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Kennel cough

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈkenəl kɒf/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, kennel cough means: A contagious respiratory infection of dogs that causes a harsh, honking cough. It spreads where dogs mix and is caused by bacteria such as Bordetella and several viruses.

In Turkish: kulübe öksürüğü, kennel öksürüğü, enfeksiyöz trakeobronşit

How it is used

The everyday name; vets also say canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) or infectious tracheobronchitis. Boarding kennels often require a kennel cough vaccine, which is usually given into the nose.

Example sentences

  1. He started coughing three days after his stay at the boarding kennels, so it's probably kennel cough.

  2. Most dogs with kennel cough stay bright and keep eating.

Common collocations

  • kennel cough vaccine
  • intranasal kennel cough vaccine
  • kennel cough outbreak
  • signs of kennel cough
  • canineRelating to dogs. As a noun it also means a dog in formal writing, and in anatomy it is the long pointed tooth next to the incisors.
  • vaccinationGiving an animal a vaccine, usually by injection or into the nose, to train its immune system to protect it against a specific infectious disease.
  • infectionThe invasion and growth of bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites in the body, causing disease or damage.
  • core vaccineA vaccine that every animal of a species should receive, wherever it lives, because it protects against widespread and serious diseases.

More terms: Animal Diseases

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