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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Poor kiddo. You must be worried sick, but you seem to be handling it so well!
My degree is in nursing too  ...although I'm not nursing at this time. Hmmm...regarding the pneumonia; if you do suspect kennel cough for some reason, the main concern in young pups is that it can easily progress to pneumonia, which can be grave for puppies. The most important thing for kennel cough in pups is to try and prevent the progression.
What they normally do here for KC is to give antibiotics and a good cough suppressant (so they sleep well, and don't get worse from not sleeping). It can often take up to 2 mths for a puppy to heal from KC/pneumonia.
Keep us posted; I will keep your kiddo in my thoughts . |
Thank you! He is currently on antibiotics for the next 3 days, he got an antibiotic shot at the vet yesterday and a Neb tx. He will get another Neb tx on thursday, and I am also going to ask the doctor about a cough suppressant, last night he literally coughed for 3 hours straight, with hardly any break, I was very afraid. Poor pup. I have been doing steam treatments every few hours and that seems to ease his breathing. My husband is also bringing home a humidifier tonight so I'm hoping that helps too!