Colorado Springs Gazette: Dog respiratory illness in decline in Colorado Springs, nationwide
Respiratory illness in dogs, classified under a set of symptoms as canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) or “kennel cough,” is a common occurrence with yearly ebbs and flows according to CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. What made 2023’s late summer outbreak unexpectedly worse was the number and severity of cases, according to Dr. Michael Lappin, an internal medicine veterinarian at CSU.