Infectious Tracheobronchitis, or Kennel Cough, is a contagious disease that affects dogs. According to The Merck Veterinary Manual, "Infectious tracheobronchitis results from inflammation of the upper airways. It is a mild, self-limiting disease but may progress to fatal bronchopneumonia in puppies or to chronic bronchitis in debilitated adult or aged dogs. The illness spreads rapidly among susceptible dogs housed in close confinement (eg, veterinary hospitals or kennels)."
Although it is referred to as if it is one disease it can actually be caused by multiple different viruses or bacteria. The vaccine that is commonly called the Kennel Cough vaccine actually only vaccinates against one of the bacterial causes of Kennel Cough, Bordetella bronchiseptica. Other causes of Kennel Cough include parainfluenza, distemper, and canine adenoviruses, just to name a few.
Freja probably contracted a viral form of Kennel Cough while she was in the Veterinary Hospital receiving treatment for dehydration due to the diarrhea and vomiting caused by Giardiasis. Since secondary bacterial infections are common with Kennel Cough Freja was treated with antibiotics (Clavamox), and she was given some cough syrup (Vick's Formula 44D) for the coughing.
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