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My dog has kennel cough. Should I separate her from my vaccinated dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

One of my dogs is being treated for kennel cough for the last 2 days, she might have contracted it a week ago. My other dog has had the Bordetella vaccination. Should I still keep them seporated?

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Answered By Susan England-Foster

Veterinarian

Published on July 8th, 2017

Most likely if one of your dogs has kennel cough the other dog has already been exposed. Kennel cough is a very general term to describe infectious tracheitis. There can be many causes for kennel cough including mycoplasma which we cannot vaccinate for. I would recommend just monitoring your other dog for any coughing . If you notice coughing I would recommend taking him to the vet for an exam. Sometimes certain dogs will not get kennel cough due to stronger immune systems.

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    Answered By Susan England-Foster

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    Published on July 8th, 2017

    If the two dogs have already come into contact with each other I would not worry about keeping them separated. If the two dogs have not come into contact with each other I would keep them separated to be on the safe side. The kennel cough vaccines does not prevent all types of kennel cough. Some of the viral/bacterial components of kennel cough cannot be vaccinated for. kennel cough is spread easily by fomites so make sure you use different food/water bowls and they should be separated even outside.

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