In this episode of Current Vet, Dr. Lottie talks about kennel cough, what diagnostics and treatments we should be using (if any?!), which pathogens can be implicated in the condition and when antibiotics may be needed.

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Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:26 Case
01:42 Aetiology & Pathogenesis
04:23 Clinical Signs
05:40 Diagnosis
08:13 Treatment
11:33 Prevention
13:33 Key Points
14:56 Outro

References

• Reagan, K.L. and Sykes, J.E. (2020) ‘Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease’, The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice, 50(2), pp. 405–418. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2019.10.009.
• Priestnall, S.L. et al. (2014) ‘New and Emerging Pathogens in Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease’, Veterinary Pathology, 51(2), pp. 492–504. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0300985813511130.
• Erles, K. et al. (2004) ‘Longitudinal Study of Viruses Associated with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease’, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42(10). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.10.4524-4529.2004.
• Lappin, M. r. et al. (2017) ‘Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases’, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31(2), pp. 279–294. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14627.
• Day, M.J. et al. (2020) ‘Aetiology of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex and Prevalence of its Pathogens in Europe’, Journal of Comparative Pathology, 176, pp. 86–108. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.02.005.

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