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Originally Posted by chuey Hello everybody! First of all, let me thank anybody who offers any assistance thanks in advance. I am really worried about my baby Chuey!
He is sick and I am desperate to find him another vet. He got the bordatella vacc. about 10 days ago and started with a runny nose, now really runny and congested, about 5 days after. Discharge is clear, when he can get it out. Eating and drinking normal. He's going on 7 days like this and I don't know what to do. The benadryl they told me to give him is not doing anything for him. Vet says may just be how he breaths. I just got him two weeks ago. He was 12 wks old then and weighed 14 oz! He is 16 wks today and weighs 1lb 3 ozs!! I think the Bordatella was too much for him. Going to a vet a friend recommended tomorrow.
PLEASE HELP!!
Hoping to find relief soon in CA..... if anybody can offer any help I would really appreciate it! |
That is way to young for Bordetella and it is not recommended for Yorkies anyway as about 95% of the time, they come down sick. Too late now but what may help is a Vicks Vaporub steam.
Years ago I had a dog that got kennel cough, he was coughing and quite congested and that is mostly what cleared it up. YOu have to be careful of it developing into a secondary infection such as a bacterial infection or worse, pneumonia.
For a Vaporub steam, you can get either the liquid made for it or a jar of the stuff. Boil water with some salt. Put the VapoRub(1 tsp for about a quart boiled steaming water) in to the water put a huge towel over your head with the pup under the towel with you and you will both be breathing in the vapours which there should still be steam coming up from it. It will help clear him a lot. I recommend you stay under with him to monitor him and also know if it is getting too hot under there. Stay under about 10 minutes. Careful he doesn't reach out his front legs hit the rim of the pot or bowl you have the stuff in and flip it on both of you and be careful you don't knock it over on yourself either.
Do this 3 or 4 times a day.
Email me privately if you wish at
loriben@shaw.ca if you need anything further.