How long after kennel cough exposure is it safe for my dog?

Kennel cough is very contagious and can be bacterial and/or viral. The bordetella vaccine can help shorten the course of disease if your dog is exposed, but does not prevent infection. With a deep cleaning and decontamination, the daycare facility should be able to eliminate it for now. Great job of them letting their customers know of the illness at their facility! I would wait at least a week to make sure they haven't had any more infected dogs.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Boogie. It is likely fine to allow them to be together again. Chances are your other dog was already exposed if they were together when Boogie got ill. If not, he has been on medication long enough to hopefully not be contagious. I hope this information helps!

No, it's not overdoing it. The virus particles can remain viable in the air for up to two weeks. You should not walk those dogs until they are completely cured from kennel cough. Advise your other clients to have their dogs vaccinated against kennel cough.

I generally recommend waiting about 2 weeks after recovery from kennel cough to give a dose of the kennel cough vaccine. As long as your vet feels that Dallas has a clean bill of health, it should be perfectly fine for him to get the vaccine anytime now. I'm glad to hear that he's made a full recovery and is doing well!

Hi. Unfortunately there aren't any home remedies for this bacteria. The antibiotics are your best option. They are contagious as long as they are coughing. I am guessing by a week you will be good to go! Good luck.

It is pretty likely that after Mila has gone through the course of kennel cough she is naturally immune to all these bacteria and viruses involved for quite a while. So you do not need to worry about her being reexposed. The antibiotic will kill the bacteria that are involved and may opportunistically superinfect your dog. Again once she has finished the course there is likely no chance she gets reinfected from residual bacteria in her environment. So you do not have to worry, just do not expose other dogs to her environment or let her come in contact with other dogs as kennel cough is very contagious.

I would not take in any more dogs unless you can keep them isolated in a separate airspace (an unconnected building). It is recommended dogs are not admitted to kennels, training groups etc unless vaccinated against kennel cough and this should be done at least a week beforehand in order to ensure they have a chance to develop immunity. As dogs can shed kennel cough for up to 3-4weeks all dogs being discharged and all future customers for the next month should be advised of the recent outbreak. It is of little concern in healthy dogs but can be very serious in puppies and older dogs and owners should be allowed to make an informed decision about the risk