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lowviscosity · 07-11-2008, 03:26 AM

Toby turned 14 weeks yesterday and so did his brother Asher.

June 28th Toby and Asher recieved the nasal Bordetella Vaccine as a part of his normal vaccine treatement.

Asher is doing fine... Toby not so much.

He contracted a slight cough July 4th but we didn't see much of it through the weekend. Nothing major and vet said he may have a little cough for a few (5) days. Yesterday we took him in the vet because Wednesday (July 9th) he woke me up with a coughing attack. The vet gave us a cough suppressent but said if it was Bordetella he didn't want to put him on antibiotics just yet.

Toby had an allergic reaction to the cough suppressent! We took him in to the Emergency vet as soon as we noticed the reaction. The vet did good and gave him a steriod injection which fought against the allergic reaction, he was back to his normal self except the coughing was still there.

She gave us Predinsolone which he will be taking for the next 8 days. I asked her about antibiotics for the cough since it sounds exactly like kennel cough. She said the cough should go away on its own and to proceed with the medicine she gave me.

Well we got home about 10:30pm from the emergency vet. Toby had a major coughing spell at 2:00 AM this morning and I have been up since then. He hacked up some mucus during this spell which worries me even more.

Tomorrow I am taking him to a different vet, the one we use for our 2 other Yorkshires. I have heard of pups passing away because this virus converts into something worse... so I want to see if another vet will perscribe him antibiotics. And hoepfully this will prevent from spreading it to our other dogs (they all have had the Bordetella vaccine since we take them to dog parks and groomers and none have had a reaction).

I noticed a few other threads with this topic but wanted to see if anyone had good success with the antibiotics or if we should try to keep him off of them.
I am going to make sure it doesn't have anything that Toby reacts allergically too.

The reason they got the Bordetella is because in late August we will be traveling to Texas and boarding the 4 Yorkshires at a place called Aunt Kate's. She takes care of small breed dogs while their owners are gone, its a none kennel house and the lady is really sweet. Dogs have their own part of the house and a backyard.

Right now the little guy is sleeping on my lap. His coughing spell is over.

07-11-2008, 03:26 AM	#1
lowviscosity Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 96	Toby Blue 14 weeks old Kennel Cough Toby turned 14 weeks yesterday and so did his brother Asher. June 28th Toby and Asher recieved the nasal Bordetella Vaccine as a part of his normal vaccine treatement. Asher is doing fine... Toby not so much. He contracted a slight cough July 4th but we didn't see much of it through the weekend. Nothing major and vet said he may have a little cough for a few (5) days. Yesterday we took him in the vet because Wednesday (July 9th) he woke me up with a coughing attack. The vet gave us a cough suppressent but said if it was Bordetella he didn't want to put him on antibiotics just yet. Toby had an allergic reaction to the cough suppressent! We took him in to the Emergency vet as soon as we noticed the reaction. The vet did good and gave him a steriod injection which fought against the allergic reaction, he was back to his normal self except the coughing was still there. She gave us Predinsolone which he will be taking for the next 8 days. I asked her about antibiotics for the cough since it sounds exactly like kennel cough. She said the cough should go away on its own and to proceed with the medicine she gave me. Well we got home about 10:30pm from the emergency vet. Toby had a major coughing spell at 2:00 AM this morning and I have been up since then. He hacked up some mucus during this spell which worries me even more. Tomorrow I am taking him to a different vet, the one we use for our 2 other Yorkshires. I have heard of pups passing away because this virus converts into something worse... so I want to see if another vet will perscribe him antibiotics. And hoepfully this will prevent from spreading it to our other dogs (they all have had the Bordetella vaccine since we take them to dog parks and groomers and none have had a reaction). I noticed a few other threads with this topic but wanted to see if anyone had good success with the antibiotics or if we should try to keep him off of them. I am going to make sure it doesn't have anything that Toby reacts allergically too. The reason they got the Bordetella is because in late August we will be traveling to Texas and boarding the 4 Yorkshires at a place called Aunt Kate's. She takes care of small breed dogs while their owners are gone, its a none kennel house and the lady is really sweet. Dogs have their own part of the house and a backyard. Right now the little guy is sleeping on my lap. His coughing spell is over. Last edited by lowviscosity; 07-11-2008 at 03:30 AM.