07/21/2025
This energetic girl is Bingo✨
She came to see us for making a “hacking” kinda “trying to get something up” sound that her owner had noticed. It had started very acutely in the morning and she wouldn’t do it too frequently, but just enough for her owner to be a little concerned considering they had just found a torn up shoe at home (naughty Bingo😂). Once we had her in the room to get her vitals and for the doctor to take a look at her (where she still showed off all her energy), she made the sound her owner heard at home. Based off of her symptoms (and that she was just at daycare a few days prior to coming in), it was suspected that she had kennel cough and got sent home with antibiotics and cough tablets.
Kennel cough is a respiratory infection in dogs and it is highly contagious. It can spread through the air and contact with contaminated surfaces. We can see mild cases where many dogs quickly recover with supportive care, but there more severe cases where some can develop more serious complications like pneumonia.
Symptoms to look out for include coughing, sneezing, nasal and eye discharge, and in some cases, lethargy, decreased appetite, and a fever. If you notice your dog showing any of these signs (especially if they are around other dogs at daycare or dog parks), we would recommend having them be seen and also make sure there isn’t something more going on as well!
