New Oral Kennel Cough Vaccine?

We board our dogs so of course we are required to vaccinate them for bordetella.

I know the vaccine isn't always effective even against bordetella, and also that there are many other diseases that cause kennel cough. Still, we get it simply because it's required at the boarding facility.

My understanding was always that the nasal mist was more effective than the shot, but since my dogs hate the mist we always got the shot any way.

Now there is a new vaccine out that is given orally. Mine both got that this time around.

Anyone here know anything much about it? I think it's only been out since last summer.

Thanks!.

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Permalink Reply by Linda on April 14, 2013 at 10:26pm

I haven't heard anything about that. Both of mine are due for their annual next month so I should find out about it then. I don't board mine at a kennel, they go to their groomer's home...she is a family friend but I have them vaccinated all the same. Never know when an emergency comes up and they have to go to a kennel.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on April 15, 2013 at 8:24am

I no longer get the Bordetella because we have a dog/house sitter when we leave them but used to and it was the nasal delivery system, is that what you are talking about. If so it has been around several years.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on April 15, 2013 at 9:04pm

I am familiar with the nasal one, but this one gets squirted in their mouths. It was much less stressful to the dogs.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on April 15, 2013 at 8:32am

We also have a house sitter come here so mine have never had one.

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Permalink Reply by Lauren Rae & Fauna on April 15, 2013 at 9:20am

My trainer told me she heard of some cases where the nasal mist caused cancer in a dogs nose and her vet was no longer recommending it for most dogs. I haven't checked any peer reviewed journals on the subject though since my dogs dont need that vaccine regularly. You can Do a search using google scholar and see if anything has been published comparing effectiveness and safety of the new vaccine. Usually the main findings are included in the article's abstract which is free to read even in subscription journals.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on April 15, 2013 at 12:29pm

The problem is there is similar research about shots causing some types of cancers. it is so difficult figuring out what is best!

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Permalink Reply by Lauren Rae & Fauna on April 16, 2013 at 2:14am

I was also told by vet student that the Bordetalla vaccine isn't really needed for otherwise healthy dogs because they can fight off the disease within a week or so, just like a person with a cold.

I just started giving my fellow graduate students cases of beer to watch my dog. My boyfriend's strategy to avoiding boarding is to let his friend who still lives with his mom stay at his apartment while he's out of town for work. So all you need, Beth, is to find some beer-loving graduate students or a trustworthy man-child to watch your dogs! All worries about useless vaccines - gone!

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on April 17, 2013 at 8:46am

Bronchi-Shield Oral was introduced because intranasal vaccination is difficult to administer to some dogs, side effects include sneezing and serous nasal discharge. Injectable vaccines seems to be less effective in some cases. You can think of it like the human flu shot, it is not 100% effective to all strains and only offers immunity for 3-6 months. That is why AVMA consider it a “non-core vaccine”.