Boarding? Get the Bordetella Vaccination.

Does your dog get boarded while you’re on vacation? Do you pamper your pooch at the groomer? Is your dog a therapy or service dog? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of these, you may want to consider getting your dog up-to-date on the Bordetella vaccination. The Bordetella vaccine will help protect your pet from a bacterial illness, commonly referred to as “kennel cough,” that can spread rapidly from dog to dog, though it is rarely life-threatening. Since it affects the respiratory tract, the first sign is typically dry coughing or hacking. Call your boarder or groomer today to see if this is a requirement for your dog.

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