had made a note of it.

[Shelly1009]

Well, didn't I just have my dog vaxed for this. Since I didn't know and never heard anything about it I figured I'd paste what I found here. You'll all be happy to hear that I did not catch Kennel Cough from my doggo. But as 2020 has gone thus far, I would not be one but surprised it I had, LOL!!

"Immunocompromised Owners

As a live vaccine, there is a very low theoretical risk that it could be transmitted to

severely immunocompromised humans. As per the advice from MSD Animal Health,

manufacturers of Nobivac Kennel Cough vaccine, this would be ‘individuals that are

known to be either affected by illness involving significant compromise of the immune

system such as AIDS or other immune deficiency disorder OR receiving treatment or

medication in ways that they have been warned may significantly suppress immunity’.

As mentioned above, this is a theoretical risk. Despite kennel cough vaccination being

used in many countries around the world, there are no known confirmed cases of the

vaccination strain causing clinical disease in humans.

It is also important to note that dogs infected with kennel cough are a far greater risk

to immunocompromised individuals than pets who have received a vaccination. The

extract below from the advice given by MSD Animal Health explains this further:

‘Field strain Bordetella bronchiseptica [the type which dogs can contract from other

dogs] is widespread in the population of dogs as well as a range of other domestic

species. A dog that develops this common infection could harbour this organism for

many months afterwards and potentially spread this to other in-contact animals and

humans. In contrast the vaccine not only reduces the risk of clinical disease but has

been shown to reduce the risk of excretion of field organism beyond 3 months postvaccination.’

If you have any concerns about whether kennel cough vaccination could affect the

health of you or a family member, please raise your concerns with us prior to

vaccination or speak to your GP."