SamanthaTopper Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2011
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A friend of mine has taken in a foster dog for a shelter and the dog ended up having a cold. Her dogs did not get sick because she quarantined the foster. She opted to send the dog back for treatment and take another foster. However, she doesn't want to do it before she sanitizes her house. She's washed the tile floors with a bleach solution and bought some lysol spray for the carpets (canned spray you'd typically use in the bathroom), and is going to replace the air filter. She asked me what I'd do, and I said I have no idea. Any advice on how to make things as clean as possible aside from renting a carpet cleaner?
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Yea, she has some pretty severe allergies and uses those high tech, extremely expensive filters to live comfortably. It says right on the package for them 'anti-viral.'
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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She opted to send the dog back for treatment and take another foster. However, she doesn't want to do it before she sanitizes her house.
If she's going to try and go nuclear on every cold and parasite a foster brings in she's going to get burned out quick. A lot of fosters she gets are going to have kennel cough with most rescue groups. Physically isolate and prevent nose-to-nose contact from sniffing under doors or using the same potty areas and she should be fine.
It's not the most scientific method but after a few cases of kennel cough brought in by fosters my parents pack seemed to become immune.
Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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How long does the virus stay actively contagious on surfaces? My dog Dante came down with a cough on Friday - I have no idea where he picked it up but it seems to match the description of bordetella. He's already mostly better but still had it a bit this morning. Bella has it now - hopefully she'll fight it off quickly too, and then with a little luck my other dog Whitney won't get it.
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How long does the virus stay actively contagious on surfaces?
I was trying to find that last night and couldn't. I did learn that Bordatella is shed for up to 14 weeks whether the dog is showing symptoms or not.
At least it's just a cold. Most dogs don't even have an elevated temp through it. In most cases an ethical vet will just tell you to go home. Honey apparently helps to soothe the throat some.
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I can't find anything that says it lives without a host, either. Many viruses need a body in order to survive after a few days, but some of them are hardy like parvo.
She told me the dog she took in was running a fever and had tons of discharge. From what I understand, if it goes from bad to worse that's when dog colds turn into something a lot more difficult to deal with. I can't say I blame her for not wanting to deal with that when the shelter has an isolation unit and a vet on staff.
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Well, the thing is, there really is no single "it."
Several viruses and bacteria can cause and/or contribute to tracheobronchitis (kennel cough).
So while it's a big saliva/breath-droplets issue, it's still important to sanitize surfaces, probably concentrating most of the energy and time on the most likely areas.
Think of people with colds and 'flu.
Yes, we want them to avoid sneezing at us, but we also want to avoid shaking the hand that covered the sneeze and using the phone the sneezer talked into.
"Just as human colds may be caused by many different viruses, kennel cough itself can have multiple causes. One of the most common culprits is a bacterium called Bordetella bronchiseptica m-- which is why kennel cough is often called Bordetella. Most dogs that become infected with Bordetella are infected with a virus at the same time. These viruses, which are known to make dogs more susceptible to contracting Bordetella infection, include* canine adenovirus, canine distemper virus, canine herpes virus, parainfluenza virus and canine reovirus.
Dogs "catch" kennel cough when they inhale bacteria or virus particles into their respiratory tract. This tract is normally lined with a coating of mucus that traps infectious particles, but there are a number of factors that can weaken this protection and make dogs prone to kennel cough infection, which results in inflammation of the larynx (voice box) and trachea (windpipe).
These factors include:
Exposure to crowded and/or poorly ventilated conditions, such as are found in many kennels and shelters
Cold temperatures
Exposure to dust and/or cigarette smoke
Travel-induced stress"
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The asterisk is mine. I add "these viruses include BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO" because of entries in vet manuals that list that add others, less often involved but still expanding the list.
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A lot of fosters she gets are going to have kennel cough with most rescue groups. Physically isolate and prevent nose-to-nose contact from sniffing under doors or using the same potty areas and she should be fine. 
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