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04-02-2009, 12:15 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States
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| ziggy might have kennel cough -HELP! hi, i've only had ziggy about 4 days & from reading online.. i think he might have kennel cough. it sounds like a dry hacking cough, or he's choking & he's trying to get something out of his throat. i took him to the vet just yesterday & they said he was very healthy! it happened earlier today & a couple of times throughout the day, but now he's asleep.. he has been eating, drinking & playing regularly. i'm really concerned for my ziggy, any suggestions to cure my baby? please help!
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04-02-2009, 12:43 AM | #2 |
BANNED FOR NOT SENDING A GE GIFT! | Cough I think I'd call the vet again......long ago I had a baby doxie who was coughing, she ended up needing breathing treatments for 4 weeks....it was bad while we were going through it....but she lived a long and healthy life after her airway opened up and she was cured....just an FYI |
04-02-2009, 06:07 AM | #3 |
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| You need to call your vet and let him know about the coughing. Kennel cough is very serious in puppies. |
04-02-2009, 04:16 PM | #4 |
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| When I 1st got Momo, he had kennel cough & whenever I took him to the vet, he didn't make those noises. The vet listened to me (I described in detail & even gave her the times - it's really bad in the early mornings) & prescribed antibiotics. You should take your baby back to the vet...if left untreated, it can lead to pnemonia & in severe cases, death.
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04-02-2009, 04:24 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States
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| thanks to everyone for replying. this morning i called the breeder & he told me to wait it out a couple of days, although he mentioned the antibiotic clavamox(?) and he may not even need to be checked. i called the vet right after to ask about clavamox, but they told me that i needed to see the vet to make sure it's kennel cough. so, i have an appointment tomorrow afternoon..
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04-03-2009, 11:03 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Carolina
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| Nemo was doing the same thing about a week after I got him. I immediately got online and read everything and suspected the worse..but when I took him to the vet he got a vaccine for Kennel Cough and now his cough is down to when he gets excited or he eats funky stuff off the floor (he's a garbage disposal!). My vet (who owns 3 Yorkies...I totally scored with getting a vet!) felt his trachea and said its a little flimsy like Yorkies are known to have but he hasn't really had a problem with it thank goodness.
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04-03-2009, 03:47 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States
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| Update just an update: i took ziggy to the vet today.. & he has a mild case of kennel cough. the vet gave his some antibiotics.. so hopefully my baby feels better soon! thanks to everyone for replying!
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