If you take your dog to the dog park, kennels, grooming salons, veterinary waiting rooms or day care facilities, it is very important for you to know everything there is about kennel cough. While it is rarely fatal, it is an airborne virus you do not want your canine buddies to go through.  If you have recently adopted a dog from a shelter, be sure to quarantine him/her from any other doggie pals for a few days just to be sure that they are not infected with kennel cough.  It’s very common in shelters and even with the Bordetella vaccination, it is still contagious. 

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