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Originally Posted by yoshimax  Hello,
I am searching the forum right now and came across your post. I am really worried about my 3 yr old baby boy this week. he has been hacking and today he was doing it so much that his eyes are closing. I am sooo worried since we live in the hills and really is not convenient to get down to an ER. I tried to clean his nose with a Qtip just now. I thought it was allergy too since my other yorkie is doing the same thing but not as much as my little guy.
I wonder if it's my perfume, candles or hair spray but I have always used these products. I am so worried.
I gave him baby benadryl tablets this morning and will give him another one tonight. Could it be kennel cough? They are all up to date on shots?
Any thoughts? I was thinking if it does not get better by Monday, I will take him to the vet. Better safe than sorry. |
If he is coughing that much, I would get him to a vet. He may need a cough suppressant or antibiotic. My little Gidget had a cough that lasted about 2 months. She was on antibiotics, cough suppressants and allergy meds. The vet thought it was a combination of allergies and bacterial infection. Also, check his gums when having coughing episodes to make sure he is getting oxygen. Gums and tongue should be pink, not pale and especially not blue or purple. That would be an emergency as he is not getting oxygen.