WELCOME!! how cute is he!!! you might try brining him in the bathroom and run hot water in the tub... let him breath in the steam... or if you have a humidifier. Layla had Kennel Cough and she was on antibiotics so it didn't develop further but it took months to go away! so hang in there! as for anxiety and leaving.. yup... been there!!! make sure he has lots of interactive toys and a crate that he can curl up in to feel safe... leave the tv on for him or the radio... and try and get home if you can or have somoene come and visit him .. i KNOW you are going to br crying inside when you leave but make it no big deal... use a key phrase (i say... Layla i will be RIGHT BACK) and then i leave.. no big deal... and same when you come in.. dont' make a big fuss.. just say hi.. let him out and maybe give him a treat. this way he'll be thinking.. ok she leave.. no biggie and then she comes back and i get a treat! another idea is to have one toy he ONLY Gets when he is alone so that he can look forward to that and make the connetion that getting this toy means you leave but then you come back!
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