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katy-yorkie · 08-13-2011, 03:27 PM

She has been sneezing a lot but I didn't associate the sneezing with the gagging. I've been focused on the gagging as it seemed to be worse than the sneezing and the gagging part really caught my attention as she has never done that. The vet gave her Cefpodoxime and cough tabs. The cough tabs don't seem to help but I'm going to keep giving them to her. I'll be taking her for the xray on Monday.

yorkieusa · 08-13-2011, 06:13 PM

I'm sorry Maggie is sick. I do wonder about the kennel cough. It sounds a lot like kennel cough. Crystal mentioned giving robitussin and I do know that a lot of vets do prescribe it along with the antibiotics, so I would certainly ask them when you go in on Monday. Kennel cough doesn't go away quickly and sometimes lasts a good while, so be prepared for a long haul if that is what she has.

katy-yorkie · 08-14-2011, 05:36 PM

How is Kennel Cough treated? She has had one round of antibiotics. Is there nothing else to give her? What about Buster, can he get it? She hasn't done any of the gagging today but I still plan to take her in tomorrow. I don't understand how she got Kennel Cough at the vets office. Is this common?

yorkietalkjilly · 08-14-2011, 05:48 PM

From what I have heard, Kennel Cough can be easily spread from one dog to another but I don't know how - if airborne or what.

katy-yorkie · 08-14-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MauiGirl

Have you ever watched the videos of differentiating between reverse sneezing, kennel cough, and collapsed trachea? Here is the link from the YT library:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...d-trachea.html

I watched the videos and she doesn't sound like any of those. It's like she's choking on something or trying to vomit but nothing comes up. She's heaving really hard when she does this. She hasn't done this today but I'm still worried about her. Last week she would go most of the day without doing it and then she would do it two or three times.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-14-2011, 05:57 PM

I know you have probably spent a lot of money, but I think I would get a second opinion. There could be a little cyst in her throat or something else that first vet has just missed. Doctors and vets miss things and it never hurts to have another opinion.

katy-yorkie · 08-14-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I know you have probably spent a lot of money, but I think I would get a second opinion. There could be a little cyst in her throat or something else that first vet has just missed. Doctors and vets miss things and it never hurts to have another opinion.

Good idea. My vet originally wanted to do an xray and I didn't do it. Now I could kick myself. I did not think she would still have this two weeks later.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-14-2011, 06:34 PM

Please let us know and we will be praying for your baby.

katy-yorkie · 08-14-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I know you have probably spent a lot of money, but I think I would get a second opinion. There could be a little cyst in her throat or something else that first vet has just missed. Doctors and vets miss things and it never hurts to have another opinion.

I meant to add this to my previous post, I don't care what I spend as long as I get her well. I sometimes feel like the Munchausen person for dogs. I can tell when they are sick or don't well and I would rather go ahead and them in for treatment. Breaks my heart when they are sick.

yorkietalkjilly · 08-14-2011, 06:50 PM

Me, too. I'm sick myself when my Tibbe is sick. Hope you get some answers soon!

katy-yorkie · 08-14-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Please let us know and we will be praying for your baby.

Thanks Jeanie!

yorkieusa · 08-15-2011, 03:43 PM

I hope your little one is better. You can do a search of the S&I forum for kennel cough. There are lots of threads about it and perhaps they will help you to deal with it. I would def recommend a chest x-ray. Your worst worry is pneumonia. This is one thread about kc and perhaps it will help you to understand better of what you're dealing with:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...nths-help.html

AllDogBoots · 08-15-2011, 03:47 PM

Hi Jeanie. I'm just checking it to let you know I'm thinking of you guys and wondering if you have any update. Hope everything is ok.

katy-yorkie · 08-16-2011, 06:11 AM

I tooke Maggie for the xray and it didn't show anything. She did the gagging a little bit last night, after we left the vet, of course. She doesn't appear to be sneezing as much. She's eating and drinking. She appears to be ok except for the gagging.

AllDogBoots · 08-16-2011, 06:14 AM

Hmm. Maybe try to get it on video?

08-13-2011, 03:27 PM	#16
katy-yorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA Posts: 1,458	She has been sneezing a lot but I didn't associate the sneezing with the gagging. I've been focused on the gagging as it seemed to be worse than the sneezing and the gagging part really caught my attention as she has never done that. The vet gave her Cefpodoxime and cough tabs. The cough tabs don't seem to help but I'm going to keep giving them to her. I'll be taking her for the xray on Monday. __________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie

08-13-2011, 06:13 PM	#17
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I'm sorry Maggie is sick. I do wonder about the kennel cough. It sounds a lot like kennel cough. Crystal mentioned giving robitussin and I do know that a lot of vets do prescribe it along with the antibiotics, so I would certainly ask them when you go in on Monday. Kennel cough doesn't go away quickly and sometimes lasts a good while, so be prepared for a long haul if that is what she has. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

08-14-2011, 05:36 PM	#18
katy-yorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA Posts: 1,458	How is Kennel Cough treated? She has had one round of antibiotics. Is there nothing else to give her? What about Buster, can he get it? She hasn't done any of the gagging today but I still plan to take her in tomorrow. I don't understand how she got Kennel Cough at the vets office. Is this common? __________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie

08-14-2011, 05:48 PM	#19
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	From what I have heard, Kennel Cough can be easily spread from one dog to another but I don't know how - if airborne or what. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-14-2011, 05:57 PM	#21
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I know you have probably spent a lot of money, but I think I would get a second opinion. There could be a little cyst in her throat or something else that first vet has just missed. Doctors and vets miss things and it never hurts to have another opinion. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-14-2011, 06:34 PM	#23
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Please let us know and we will be praying for your baby. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-14-2011, 06:50 PM	#25
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Me, too. I'm sick myself when my Tibbe is sick. Hope you get some answers soon! __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

08-15-2011, 03:43 PM	#27
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I hope your little one is better. You can do a search of the S&I forum for kennel cough. There are lots of threads about it and perhaps they will help you to deal with it. I would def recommend a chest x-ray. Your worst worry is pneumonia. This is one thread about kc and perhaps it will help you to understand better of what you're dealing with: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...nths-help.html __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

08-15-2011, 03:47 PM	#28
AllDogBoots Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 7,984	Hi Jeanie. I'm just checking it to let you know I'm thinking of you guys and wondering if you have any update. Hope everything is ok. __________________ I'm Karen - Devoted Mama to the Drama Boyz - Cooper & Max www.alldogboots.com

08-16-2011, 06:11 AM	#29
katy-yorkie Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Katy, Texas USA Posts: 1,458	I tooke Maggie for the xray and it didn't show anything. She did the gagging a little bit last night, after we left the vet, of course. She doesn't appear to be sneezing as much. She's eating and drinking. She appears to be ok except for the gagging. __________________ Jeanie, mom to Buster and Maggie

08-16-2011, 06:14 AM	#30
AllDogBoots Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 7,984	Hmm. Maybe try to get it on video? __________________ I'm Karen - Devoted Mama to the Drama Boyz - Cooper & Max www.alldogboots.com