Dog sick after boarding
This has happened twice in the past two months. I dropped my female, 1 year old, spayed dog off at the boarder for a week. When I picked her up, she was lethargic (just laying down), hot and sweaty, and had a runny nose. I think her breath smells mucusy, like a human's when they have a cold.
The first time, this went away after a few days. I attributed it to being in close continual contact with many other dogs, for the first time in her life. But, I just picked her up today, and it's happened again.
This boarder has "open" boarding. They don't crate them, but rather let them run around in an indoor area with a concrete floor all day. I assume they sleep on that floor. The boarder is staffed 24/7. The workers seem nice. The place has good reviews online.
Is this normal? Would a dog often get sick after a week of boarding (continual play, exposure to other dogs, sleeping on the floor)? Might she have been too cold at night? Or could something be wrong?
Edit: She's lethargic for a few days after coming home from the kennel, both times I've left her there for a week. It's strange because, we can watch her on the webcam playing and having fun, which she seems to do often.
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I think it's normal for dogs to be tuckered out after boarding. When my dog comes home from the kennel, she goes right to her 'place' and sleeps for hours. Playtime is hard work!
My opinion is that it is not normal buf it does happen a lot to dogs and I would stop. Taking him to that kennel
No it's not normal for a dog to be sick after boarding, if you think she is running a fever then a vet visit is warranted. Dog's don't get colds or the flu, most common illness we see from boarding is kennel cough (bordetella). The main symptom is a continuous cough that can develop into a lung infection.
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