Marley has a cough
Should I follow up on this with the vet? I don't want to sound like an overly doting parent! She is otherwise very healthy and growing like a weed as the saying goes. |
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| I would go to the vet ASAP. Fergie use to cough and breath hard after playing. also at sleep time. She had a very bad heart. The vet told me to watch for these and stop her from over doing.
Not that your pup has anything wrong but better be safe then sorry. We lost Fergie just 2 months ago age 6 months. 
But we knew of her heart condition when we got her.It is very rare. Good Luck and keep us posted as to how the pup is doing |
| Please go to the vet! This could be nothing, but it could also be an indication of a heart or lung condition. Although Mom's dog is much older at 11 yrs, she has exercised induced coughing and now has bronchitis as well. Antibiotic could clear it up quickly in your pup if that's what it is! Keep us posted. Lots of hugs and kisses. |
Sounds like it could be kennel cough if it isn't just an occasional raspy breath from excitement. A quick run to the vet can distinguish it pretty quick. Clyde had kennel cough at that age. They gave him a decongestant and we would help break up the phelgm by patting his lungs when he coughed. He was good as new in about a week. It's such a sad little sound to be coming from your baby so I know how you feel! Take him in and you'll be able to rest easier knowing what is. What's $100 when it comes to your furkid? (Or $300 if you go to my way too expensive vet!  )
Jill |
| Thank you all. I made an appointment for Friday morning - the earliest they could get her in at this point. She has had been given the kennel cough innoculation.
It is a very ocassional little cough - one little cough and off she goes. It might not be related to the heavy night time breathing - but we'll see. Should I ask for any specific tests? |
kerry wrote: Thank you all. I made an appointment for Friday morning - the earliest they could get her in at this point. She has had been given the kennel cough innoculation.
Though I'm sure the vet will check, the Bordetella vaccine is not one of the more efficient ones, having a short duration and about a 70% protection rate so it isn't out of the question that a dog could get it even with the vaccine. |
| I'm surprised they are waiting until Friday to see her. Please keep an eye on her in case her symptoms worsen. |
| It could also be an irritation from dirt, a growth spurt or over acttivity. Definitely have the vet check, just in case. |
| I think they are waiting to see her because the cough is so intermittent, happens maybe one out of ten play times and is so mild - and they are down a vet due to illness. Of course I didn't say it was an emeergancy - perhaps I should have? |
| I wouldn't be too worried with it. If it's not constant and seems to be aggravated by excercise then it's probably something minor.
If they do end up giving her meds for it, make sure you tell them that you have another little one at home or better yet, bring the new one with you too. That way, if it is a contagious cough they can check the other one at the same time. |
| Well they couldn't find anything with Marley and they thought following up with a cardiologist at this time wasn't warrented. Honestly I haven't heard her do it since I made the appointment, but I have been working alot.
WHile I was at the office there was a dog being treated for eating the tainted Diamond pet food - a tech told me they had already lost five dogs, in what is really a small rural practice. SO I got to thinking - should I change my dogs food? Is there something out there that is safer than a mass produced commercial food? Or are there food types (like corn) to avoid at all costs? |
Quote: WHile I was at the office there was a dog being treated for eating the tainted Diamond pet food - a tech told me they had already lost five dogs, in what is really a small rural practice. SO I got to thinking - should I change my dogs food? Is there something out there that is safer than a mass produced commercial food? Or are there food types (like corn) to avoid at all costs?
You stated exactly what has been a recent concern... what can I safely feed my dogs? I called Hills and Purina yesterday about whether they test for the aflatoxin. We feed Science Diet c/d to one of our dogs that has struvite crystals and we are transitioning over to Purina ProPlan Extra Care- Sensitive Skin and Stomachs Formula for the rest. I was told that both companies test their products for this toxin along with others. (If you feed these brands, please double check... don't take my word for it.) It is such a difficult choice because of all the different dog foods out there now, each touting to be the very best that you can give your dog. I guess I'm going to stay with the large companies that can afford to do the monitoring of their ingredients and have a history of good results in the dogs they support. So the question is... Did Diamond Dog Food test for the aflatoxin and, if so, how did the packaged food get to the market shelves? To Everyone- PLEASE share any information you come across on this so we can all do what's best for our dogs. This is such a sad situation... we used to feed Diamond Puppy to our cleft palate pup because of the tiny kibble size but switched several months ago. |
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