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Joysie · 12-12-2005, 10:21 AM

Ok..
Straszny is 2 1/2 mo. old, and I have had him for about 3 weeks. I have noticed that he coughs....a LOT. He has sort or a dry cough, but I mentioned this at the vet when he got his 2nd shot, but she said it was probably kennel cough, or a form of it, and in 7-10 days, it would go away. Well, it has been far longer than that, and I called the vet back today, and made another apt. with a different doctor for tomorrow. Straszny seems perfectly fine in all other ways..he is gaining weight well, he is almost 3 pounds and when I got him he was 2, he plays well and sleeps well...getting up once a night to go to the bathroom.

BUT...
he has even gotten to the point where sometimes he will be sleeping and starts this croup like cough...5 times or so, the poor guy looks so distressed, and then he is fine! he acts like nothing happened, and he doesn't cough anything up. I have looked and felt inside of his mouth, and nothing.
I am getting very worried, because I don't know what to do! The receptionist at the vet said sometimes they need medicine to get over the cough if they have it (and it REALLY irritates me that he had this when I got him, he hasn't been around other dogs, so he must have).
I am also worried though that it could be a more serious problem such as his trachea or something of the sort....
Has anyone else dealt with this?

12-12-2005, 10:21 AM	#1
Joysie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 101	dry cough Ok.. Straszny is 2 1/2 mo. old, and I have had him for about 3 weeks. I have noticed that he coughs....a LOT. He has sort or a dry cough, but I mentioned this at the vet when he got his 2nd shot, but she said it was probably kennel cough, or a form of it, and in 7-10 days, it would go away. Well, it has been far longer than that, and I called the vet back today, and made another apt. with a different doctor for tomorrow. Straszny seems perfectly fine in all other ways..he is gaining weight well, he is almost 3 pounds and when I got him he was 2, he plays well and sleeps well...getting up once a night to go to the bathroom. BUT... he has even gotten to the point where sometimes he will be sleeping and starts this croup like cough...5 times or so, the poor guy looks so distressed, and then he is fine! he acts like nothing happened, and he doesn't cough anything up. I have looked and felt inside of his mouth, and nothing. I am getting very worried, because I don't know what to do! The receptionist at the vet said sometimes they need medicine to get over the cough if they have it (and it REALLY irritates me that he had this when I got him, he hasn't been around other dogs, so he must have). I am also worried though that it could be a more serious problem such as his trachea or something of the sort.... Has anyone else dealt with this?