aesthelete@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
My dogâs sister died at age two or three because the owner didnât vaccinate her. I think she died of kennel cough.
aesthelete@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
My dogâs sister died at age two or three because the owner didnât vaccinate her. I think she died of kennel cough.
Tinks@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
Just tossing this out here as a PSA, dogs can still get kennel cough even after being vaccinated. Itâs like the flu vaccine in humans - sometimes the strain that goes around isnât the one vaccinated for. I had two dogs end up with it and both were fully current on all vaccines. They got it from daycare where an outbreak occurred and our older dog brought it home to the puppy. All dogs there are required to show proof of current vaccines to go so it was just an unfortunate year for the vaccine. Fortunately my dogs got over it with meds and rest for a couple of weeks. Sorry about your sisters dog, thatâs heartbreaking.
aesthelete@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
Not my sisterâs dog, my dogâs sister / littermate but yeah still not great.
Yes, just like most things you vaccinate against itâs possible to have a breakthrough infection, but the immune system is still more equipped to fight it. This guy just didnât vaccinate her at all. Vaccination can be the difference between having a breakthrough infection and getting better in a couple of weeks and dying from or being permanently disabled by a disease.