Dog kennel cough is a contagious disease with a high likelihood of spreading to other dogs that come
in direct contact with the infected dog.
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The infection is transmitted via
direct contact with the papillomas on an
infected dog or
with the virus
in the pet's environment.
The virus is transmitted by
direct oronasal
contact as well as aerosolization of respiratory secretions from
infected dogs,
with an increased risk of exposure
in high - density settings such as animal shelters and boarding kennels.
A: Many animals lick their paws; especially cats and
dogs frequently lay
with their heads on their feet, subsequently putting potentially
infected saliva
in direct contact with their toenails.
Keeping fewer
dogs in the facility at any given time, particularly by reducing the length of time they spend
in the shelter, generally improves the level of animal care and sanitation and reduces the risk of
direct or indirect
contact with infected animals.
It is often diagnosed among younger
dogs that live
in a kennel or shelter where they come
in direct contact with other
infected dogs.
However the disease can also be transmitted when a healthy
dog's nose or mouth comes
in direct contact with bodily secretions from an
infected dog (such as nasal discharge or saliva) or
with contaminated items such as food or water bowls or people's hands.
Most
dogs are exposed to the virus that causes canine distemper when they inhale the respiratory secretions of an
infected animal, or come
in direct contact with infected feces, urine or saliva.
Clinical signs of both strains of CIV
in dogs include coughing, fever, lethargy and interstitial pneumonia, 3 and can be spread by
direct contact with respiratory discharge from
infected dogs, through the air via a cough or sneeze and by
contact with contaminated objects, such as
dog bowls and clothing or by people moving between
infected and uninfected
dogs.2 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes there is no evidence of transmission of the virus from
dogs to people.
This means that your pet does not have to come
in direct contact with an
infected animal to become
infected, it just has to be
in the same place (I.E a
dog park or sniff the same mailbox) within two days of that flu - positive
dog.
Infection of other animals and humans can occur, either by
direct contact with an
infected dog or through
contact with fungal spores
in a contaminated environment.
In addition to minimizing
direct contact with an
infected dog, it is also important to keep the environment as free of spores as possible.
It's called kennel cough because it's a disease that can spread rapidly through animals
in close proximity — like shelters,
dog parks, boarding kennels, and doggy day cares — by
direct contact with an
infected animal, coughing, or sharing of contaminated bowls or blankets.