Bordetella Vaccine
Posted by Rae, Mark and Alyssa on Apr 1, 2009
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The Bordetella Vaccine, or Kennel Cough Vaccine, is usually given to canine puppies many times throughout the first year in a series of numerous shots, and then yearly as a booster.
Although it is given so frequently, the bordetalla shot is often unnecessary. Many vets are becoming aware of the need to only administer this vaccine on a case to case basis, and only recommending it to dogs that are frequently around a large number of dogs, as in the case of show dogs.
The reason veterinarians are becoming hesitant to administer such a vaccine is the substantial evidence showing it can cause mild to extreme adverse reactions in your pet.
The bordetella vaccine side effects can include soreness and a lump at the injection site, hives, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, breathing difficulties, lameness, or even death.
The vaccine for kennel cough is usually given in a set of shots nicknamed “cocktail” vaccines, where many different viruses are being injected, easily over-stimulating your dog’s immune system where it cannot possibly overcome the onslaught of so many diseases all at once.
This is why many dogs have these negative reactions to the vaccines. Their bodies just cannot handle creating all the antibodies at once, especially if they are under one year or a small breed.
Even if your dog does not show any side-effects to the bordetella vaccination, it may not prevent him from contracting the illness.
Fever, steroids, disease, or maternal antibodies can prevent your dog’s ability to make the proper immune blockers that the kennel cough shot is designed to produce.
So, you could be exposing your pet’s immune system to a high stress situation, when the shot itself may not even be effective.
Additionally, if the kennel cough vaccines are given too close together, vaccines can be made ineffective by earlier shots; given too far apart, the immune response will not be properly activated.
Also, kennel cough vaccinations given to very young puppies (under six weeks of age) could prove to be useless, as their immune system may not have the “memory” quality to sustain the antibodies.
Even if your dog happens to contract kennel cough, the symptoms are mild and compared to the side-effects of the vaccine, may be easier for you and your pet to handle physically and emotionally.
Kennel cough symptoms can include a dry cough and tracheal irritation that lasts from seven to ten days, but their general state of health and happiness is usually unaffected.
They typically show no loss of appetite or rise in temperature either, which is more than you can say for the kennel cough vaccination itself. The vast majority of infected canines will recover on their own with no medication in a very short period.
If the cough seems persistent or annoying to the dog, there are many herbal cough remedies that have no side-effects for your little guy or gal, and are much more cost effective than the vaccine, which may not protect the canine in the first place.
Another huge down side with ALL vaccinations is the fact that there is a high concentration of so-called “modified live” virus particles.
By injecting your pet with these viruses and the toxic chemical mixture, you are actually facilitating the onset of a full blown viral attack. This means if your pet was exposed to a highly contagious virus or bacteria then you are actually giving him a strong dose which can easily lead to full-blown symptoms.
We hear this story almost daily, where animals were completely healthy, they get vaccinated and within a couple of days the animal is extremely sick and is under attack. STOP PRESS: Vaccinations can kill your pet in as little as five hours - see The Worst Thing You Can Do If Your Dog Has Been Exposed To Parvo for a very scary example from one of our customers.
Not only can vaccines give an animal any number of diseases that they are meant to protect him from, they typically cause chronic inflammation which is now known as the leading cause of cancer.
Clearly, the vaccinations are not working and are causing far-reaching life-threatening problems. This is why we do not recommend giving any vaccines to your pets. Please read this short article on the dangers of vaccinations.
If your dog or cat does happen to have the standard kennel cough symptoms and you are looking for a safe organic kennel cough treatment and you would like to try treating kennel cough at home, then please see our home remedies for kennel cough.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE BORDETELLA VACCINE. I WAS WAVERING AS TO WHETHER I SHOULD GET THE VACCINE FOR MY PUP OR NOT. NOW THAT I HAVE READ THIS PAGE, I AM SWAYED AS TO NOT GET THE VACCINE. I NEVER BOARD MY DOG, HAVE HER PROFESSIONALLY GROOMED, OR TAKE HER TO “DOGGIE DAYCARE”. AND THE ONLY OTHER DOGS SHE IS AROUND IS MY PARENTS DOG WHO IS NEVER AROUND OTHER DOGS. SO, THANK YOU FOR THE HELPFUL INFO.
SINCERELY,
KODA’S MOM
Just back from the vet because Harry is coughing and having other symptoms post vaccination, including a bordatella shot. The vet tried to make me feel as if he was already exposed prior to getting the vaccine.
Interesting article & nice site.. will visit again
I am worried. I just had my puppy vaccinated on Saturday and it is Thursday and my puppy has been coughing for 2 days. I wish I wouldn’t have gotten the vaccine. I am worried about her and am wondering at what point to take her to vet. She is eating and drinking so far…I hope this goes away.
Donna, the problem with vaccinations is that the chemicals they contain can completely destroy a dog’s immune system for up to two weeks, which means they can be susceptible not only to the viruses / bacteria contained in the vaccine, but also to anything else that is going around in the environment. We find many dogs that are infected with Parvo also end up with, for example, respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia.
If it is kennel cough, then our Kennel Cough Gold Treatment Kit will be great, but at the very least, the Life Cell Support product which is part of that kit, and which is also sold under the name Vaccination & Wormer Detox, will help to flush any residual chemicals from the vaccination from your dog’s body.
Unless she gets substantially worse, we would not recommend taking her back to the vet - their recommendations to vaccinate have already apparently caused additional issues, which they will want yet more money to “treat”, and so the cycle continues. Thus is the way of chemical-based medicines.
Yesterday, my vet convinced me that my Joey needed to get a Bordatella vaccine. That he was “at risk” After reading this site, I am angry I agreed to it because he is not in doggie daycare, groomers, or anything like that. Today, he has had diarhhea all day, 7 times total. Bloody diarrhea. which is how I came onto your site. I am not sure if this is a normal symptom. I know blood is not a good sign so I am freaking out. The thing is that is the only symptom he has, and that he is sad. He’s been moping around all day. And not one site talks about bloody diarrhea and bordatella. so now another vet visit. I wish vets had the best interest of the pet in mind and not their pocket.
Steph,
We’re sorry to hear about Joey. Based on talking to hundreds of customers, we would agree that many vets do not appear to have the best interests of the animal at heart (although we also hear about some who do care and go the extra mile for their clients).
Was Joey only given a Bordetella vaccine, or was it a multi-shot (e.g. 4-in-1, 7-in-1), as we’ve never heard of bloody diarrhea being a side-effect of Bordetella vaccines?
Bloody diarrhea is usually associated with Canine Parvo, as we’re sure you know, which is why we ask which vaccine(s) he was given.
We do come across many dogs that develop the full illness from the vaccine that is meant to prevent them, especially Parvo, so we’d double check this with your vet (or maybe a different vet).
We did come across these two sites that may be of interest: http://www.ioeba.net/Vaccinations.htm and http://earthclinic.com/Pets/vaccination_side_effects.html
Rae and Mark,
my dog was given the 6-in-1 a couple months ago, ive heard a few rumors about bordetella, including some side affects. Since the vaccination was so long ago, are these considered side affects of the vaccine or is it something else entirely?
It is hard to say exactly what’s going on, but side-effects from vaccinations can occur immediately and/or some time afterwards. One of the problems is that the chemicals they contain weaken the immune system, and the effect of this is cumulative.
We usually recommend a detox following vaccination - see http://www.parvobuster.com/mega-doggie-detox-kit.php for details. At the very least, you should try the Vaccination & Wormer Detox product - see http://www.parvobuster.com/vaccination-and-wormer-detox.php for more information - which is actually the same as the Life Cell Support that is in the Detox Kit.
How often do you need to vacinate for Bordetella I send my dog to a kennel and she has had the shot last year is it still good
Also how often should the Leptosporosis shot be updated. Thanks
Cindy, we don’t believe in vaccinations - ever.
Please read another of our blog posts at http://www.ParvoBuster.com/vets for more information about why we take this stance.
We also recommend What Vets Don’t Tell You About Vaccinations, by Catherine O’Driscoll.
Finally, our policy with our own dogs is to keep their immune systems as strong as possible, so to see what sort of things we do with them, please see our Doggie Immune Builder page.
Cindy, as we don’t believe in vaccinations under any circumstances, our answer to this is the same as to your earlier question - never.
I wish I had seen this sooner. We lost our beloved pet in September. This was just 7 weeks after receiving the Bordetella vaccine.
In 2008 Bordetella was given nasally and she had a slight reaction. In August 2010 they gave it again when they had her in the back during a routine exam.
In late August I noticed a slight weezing in her breathing. They treated her for Pnuemonia for two weeks with no improvement. They then did a biopsy and informed us it was an aggressive diffuse lung carcinoma.
Of course they claim it is not from the Bordatella. Strange though how suddenly this came on and they claimed it to be common yet I can find very little about diffuse aggressive lung cancers.
Dan,
We are very sorry to hear that you lost your pet. It’s hard to say exactly what was going on, and as you say, there seems to be no information about diffuse aggressive lung cancers, but if we turn up anything, we’ll let you know.
I am researching the bordetella vaccine because our vet says it is now only good for 6 months. Our problem is not so much that we board our dog but that she is a service dog and we travel with her extensively. Do you know what the requirements are for shots other than the rabies? Do we have to get bordetella to be able to travel with our dog? What about the 2A2P&PV+Corona Vaccine? I just don’t want to be stopped at the airport because her shots are not up to date for travel, especially since she rides in the plane with us.
Alice,
As we don’t believe in vaccinations, we do not keep up-to-date with the various laws, but we would assume that each state may have different laws, and so may different airlines.
My 3-year-old Shorkie got a nasal Bordetella vaccine a week and a half ago. Three days after receiving the vaccine, she started with this terrible cough. I called the vet and she didn’t believe the Bordetella vaccine caused it. Lacey is eating and drinking okay but she still has a coughing jag a few times a day and today, she vomitted. I’m worried about her. She was VERY healthy before I took her in for her yearly exam and shots. Can you help? Thank you.
Some of you do not believe in vaccinating your dogs. Do you believe in vaccinating your children?
We don’t have children, but if we did, we would no more believe in vaccinating them than we do our dogs.
There are many articles available from respected doctors and vets about the dangers of vaccinations, especially over-vaccinating, and this one, by Dr. Mercola, is certainly very relevant here.
I am so sad because my vet talked me into the nasal bordetella and my 12 year old dog is now declining. Within a week after he gave her the nasal bordetella she stopped eating and was having breathing problems. I took her back into the vet and they gave her shots and medications to try and help her. I decided to look online and found this site and now I am so mad at myself that I had them give her the nasal bordetella. I am hoping she will get better but it is an uphill battle.
Lynn,
We are sorry to hear about your dog.
Unfortunately, this seems to be a frequent occurrence - vets prescribe chemical-based drugs (e.g. vaccines), and when they cause “contra-indications” (aka side-effects), they prescribe yet more chemicals, which causes yet more symptoms, etc., etc. (and of course, each office visit and prescription costs more and more money).
You might like to look at some of the herbal products on ParvoBuster, as they are usually very effective and perfectly safe.
My granddaughter is getting a kitten in a couple of weeks. I want to take him to the vet for a check up. I will insist on no vaccinations. Is there anything I should be looking for to make sure he stays healthy?
Cheryl,
We’re glad to hear you’re going to insist on no vaccinations.
Once you take this stance, as we do with our own dogs, then you have to do everything you can to keep their immune systems strong.
So, other than no vaccinations, we also extend that to include a ban on any products that contain harmful and toxic chemicals, so that means no dewormers (other than herbal ones), no commercial pet food (see our Best Dry Dog Food site for details of the food we give our dogs, but they do cat food too), and no household or garden chemicals such as bleach.
We also give them a daily dose of both Vibactra Plus and Life Cell Support, to keep them topped up. You can find full details of what we do to keep our doggies healthy on our Doggie Immune Builder page. Although this page talks about dogs, much of what we recommend would apply to cats too.
We hope this helps, and that your granddaughter’s new kitten stays healthy and lives long.
My dog got vaccinated on Saturday and the vet insisted on the Bordetella vaccine. On Wednesday I noticed him coughing.On thursday he’s drooling excessively. Today is Friday and I called the vet and they insist it’s not the vaccination that I should bring him in. But someone happened to tell me this may certainly be because of the vaccine. Is this true?
Danielle,
We’re sorry to hear about your dog.
Sadly, we come across animals getting sick immediately after being vaccinated all too often, and the side-effects can be varied - they may bring on the very disease they’re meant to prevent (as often happens with Parvo), or they may cause other symptoms.
A friend of mine took her two dogs in for the bordetella vaccine(shot) because they were going out of town and were taking the dogs to a kennel. Not even 24 hrs. after receiveing the shots her oldest dog quit eating and drinking and became lethargic. She took him back in and was told his kidneys were failing. Is this a result of the vaccine or just coincedence?
Kimberly, we’re sorry to hear about your friend’s dogs. It’s obviously hard to tell what’s going on - it could be coincidence, but given how much we’ve read about vaccinations and the problems they can cause, we would tend to suspect that the shots were the culprit here. Of course, no vet would ever admit this.
I just took my Asher Paul to get his shots Saturday 05/08/2010 he was a Australian Shepherd Cattle dog he was only 4 years old they gave him the bordetella shot and i lost my Asher same day mins later . He really never needed that shot but they gave it to him anyways and killed my dog , my heart is so broken he was a healthy dog and was never around no other dogs . I am so lost without him . You think u can trust your vet dont trust them they will kill your dog with no questions ask.
Mary,
We are truly sorry to hear about your Asher Paul.
Sadly, we hear all sorts of horror stories about vets and vaccinations almost every day. It wouldn’t be too bad if they were honest about the dangers, risks and side-effects of their chemical-based drugs, but most of the ones we hear about and hear from can’t or won’t even admit the possibility that they might be wrong.
We highly recommend the book “What Vets Don’t Tell You About Vaccinations” by Catherine O’Driscoll.
Hello,
I have a quick question…We gave my 10 month old puppy her first round of Bordetella shots…I’m suppose to take her in 2 more times (weeks apart) for her 2nd and 3rd “booster” rounds or whatever….Reading all of this, I’m not sure I want to….We have her groomed by a mobile groomer (so it’s one on one and no other dogs)….But I really want to take her to the dog park so she can play…..I think she has a low immune system because she licks EVERYWHERE AND EVERYTHING and tends to get an upset stomach every once in a while…..am I ok taking her to the dog park with out the 2nd and 3rd bordetella shots…..I don’t mean rules or laws….I mean, will she get sick of I take her and she plays with another dog? Or is better for the 2nd and 3rd round of shots since she already got the 1st? I don’t know, I want what’s best but I’m confused?
i just got my dog vaccinated for the kennel cough. and she acting like she is having a hard time swollowing and is kind of hacking. are there any side effects after a dog is vaccinated? should i be worried or will these side effects just go away after a few days?
Maritza,
If the horror stories from other readers on this page don’t scare you off from completing the vaccination series, we’re not sure there’s anything else we can say to convince you that vaccinations carry considerable risks.
If you want to check out a similar story about Parvo shots, then you could read this post on one of our sister sites if you haven’t already done so (as it is referenced above): http://www.parvobuster.com/blog/parvo-news/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-if-your-dog-has-been-exposed-to-parvo
If her immune system is weak, then you should check out our Doggie Immune Builder page, where we talk about some of the things we do with our own seven dogs to keep them healthy (given that we don’t believe in vaccinations).
As to taking your dog places, then dog parks are, unfortunately, not a safe place for them at all. They can contract all sorts of nasty stuff there (e.g. the dreaded Parvo), even if your dog has been vaccinated, and even if the other dogs there have also been vaccinated - because even fully-vaccinated dogs as old as 14 years can get Parvo nowadays, so vaccination is no guarantee a dog won’t get sick.
You really have to ask yourself whether risking your dog’s life is a fair exchange for letting her play somewhere in public.
And even though the groomer you use is a mobile one, you have no idea what other dogs they have had in their vehicle before yours, and what those dogs might or might not have had, and just how carefully your groomer cleans up in between appointments (if at all).
And finally, we would certainly not recommend completing the vaccination series - every shot a dog gets is another dose of harmful chemicals, that will weaken her immune system still further.
Chelsea,
As the main article on this page says, side-effects from bordetella vaccines are not uncommon at all, and can range from mild to life-threatening.
The side-effects can appear almost immediately (e.g. within hours), but also manifest themselves over time - the vaccinations they receive (actually, the more chemicals they ingest, whether it’s via vaccinations, dewormers, commercial dog food, household cleaning products, etc.), the greater the impact on their immune system.
Given what we’ve found out about vaccinations (check out the excellent book, book “What Vets Don’t Tell You About Vaccinations” by Catherine O’Driscoll), we would be very concerned if any of our dogs were stuffed full of the chemicals these vaccinations contain.
Hello,
I am so happy that i found this page. Two saturday’s ago I took my pet to a new vet, I had forgotten her vaccines paper work from her old vet, and the new one decided to do an update on all of vaccines. Luittle did I know that it was going to be the worst mistake. Right on the fifth day after her vaccines she started to tremble like a leaf,she developed a high fever, she was so incredible aggresive. Needless to say that no one slept that night. I immediately looked for information on the paperwork they had given me with all of her vaccinations and the side effects. In that paper I found that she had been vaccinated for the kennel cough and that a possible side effect was fever, dry cough and lethargic. I took her and the paperwork to the vet, I showed him what the paper stated about the possible side effects and he still played dumb telling me that she could possibly have a brain tummor. WHAT????? So they ran blood work, they gave her medicine to lover her 104 fever and they have her a tranquilizer. My poor baby was feeling horrible. He suggested to continue giving her an antibiotic and that he wanted to see her the following day (this past Saturday). The following day I noticed that she was now eating, drinking water, that her fever had gone down but she was still a bit lethargic. Knowing that he wanted to remove fluid from her brain, I decided not to take her in instead to continue giving her antibiotics at home and just monitor her.
Well today is Monday and Im happy to report that my baby is back to normal. Running and playing like she used to. Also Im very thankful that I came up to this page.
I am never going to allow anyone to give her that vaccine ever again. She is an indoor dog, doesnt have nay contact with other animals and there is no need for her to get that vaccine.
Vanessa,
We are really sorry you and your pet had to go through all of this, but delighted, of course, that she is back to normal, as things could have turned out a lot worse.
What really makes us angry is the way that (most) vets even deny the possibility that there could be such side-effects and therefore don’t warn people of the risks of vaccinations. They seem to think vaccinations are the panacea for all ills, not knowing, caring or admitting that these shots are sometimes killing animals.
Right after I got my 104 pound great dane her yearly vaccines she quit eating and had severe diarrhea for right at 4 days. I was so worried about her!! I now have a 15 week old 3.5 pound Yorkie/Maltese mix that has had all but her last ’set’ of puppy shots. I know rabies is ‘required’ by law but I am not sure I want to do anything with her. She would not survive the 4 days worth of illness.
She is obviously going to need to be groomed regularly. Should I worry about her shots as much?
For the record, the person who asked about kids, I have two children 3 years and 4 1/2 years and they are not vaxed either.
Nikki,
All we can say is to reiterate that we don’t believe in vaccinating our own dogs ever, for any reason at all. Our policy is to keep their immune systems as strong as we can, and make sure they don’t ingest chemicals of any kind.
As you have a dog that needs grooming, then you may want to look at grooming her yourself, since we’ve had customers whose dogs have picked up Parvo at the groomer’s. Just because they insist on proof of vaccination does not mean that the dogs they groom are actually healthy and free of diseases such as Kennel Cough and Parvo.
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I took my 11 month old bishon to the vet for a bordetella vaccine because she was going to be boarded. Within an hour, she was vomiting, diahrea, and breathing heavy. When we called the vet she said there were no reactions to the vaccine! It is so frightening to know I unwittingly exposed my puppy to possible death. Thankfully a few hours later she was better, but it could have been a different story. I’m afraid to trust a vet now with her. Do you feel the same about the rabies shot? Vets say it is dangerous that they don’t get the shot.
What brand of dog food do you recommend?
Thanks,
Loretta
Loretta,
We’re sorry to hear that your Bichon had to suffer like this, and are glad to hear she’s better again.
We feel the same about any and all vaccinations - they all contain toxic chemicals that can cause both short- and long-term side-effects, including chronic inflammation and cancer.
Although rabies shots are still mandated in pretty much every state, the incidence of dogs getting infected is very low these days, as this map from the CDC shows: http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/resources/publications/2008-surveillance/dogs.html.
As for dog food, then we use Triumph dry dog food, Lamb & Brown Rice flavour, with our own dogs, and this is what we recommend.
Before choosing any dog food, we suggest checking the Consumer Affairs website first.
I am truly amazed at your lack of information regarding this issue. Vaccines don’t work? Why don’t we have polio in the US? Why has the parvo rate of infection greatly decreased over the last 20 years? Your misinformation will end up harming many more lives than the vaccines ever will. You have a responsibility to relate the truth, as do I.
Veterinarian
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Dear Veterinarian,
You talk about telling the truth, but in our experience, vets and other members of the medical profession wouldn’t know the truth if it hit them in the face.
Do you really tell all your clients that vaccinating a dog that has been exposed to the Parvo virus can kill it (in a shockingly short amount of time), and that this is in direct opposition to the vaccine manufacturers’ directions?
Do you tell them about the many dangers of vaccinations, and about how the government agency that is meant to protect members of the public is failing in its duty?
Do you tell your customers that vaccines cost you anywhere from ZERO to well under a $1 USD yet you charge them $75 or more for 5 minutes?
If you did reveal those insane mark-ups and what your real agenda is – maintaining a lavish lifestyle at their pet’s expense – you’d have to expose that you’re nothing but a poser and a drug dealer.
Our full response to this comment is long and controversial, so please read our latest post, Vaccines & Vets, to get all of the gory details.