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barneysmommmy · 06-22-2021, 04:12 AM

Willie is 8 and last week he started coughing. Kind of honking at times until he would cough up phlegm. I took him to the vet who examined him and said heart, and lungs sound good. He said his feels it is probably an allergen and gave him some meds to take.

We left for our vacation on Friday of last week. The cough is off and on but definitely not better. It is dry now with no mucus. Mostly at night. I already have an appointment to take him back. But I was wondering if anyone has experienced this with their pup. I’m thinking:

1) kennel cough. He got his vaccine 4 days before the cough started. Maybe he caught something at the vets? … my other two dogs are fine.

2) collapsed trachea. Drinking and eating do not seem to aggravate him so I don’t know. Also would it come on that quickly. He had zero coughing before last week.

3) congestive heart failure. He does seem to have more issue when lying down. His energy level isn’t nearly what it was. But… would the cough just show up that quickly?

If anyone has any experience similar to this please let me know. It feels like an eternity waiting for his appointment next week.

06-22-2021, 04:12 AM	#1
barneysmommmy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,310	Cough Willie is 8 and last week he started coughing. Kind of honking at times until he would cough up phlegm. I took him to the vet who examined him and said heart, and lungs sound good. He said his feels it is probably an allergen and gave him some meds to take. We left for our vacation on Friday of last week. The cough is off and on but definitely not better. It is dry now with no mucus. Mostly at night. I already have an appointment to take him back. But I was wondering if anyone has experienced this with their pup. I’m thinking: 1) kennel cough. He got his vaccine 4 days before the cough started. Maybe he caught something at the vets? … my other two dogs are fine. 2) collapsed trachea. Drinking and eating do not seem to aggravate him so I don’t know. Also would it come on that quickly. He had zero coughing before last week. 3) congestive heart failure. He does seem to have more issue when lying down. His energy level isn’t nearly what it was. But… would the cough just show up that quickly? If anyone has any experience similar to this please let me know. It feels like an eternity waiting for his appointment next week.