I did not realize that a vaccinated dog can still be infected, of course I would not have taken the foster knowing this
Art[/b]
Art, of the 5 dogs we've owned, the only ones who
didn't contract kennel cough after being boarded were the 2 who had never received a bordetella vaccine! It could be that they were also the ones we had started feeing an organic 1/2 raw diet, but I found it very interesting. Perhaps the information below will help you out.
Regarding the
Bordetella (Kennel Cough) vaccine, on Page 2 of the
American Animal Hospital Association's 2003 Canine Vaccine Guidelines and Recommendations, it states that
"Optional or 'noncore' vaccines are those that the committee believe should be considered only in special circumstances because their use is more dependent on the exposure risk of the individual animal. Issues of geographic distribution and lifestyle should be considered before administering these vaccines. In addition, the diseases involved are generally self-limiting or respond readily to treatment. The committee believes this group of vaccines comprises distemper-meases virus (D-MV), canine parainfluenza virus (CPIV), Leptospira spp., Bordetella bronchispetica, and Borrelia burdorferi."
Further, on Page 14 of the
AAHA Guidelines, it states:
"Bordetella bronchiseptica (B. bronchiseptica): Bordetella bronchiseptica is another cause of the “kennel cough” syn-drome. Infection in some susceptible dogs generally causes a self-limiting, upper respiratory disease and rarely causes life-threatening disease in otherwise healthy animals. Clini-cal disease resolves quickly when treated with appropriate antibiotics. Vaccination does not block infection but appears to lessen clinical disease, and vaccines provide a short DOI (<1 year) [table 2]. It is also unknown whether current vac-cine strains protect against all field strains."
Duration of Immunity to Canine Vaccines: What We Know and Don't Know, Dr. Ronald Schultz
http://www.cedarbayvet.com/duration_of_immunity.htm
The
2003 American Animal Hospital Association's Canine Vaccine Guidelines are accessible online at
http://www.leerburg.com/special_report.htm .
The
2006 American Animal Hospital Association's Canine Vaccine Guidelines are downloadable in PDF format at
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocumen...s06Revised.pdf .
Veterinarian, Dr. Robert Rogers,has an excellent presentation on veterinary vaccines at
http://www.newvaccinationprotocols.com/.
