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DunkinDoodle · 09-09-2009, 10:19 AM

My little Dunkin who is just over six months old received his kennel cough vaccine about three weeks ago. The next few days he was coughing and clearing his throat constantly, but they said it was a side effect of the vaccine. It didn't go away, so I took him to the vet that weekend, and they said he was fine but gave me some cough pills to relieve any discomfort. Before I could use them, his cough miraculously disappeared but a few days later he emerged very, very congested. The worst times were in the morning and after naps ... he could hardly breath out of his little nose. I look him to the vet again yesterday and he had a fever of 105 degrees and had lost 7 ounces in 10 days! (He was originally only 2lb 15oz). They gave me antibiotics and did blood work.

Today, the blood work revealed a high white blood cell count, and they think it may be pneumonia. We are heading to the vet tonight for xrays.

Has anyone else had this problem with the kennel cough vaccine?? Is he going to be okay?? I'm quite nervous about his weight loss, since he's already so tiny!

09-09-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
DunkinDoodle Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Chester, PA, USA Posts: 49	Sick since kennel cough vaccine ... now pneumonia!! My little Dunkin who is just over six months old received his kennel cough vaccine about three weeks ago. The next few days he was coughing and clearing his throat constantly, but they said it was a side effect of the vaccine. It didn't go away, so I took him to the vet that weekend, and they said he was fine but gave me some cough pills to relieve any discomfort. Before I could use them, his cough miraculously disappeared but a few days later he emerged very, very congested. The worst times were in the morning and after naps ... he could hardly breath out of his little nose. I look him to the vet again yesterday and he had a fever of 105 degrees and had lost 7 ounces in 10 days! (He was originally only 2lb 15oz). They gave me antibiotics and did blood work. Today, the blood work revealed a high white blood cell count, and they think it may be pneumonia. We are heading to the vet tonight for xrays. Has anyone else had this problem with the kennel cough vaccine?? Is he going to be okay?? I'm quite nervous about his weight loss, since he's already so tiny!