Originally Posted by charley11 (Post 3541047)

I think Dr. Dodds recommends giving parvo and distemper as individual vaccinations and not in a combination vaccine.

Originally Posted by charley11 (Post 3541047)

I think Dr. Dodds recommends giving parvo and distemper as individual vaccinations and not in a combination vaccine.

Originally Posted by Wrenee4 (Post 3538530)

Hi! I really hope your baby feels better soon!
First off with the vaccines I would go with that he hasn't had any. Even if a breeder does their own shots there are stickers that go with those shots that you would put on the paper to "prove" that they were given. I am amazed a vet would say ok with that paperwork to ship him.
Loosing hair is pretty normal in a pup that has been through so much. The body protects important organs first and hair is not that important and if in bad cases the hair will stop growing and will fall out. Don't worry - it will grow back just fine. :) I see you already checked for mange so I would think it is just a case of bad nutrition. Does your vet have fortiflora to add into his food? It's not cheap, but will help by adding probiotics (good bacteria), vitamens and more. They usualy really like it too.
Depending on how bad of a case of cocci do you think his blood sugar dropped and caused a seizure? This can also happen. Or was this gone by the time this happened?
I would really want to look more into that coughing. Just doesnt sound right to me. Kennel cough causes runny nose too? You can bring him in the bathroom with you when you take a shower to breath in the steam and that might help or the those things you use with kids when they are congested (sorry cant think of the name). I hope some of this might help!
Hugs to your Wiley!

Originally Posted by gidget529 (Post 3541070)

Gidget's cough is finally doing some better (knock on wood) on Tussagon. That is an opiate, however (hydrocodone), so I am not sure how appropriate that would be for a little one your size. I take it Wiley is still coughing, poor little guy!

Originally Posted by gidget529 (Post 3541070)

Gidget's cough is finally doing some better (knock on wood) on Tussagon. That is an opiate, however (hydrocodone), so I am not sure how appropriate that would be for a little one your size. I take it Wiley is still coughing, poor little guy!

Originally Posted by gidget529 (Post 3541117)

Thanks. I will continue to keep little Wiley (and his mom) in my prayers, especially for his vet appt tomorrow. Hopefully, you will get something to help this cough. I know what you mean, that aggressive coughing scares you in such a little thing! Her x-rays were normal, too. They are leaning towards either allergies or an infection in her trachea now.

Good luck to you tomorrow. We're going to be believing this appt is going to get to the bottom of things for Wiley.

Originally Posted by gidget529 (Post 3541130)

As her cough got worse, she too could not bark without coughing. In fact, she couldn't really do that litte whine/wimper she does, it was very faint. Vet said it was affecting her voice because her throat was really sore, like a person gets.

We started wetting down her dry food so it did not aggravate her sore throat. We also started giving her water at room temp. We didn't give her milkbones or anything like that that could aggravate/scratch her sore throat. He also said to keep her quiet and not let her vocalize much or run around much which would make her pant. Those measures, plus Clavamox w the addition of Tussagon, finally started working on that terrible cough. The antibiotic w Delsym did absolutely nothing, in fact she got worse.

Hope this helps you.