an update from Teddy and me. After Teddy kept getting worse and worse, coughing non stop and me not being able to sleep for the past week, I’ve decided to consult another vet, recommended by a work colleague. We went to see him today and now guess what. He did xray and ekg and said he didn’t see problems in Teddy’s heart. Maybe resolved on medication we’ve been taking. But that there was an infected mass in his chest area, pressing on his lungs and heart and hence causing coughing. All caused by an infected tooth.
So we had the tooth removed. Teddy is still sedated after an operation, so he is coughing less. We will see what happens tomorrow after it wears off. Tomorrow we will start medication to treat the infection. The vet says normally in younger dogs, the infection (and associated coughing) could be resolved in 2-3 days, but since Teddy is 11, it will take more days as they are using milder medications. That’s okay for me. I just hope it works! It’s been killing me seeing him not being able to sleep because of coughing. |