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danniko · 12-06-2011, 12:32 PM

Poor Sophie has had a rough few weeks - dog bite to the ear and now I am pretty sure that she has kennel cough now as well.

I know she should go to a vet, and we have the appointment set up for tomorrow. Long story short, my mom has been in the hospital (her dogs were taken to a boarding facility at first and they both have been treated for kennel cough) and I have been staying at my parents' house to take care of the dogs now that they are home and my mom is hopefully coming home tonight. But anyway, Sophie is with my husband to keep her away from them (she was with them the first night they came home from the kennel) but I have our car. So unfortunately, our means of transportation and Sophie are in different towns that are about 45mins apart...

When we took my parents' dog to their vet he told us not to worry about Sophie, that since she won't be around other dogs right now that it is best to let it take its course naturally. Well...she has been coughing since last Monday and while it isn't often and a lot, it is wet and you can hear the congestion when she sleeps or buries things (she has a little grunt/snort), so enough is enough, I shoudn't have trusted my mom's vet and taken her straight to our vet like my instincts told me to.

Anyway, since it has already been 10 days and she is still coughing, not as much as she was before, but she is still doing it....it has definitely been long enough to assume that she definitely needs to go.

Her symptoms aren't cut and dry - she doesn't cough when you push her throat and she is still eating and drinking - but she seems to be sleeping more than usual - but she sleeps a lot normally. Her cough sounds like she is gagging on something and happens when she gets excited. Her nose and eyes are a little runnier than usual. We take her into the bathroom when one of us is showering and the steam helps clear it up a little bit.

My mom's vet just said to give her some honey for her throat and let it run its course on its own. She is too little and it is too cold for us to let this run any further as I don't want it to turn into something worse.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to medications to avoid? My vet is very open to us suggesting something different if we aren't comfortable with what she wants to give us.

12-06-2011, 12:32 PM	#1
danniko YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 342	Sophie may have kennel cough Poor Sophie has had a rough few weeks - dog bite to the ear and now I am pretty sure that she has kennel cough now as well. I know she should go to a vet, and we have the appointment set up for tomorrow. Long story short, my mom has been in the hospital (her dogs were taken to a boarding facility at first and they both have been treated for kennel cough) and I have been staying at my parents' house to take care of the dogs now that they are home and my mom is hopefully coming home tonight. But anyway, Sophie is with my husband to keep her away from them (she was with them the first night they came home from the kennel) but I have our car. So unfortunately, our means of transportation and Sophie are in different towns that are about 45mins apart... When we took my parents' dog to their vet he told us not to worry about Sophie, that since she won't be around other dogs right now that it is best to let it take its course naturally. Well...she has been coughing since last Monday and while it isn't often and a lot, it is wet and you can hear the congestion when she sleeps or buries things (she has a little grunt/snort), so enough is enough, I shoudn't have trusted my mom's vet and taken her straight to our vet like my instincts told me to. Anyway, since it has already been 10 days and she is still coughing, not as much as she was before, but she is still doing it....it has definitely been long enough to assume that she definitely needs to go. Her symptoms aren't cut and dry - she doesn't cough when you push her throat and she is still eating and drinking - but she seems to be sleeping more than usual - but she sleeps a lot normally. Her cough sounds like she is gagging on something and happens when she gets excited. Her nose and eyes are a little runnier than usual. We take her into the bathroom when one of us is showering and the steam helps clear it up a little bit. My mom's vet just said to give her some honey for her throat and let it run its course on its own. She is too little and it is too cold for us to let this run any further as I don't want it to turn into something worse. Does anyone have any suggestions as to medications to avoid? My vet is very open to us suggesting something different if we aren't comfortable with what she wants to give us.