cold? kennel cough? something else?

• spiritdogs Posted : 4/12/2006 10:27:23 AM she said if it was kennel cough she wouldnt have needed to treat it at all.   Colds are viral, as Glenda says.  Vets sometimes use the term "colds" for non-specific URI's, but would not ordinarily prescribe antibiotics unless they were using them to prevent or treat a secondary bacterial infection.  While kennel cough is often left untreated if it isn't severe, the secondary pneumonias are treated, and sometimes antibiotics are prescribed prophylactically. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login