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terisuebernie · 02-22-2006, 06:37 AM

Well, my daughter got her little yorkie as a early valentines day gift from h er boyfriend. Spent $1,500 from a "reputable" breeder. Anyway, within 2 days she was coughing and still had first few days home "diarrhea." We took her to our vet and they said she had kennel cough and was full of parasites (coccidia). i HAVE 3 OTHER yorkies and 2 big dogs, so I was quite upset, but more worried about this little girl. She ended up on two prescriptions and a calorie supplement to help her strength. She ate well, played ok, just coughed, especially at night time. After a few more days, still coughing really bad, so we took her to the breeders vet, who put her on medicine. Now, we took her agiain last night and tried our 3rd antibiotic. If this doesn't work, they may do a trachial brushing to get the exact bacteria so they can treat it. She's eating ok, playing ok, just sounds absolutely terrible, mostly at night time (when she's sleeping). They also gave her codeine for her cough. The breeder still says none of her other dogs have parasites or kennel cough. Do you believe it? I'm very upset with her. Has anyone had kennel cough on these little guys and would you have any suggestions?

02-22-2006, 06:37 AM	#1
terisuebernie Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 23	Kennel Cough Well, my daughter got her little yorkie as a early valentines day gift from h er boyfriend. Spent $1,500 from a "reputable" breeder. Anyway, within 2 days she was coughing and still had first few days home "diarrhea." We took her to our vet and they said she had kennel cough and was full of parasites (coccidia). i HAVE 3 OTHER yorkies and 2 big dogs, so I was quite upset, but more worried about this little girl. She ended up on two prescriptions and a calorie supplement to help her strength. She ate well, played ok, just coughed, especially at night time. After a few more days, still coughing really bad, so we took her to the breeders vet, who put her on medicine. Now, we took her agiain last night and tried our 3rd antibiotic. If this doesn't work, they may do a trachial brushing to get the exact bacteria so they can treat it. She's eating ok, playing ok, just sounds absolutely terrible, mostly at night time (when she's sleeping). They also gave her codeine for her cough. The breeder still says none of her other dogs have parasites or kennel cough. Do you believe it? I'm very upset with her. Has anyone had kennel cough on these little guys and would you have any suggestions?