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11-24-2013, 07:36 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Fort Riley, KS
Posts: 38
| Thought it was Kennel Cough but not sure now About 6 weeks ago one of my best friends and Sadie's pup-sitter brought home a new pup. After a couple weeks of her having her she started coughing sporadically. I stopped taking Sadie over and she took her pup to the vet and they diagnosed her with kennel cough. When Sadie started coughing I took her to the vet and let them know that it was possible that she had been exposed to Kennel Cough so they put her on antibiotics. Now its getting worse instead of better. She was vaccinated against Bordetella on October 5th. I am really concerned that it may be more serious. She is only on day 5 of the antibiotic so I guess it is possible it was kennel cough which is getting worse before getting better. I just feel horrible for her because it sounds so bad. She is still full of energy and eating and drinking well. I don't know do I continue to keep her on the antibiotics or do I take her back to the vet and let them know the cough is worse? In the meantime what can we do at home to sooth her cough? Thanks |
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11-24-2013, 07:49 AM | #2 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Bordetella vaccine via nasal drops is a live vaccine, as opposed to the injection.....it seems there are more instances of pups coming down with cases of kennel cough after receiving the nasal drop vaccine....It has been MY personal experience with several of my own dogs, that they not only "caught" kennel cough following the nasal vaccine, it took 4 of those dogs well over 3 months to eventually begin to recover.....since that time, I never gave the nasal vaccine again, and eventually stopped the injectable vaccine when I stopped taking my dogs to places that demanded they have this. Keep your baby on the antibiotics....if there is ANY suggestion that your pup may still have a touch of the disease/cough after the antibiotics are finished, she needs to continue on antibiotics. Watch her closely for her getting worse in spite of the antibiotics....you dont want to end up with pneumonia from this, and they may need to add another antibiotic or even change what she is getting....be diligent with giving your antbiotics....dont miss doses and dont stop too soon.... |
11-24-2013, 08:02 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Fort Riley, KS
Posts: 38
| Thank you for your reply. It made me feel a lot better. I didn't even think of the possibility of getting kennel cough from the vaccine. Though it makes a lot of sense. Ok I take my lab back on Tuesday to hopefully get her sutures removed. I will see if they can give me another round of antibiotics for Sadie. |
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