09/08/2026
Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope everyone had a fabulous Labor Day Weekend. The end of summer seems to have also triggered kennel cough in our fur babies.
We have gotten a couple reports of dogs coughing over the last week. While we haven’t heard anyone cough, that doesn’t mean it hasn’t reached our shop and spread. The incubation period can be a week, and knowing a couple of our customers dogs have started coughing, tells me it’s made its way to Diamond in the Ruff.
That being said, I would like to ease any anxious minds by stating that Kennel Cough is akin to the common cold with us. Even with the bordatella vaccine, dogs can still get it. Some dogs even get it and show NO symptoms because their immune system fights it off quickly. Some dogs recover on their own with mild symptoms, and some dogs require antibiotics to help their body along. It is no reason to panic. Once the virus has made its rounds, all will be right again.
In terms of upcoming appointments, if anyone has appointments in the upcoming weeks and would like to reschedule, please text the salon, and Mike will be making calls to accommodate. Our daycare customers, as well as customers with upcoming appointments (because not everyone has Facebook) will be informed of what’s going on and given the option to reschedule. There is no pressure to push your appointment, but we want everyone to be comfortable so we will accommodate whoever wants to.
We pride ourselves on being transparent and informative, and we are not above understanding the downsides of providing a cage free pet space. Our environment is just like a human kindergarten, and children catch things and pass them along all the time - just like these fur kids. My own dogs come to work as well so we’re in this with you. We are here to talk to and will be around through this stinky time of potential coughing and runny noses 🐾