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06-11-2009, 07:58 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bloomington, MN, USA
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| Enlarged heart following kennel cough vaccine? My 4 year old yorkie Shmoo got the kennel cough vaccine (bordatella) because he was being boarded while we were away. After getting the vaccine he contracted the kennel cough. After a month and half of 3 medications it still wasn't getting better and he was coughing. We took him back to the vet and we did x-rays, only to find out he had an enlarged heart. I was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else's yorkie/dog? It just seems so coincidental that the enlarged heart came after the vaccine (because he never coughed before the vaccine, and now the vet says that he's coughing because the enlarged heart is pushing on his tracea). I feel there is some correlation between the two. I found a blog about a collie and the owner stated the same thing as me.. opinions? |
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06-12-2009, 07:45 AM | #2 |
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| I am so sorry that your little Yorkie has an enlarged heart. What are they doing for him? Is your vet calling it congestive heart failure? When I boarded my Pommie, Snowboy, and Chipper they had to have the Bordetella vaccination, too. Snowboy got Kennel Cough as a result. He did get over it but no enlarged heart. Hugs and smooches to your little Shmoo.
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06-12-2009, 07:58 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | He may not have an enlarged heart...and sometimes the cough from KC lingers a long time.The medications you were given ...are a preventive against pneumonia and not a treatment for the illness. My Reese was misdiagnosed with an enlarged heart by a ER vet examining his chest x ray. I made an appointment with a cardiologist who explained regular vets compare heart size to a picture diagram...and yorkies as a breed have larger hearts. After an ultrasound...it was determined Reese's heart was fine. If your yorkie had an enlarged heart causing a cough...there would be other symptoms present. I urge you to seek out a specialist.
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06-12-2009, 10:21 AM | #4 | |
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06-12-2009, 10:38 AM | #5 |
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| What other symptoms are there to an enlarged heart that I would see/notice? Right now they are giving him Enalipril for his heart.. they checked for heartworm and that came out negative. The vet said there's nothing we can do but monitor him closely |
06-12-2009, 10:46 AM | #6 | |
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A puppy who's heart is so enlarged it causes coughing...is generally lethargic or tired all the time, gets winded easily, and has trouble breathing. I really urge you to see a cardiologist. If he has an enlarged heart...that is who needs to be treating him any way. This condition is rare in small breed dogs. Find a cardiologist who can properly diagnose your dog....and ease your mind.
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06-12-2009, 10:50 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | Here's a link to cardiologists...scroll down the page for the list. Board Certified Veterinary Cardiologists My appointment and an ultrasound for Reese cost $225. Best money I ever spent.
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06-12-2009, 10:57 AM | #8 |
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| Shmoo is still very playful.. he still coughs but only when he gets too excited. At night he sometimes snores and coughs as well. He was more tired when we put him on the enalipril but now he seems just fine (with the occasional cough). He loves to go on long walks still, play, and run around the yard. He only likes soft food now and I feel he eats less than he did before the whole kennel cough ordeal. Thank you for the cardiologist information, I will definitely look into that |
06-12-2009, 11:08 AM | #9 | |
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I really hate to see him being treated with medications for something he may not have...not to mention how much it worry it causes YOU. Btw, mine would prefer "soft" food all the time themselves.
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06-13-2009, 12:58 PM | #10 |
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| Kennel cough vaccine Hello Yorkie lovers! I was reading about Schmoo getting kennel cough after a vaccine for Bordatella and the same thing happened to my dog Chipper. He has been so healthy for 5 years and then came down with kennel cough 2 days after the vaccine was given. He has been sick for 2 months now. The coughing is better but he still does it. I took him in to the vet and an xray showed an enlarged heart!! Could this have been caused by the vaccine? He has NEVER showed any signs of heart disease and the vet has always given him a clean bill of health. Every time he listened to him he said he sounded great. Now he has an enlarged heart and coughing. This just is too coincidental. Has anyone else had this experience? |
07-05-2009, 12:45 PM | #11 |
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| Enlarged Heart following Vaccine here too. Three weeks ago, we had our Yorkie Tucker Vaccinated for bordetella. Took him to the vet for increased "honking" or "coughing." An X-Ray later, we are told he has an enlarged heart. He has a Collapsing Trachea, and we thought that the high stress 4th of July weekend aggravated his Trachea, but it seems very odd that the bordetella vaccine is a common ingredient to the Enlarged Heart Diagnosis. |
07-05-2009, 01:40 PM | #12 |
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| This is just terrible what has happened to your dogs! It seems common that the vaccine gives the disease. Wow. I will pray for you guys and your dogs. I am so sorry to hear about all this. |
07-06-2009, 08:34 PM | #13 |
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| I would urge each of you who has had your doggie diagnosed with an enlarged heart after the bordatella vaccination to take in consideration what Bchgirl and Ellie May have said. ~Joanne~
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07-07-2009, 02:42 AM | #14 |
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| For those whose dogs were told the heart was enlarged? Can you tell us what Bordetella vaccine was used? I'm wondering if this shouldn't be reported so vets can tell patients that enlarged heart is a possible reaction to the vaccine. Like the company that makes them.
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07-07-2009, 11:04 AM | #15 |
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| Concern about Bordatella vaccine Hello. I am wondering if there is a common thread here with our little babies being diagnosed with enlarged heart after bordatella vaccine. Is there a problem with the vaccine itself? Or just a problem being given nasally to our little babies. My Chipper was given the vaccine through the nose. The vet said no dosing required. Same dose for all dogs!! Live vaccine. We need to find out if the same vaccine was given to all the affected dogs. And find out if it was the same vaccine manufacturer. I did call my vet to get the name of vaccine maker and lot number. Any thoughts out there? This is too coincidental. I do not want any other little yorkies getting sick out there if I can stop it. My Chipper has been through alot! He is still the cutest little guy though.... |
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