Kennel cough
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| Hi Darcy,
Kennel cough is a highly contagious virus. Was Panda kenneled recently? That's seems to be where most dogs pick it up, especially when kennels don't require proof of immunization. Some dogs do need an antibiotic along with an anti-inflammatory and cough suppressant. I do know of people who used Vicks 44D, or a similar product with no acetaminphen with success. I would check with your vet before using that to be sure it's safe and what the dosage should be. I hope your girl feels better soon. |
| Clyde had it when we first got him. The vet put him on something but I can't remember what it was either. I know the coughing got much better in a few days after he started the meds. I know he told us to slap him on his sides when he coughed to help break up the phlegm. By the second day of doing this, it helped a lot and you could hear the difference. I know it sounds terrible now (poor Clyde sounded like he was going to die) but it'll be better soon! |
| I can't offer any advice, but I hope your baby is better soon. Check the pictures forum for advice on how to add a picture for your avatar. |
| THANKS EVERYONE, I HAVE BEEN WHACKING PANDA ON THE SIDE WHEN SHE START A LONG COUGHING SPASM. IT DOES SEEM TO HELP. SHE IS NOT COUGHING TOO MUCH ANY MORE BUT MORE OF A HEAVING... SO IT IS DEFINATELY NOT AS BAD AS IT WAS...BUT SHE SURE DOES SOUND BAD...THE MEDS THAT THEY PUT HER ON IS CALVAMAX.....THANKS AGAIN |
| Yup, that sounds right now that I hear the name of it. I know how you feel. Like I said, Clyde made the worst noises and he was just a baby when he got it too. I hope your baby's better soon! |
I've never had to deal with kennel cough, Darcy, but I know it's scary when your baby is sick!  I hope Panda gets better very soon!! |
| Kennel cough is a generic term. The actual cause varies. My vet refers to what floats around kennels and shelters as a toxic cocktail of respiratory problems. Nearly every rescue comes out with a cough, so I keep them isolated until I can determine whether their cough is a few day affair (not requiring vet attention) or a whole blown problem. I can tell rather quickly by the cough type.
We tend to rush off to the vet and risk creating super respiratory problems by wholesale antibiotic use........but I realize these dogs can't really tell us how they feel (OK, just a tickle, I'm dieing) so we error on the side of caution. In the same light, immunizing your pup before he goes to a kennel doesn't guarantee he/she won't come back out with a cough, but chances are it won't be the more dangerous strains. (we hope) |
panda didnt get it from a kennel, but a friends new puppy whom he didnt know had it, so now she is quarentined for 2 weeks...she cant play with her boyfriend kodi, oh well, just a lot of private walks with mommy...thanks for all of your advice and concern...its nice to talk to people that are crazy about their dogs and dont think youre crazy  she is my baby and the only one ill ever have...thank God for no college education, only 24 weeks of obedience....perfect!!!! |
| he every1, I have a new puppy I got from the pound, she is such a sweetie. However she has kennel cough. she has been on clavamox for 7 days now, and last night I thought I was going to lose her. The dry hacking sound, she couldn't bark. Is all she did is heaved and gagged most of the night. Desperate I searched the web through out the night, and found that I could give them vicks 44d. Now I am concerned at that point because it only labeled it on one website. Come 3 am this morning with 2 steam showers as we sat in there together trying to deal with eachothers pain. I gave in and drove to an all night pharmacy and picked up pediatrics vicks 44d with no aspirin and no alcohol. Now the point is how much do I give her. She is a baby pitbull, wieghing in at 15-20 pds, they web page considered 1/2 teaspoon. I did this but it wasn't to much relief she was a little better but kept wheezing through the night, thus no sleep for mom. This morning she did not want to eat that is so unlike her. So I gave her 1tsp of the vicks 44d, sure enough her bark came back and she started eating a hour later. She was so very hungry. I plan to take her back to the vet to be rechecked, but to me it they are going to put your animal on clavamox, wouldn't they too but her on a decongestant as well to help relieve the constant hacking, and to help relieve the owners worry if we are going to lose them or not. I know I have read it doesn't kill the animal but makes them very uncomfortable, but for the owners as well. This is my kid too. |
| Great tip! Thanks for passing it on. Hope your puppy is better soon! |
SheepieBoss wrote: Great tip! Thanks for passing it on. Hope your puppy is better soon! |
| Do NOT give a dog cough medicine if they have kennel cough as that could lead to pneumonia. You want the dog to be able to cough the stuff up or it could end up in the dog's lungs. Our Chihuahua almost died from pneumonia in December so we learned all about it. After 6 days in the ICU on life support and about 8 weeks of daily treatment -- she miraculously lived. We visited her every day and put her recovery first for months. Love |
Guest wrote: Do NOT give a dog cough medicine if they have kennel cough as that could lead to pneumonia. You want the dog to be able to cough the stuff up or it could end up in the dog's lungs. Our Chihuahua almost died from pneumonia in December so we learned all about it. After 6 days in the ICU on life support and about 8 weeks of daily treatment -- she miraculously lived. We visited her every day and put her recovery first for months. Love Clarification is needed here on the guest post. While I don't advocate randomly giving OTC cough medicine..... It is not always bad to give a cough suppressant. Your dog needs to be under medical care, and you need to know if it has spread to the lungs. Most cases of bordatella (kennel cough) are mild and the dog is plagued by nuisance coughing - needlessly fatiguing and wearing your dog out. In that case a cough suppressant can be safely prescribed. I have had a vet prescribe an appropriate canine cough suppressant in this case with my own dogs. If your dog is more ill and has lung involvement, then the cough suppressant would be contraindicated. This is just another case for seeking medical care and following the recommendation based on your dog's individual needs. |
| We have had a few cases of kennel cough with having so many foster dogs come in. The vet always prescribes a cough suppresant BUT, for some reason Pooh had a worse case when we had foster poodles  (just a funny name/breed coincidence)He had to be on lasix for fluid in his lungs... Glad my vet and I came to that conclusion!  He was one sick puppy! Strangely, nobody else picked it up! |
| Babette brought home last year from a show "Kennel Cough" and of course it went to the others, I would not selfadminister cough syrup but with the vet at the time all 3 were on Clavulox as a precaution to stop it turning into pneumonia and for the hacking cough a "Cough medicine" prescribed by the vet as well and appropriate to administer for dogs. It made a difference when you had 3 walruses all hacking away to help them there. I would not go and buy any old cough suppresent but with kennel cough under vets advice as to what is appropriate it is needed to help them. Antibiotics like Clavulox is given as a precaution to stop the Kennel cough turning into something more. Also at the time "Brie" was not current on the KC vacs and the other two were, she had a milder case the other two were worse then there momma with the hacking coughs. Here a C5 is administered 2 of the C5 injection covers 2 types of KC, one is only current for 6 months and the other for 12 months, I dont believe it works after last years KC episode. Now hopefully with them all having it, they all have built up a better immunity to it in the future. Bit like us, once having something better immunity to it in the future.!! |
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