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08-13-2011, 05:13 AM | #1 |
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| Gagging Last week-end Maggie started gagging like she had something stuck and she was trying to get it up. Nothing came up. I took her to the vet on Monday, she was fine. He didn't find anything wrong. She has continued to gag like she has something that needs to come up, she doesn't do it all the time but it does worry me. She's eating, drinking, playing, all is normal in that area. She never did the honking and gagging when she got excited until this past week. However, she does the gagging even when she isn't excited. Should I take her for an xray? I don't know what to do, I feel like the Munchausen lady.
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08-13-2011, 05:51 AM | #2 |
YT Addict | Abby does this too. The doctor also said she looked fine. Some days she doesn't do it at all. Some days more. I worry all the time. Someone told me it could be allergies. Let me know if you figure it out. |
08-13-2011, 08:43 AM | #3 |
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| Does she do after drinking water? Or is it completely random?
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08-13-2011, 10:07 AM | #5 |
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| Maggie's is mostly random. She heaves so hard you can see her sides go in and out. She can't move except to try to get something up. I can't tell that anything in particular brings it on. I don't know what to do for her.
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08-13-2011, 10:29 AM | #6 | ||
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If it continues, I would try videotaping it for your vet to see and hear. Sorry I don't have any better info or suggestions.
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08-13-2011, 01:26 PM | #7 | |
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08-13-2011, 01:34 PM | #8 |
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| Irritation from intubation is possible, but theoretically it is more llikely to start right when you bring them home. My first thought would be kennel cough picked up from the vet office.
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08-13-2011, 01:36 PM | #9 |
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| I bet the gagging is from this. Hopefully it will go away soon.
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08-13-2011, 01:39 PM | #10 |
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| I did not consider this, which may explain why she is putting her full body into the gagging/coughing.
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08-13-2011, 02:22 PM | #11 |
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| She got the Bordetello (spray) on 7/23 then went for her dental on 7/26. Could she have gotten kennel cough after getting the Bordello? Also, I took her back to the vet on 8/1 to have her checked because of the gagging. Wouldn't he have been able to detect kennel cough at that time? He did give me a weeks worth of antibiotics and some cough tablets but they haven't really helped. He wanted to do an xray when I was there on 8/1, I decided against it, now I'm kicking myself.
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08-13-2011, 02:31 PM | #12 |
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| She was vaccinated fairly close to being hospitalized. Bordatella does not protect against all strains. And the vaccine itself can give them a mild case of it. There is really no easy/quick way to test for kennel cough. It is based on symptoms. Sounds like your vet is thinking along these lines. Sometimes it turns into something that does require antibios and some vets like to give them before needed just to be safe. Yes, when a vet recommends a chest xray, it should always be done. However, they were probably just wanting it to rule out some more serious things. Vet opinion will vary on when one is needed. Certainly not a bad idea when they are coughing/choking. A lot of times if kennel cough or tracheal irritation is suspected, they will just do it to be on the safe side. My dogs are just getting over kennel cough. Usually sounds much worse than it is. But I'd be concerned that your vet is concerned enough to recommend an xray...
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08-13-2011, 02:48 PM | #13 |
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| I did not suspect kennel cough at all since she was just vaccinated. Should the antibiotics have helped her by now? I don't know much about kennel cough but just googled it, the site I went to didn't tell me very much. Is she in pain? When she starts the gagging/hacking her little sides heave in and out, I feel like she must be in pain. I was going to take her for the xray several times this past week but she always seemed ok then she would start the gagging again. I will take her for the xray Monday. What are the chances of Buster catching it? He seems ok for now.
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08-13-2011, 03:07 PM | #14 |
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| It would just be one possible consideration. I wouldn't call it pain as much as discomfort. My kids coughed, sneezed, noses wet/drippy (this is what required an antibio), hacked, choked.. They still aren't totally over it. It's self limiting, so not all vets give antibios. Clavamox, doxy, and zithromax are fairly common. It does not cure the disease, but can cure secondary infections and is needed if pneumonia is suspected (or the vet feels strongly that it should be guarded against). I used robitussin with some success, but I can't recommend you try that without talking to the vet. Both of my dogs got all nasally, so they both required antibiotics.
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08-13-2011, 03:23 PM | #15 |
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| Have you ever watched the videos of differentiating between reverse sneezing, kennel cough, and collapsed trachea? Here is the link from the YT library: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...d-trachea.html
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