Mysterious Dog Illness Reaches New Hampshire, Raises Questions About Kennels For The Holidays

By Mike Sullivan, CBS Boston

November 21, 2023

BEDFORD, NH - A mysterious dog illness is making its way across the country and has now popped up in New Hampshire. It has some vets questioning whether people should kennel their dogs for holiday travel.

"I would have some concern putting them in a boarding, or a play group, where I am not confident there are healthy animals surrounding it," said Kiko Bracker, a veterinarian at MSPCA Angell Medical Center in Jamaica Plain.

The illness is marked by persistent coughing, difficulty breathing, and nasal or eye discharge. Vets say it begins to mimic the signs of kennel cough but has a higher rate of becoming pneumonia. So far antibiotics have not been working on it.

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