We just gave Sam his first nebulizer treatment and he did so well! He just lays in our arms and puts the mask on. So sad that he has to do this, but he's adorable. Sherry Lynn I didn't think you meant it in a bad way, it's hard to tell by just reading...lol. They are called Valley Central Vets in Whitehall, PA and they are excellent. They offer 24 hr emergency service from Friday-Monday morning. Then Monday's they switch staff over to specialists. The doctors are very thorough and whenever you call for information on your pet if they're staying over they will talk to you and reassure you for as long as you want. I would definitely recommend them to you if you will be in that area. Hopefully you won't need them, but with these little guys you never know! Blykmyk44, yes our doctor said that if he wasn't going to make it, it would be right away. I don't really know what happened to poor Chewy. It does sound like him and Sam had the same thing, but we're not really sure since we won't get the culture back until the end of the week. Maybe Sam doesn't have the same kind of pneumonia Chewy had. Sam might have bacterical pneumonia and Chewy may have had aspiration pneumonia. I know it's different in different dogs so in one dog it might progress faster and might be harder to beat. I didn't know Chewy was on antibiotics or that they did x-rays. Sorry for my mistake!
"Chewy had his tracheal wash done by a regular vet which wasnt our normal vet but our breeder had suggested her vet because when he came down with the cough and they wanted to do xrays she said her vet was alot cheaper because she was footing that part of the bill at that time."
That part of what you said would make me worried. Sometimes the breeder's vet isn't always good even if it is cheaper. I mean of course she would want you to go to a cheaper vet since she was helping. I don't want to jump to conclusions and I don't want to offend you if you know this breeder personally, but it sounds to me that the vets rushed and didn't have enough evidence to do something as drastic as a trachea wash. Yes, Sam was lucky and did make it through, but he also had 2 months of problems with no answers and it was done by specialists who consider this a routine procedure. I would not think that your case should be weakened from my experience. If I were you I would continue with the fight to get all of your money back b/c you didn't deserve to have a precious puppy pass that way. I am so sorry for what you had to go through and are probably still going through. I'm glad you found comfort in little Pudgy though...he's adorable!
Also, before I forget, these vets tend to label kennel cough pretty quickly to new puppies. I don't believe Sam has/had kennel cough. He has some kind of bacteria that is resisting every medication. Doesn't sound like Chewy did either. The pneumonia causes coughing which is good b/c you want them to get the mucus up except Sam doesn't produce any mucus. That is another question of ours as well that will hopefully be answered soon!