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aidali · 09-12-2008, 02:00 AM

I got my baby Romeo sept 1,,,,,and now he got the same thing,,,,,,,I dont know what to do.

LaurenThig · 09-12-2008, 05:18 PM

It'll be okay! Be patient though. Lily had it for two whole months, and it was a nightmare.

My advice is to stay away from antibiotics as they seemed to slow Lily's case down. The KC only finally cleared up when I told the vet I thought we needed to stop the antibiotics, and just try cough suppressants. Sure enough, it worked. I also did the vaporizer. Good luck!

aidali · 09-12-2008, 05:37 PM

Thank You !!!!!!!!This is my first Yorkie,and I Love Him!!!!!!

Linda8416 · 09-28-2008, 02:36 AM

In a way Im glad Im not the only one going through this with my 2 month old baby!

Ive only had him for one week. I took him to the vet and the doc gave me antibiotics. The KC is getting a little better as he ONLY does it in the morning; really bad.

Im going to try the vaporizer and the steam from the bathroom and see if that helps. It breaks my heart each morning when he's trying to clear his chest...

Thanks for all the info!!

WV~Yorkies · 09-28-2008, 04:54 AM

2 of mine got tonsilitis and I thought it was kennel cough. I had never heard of a dog getting tonsilitis before this.

anjsmiles · 12-03-2008, 08:47 AM

I put this up in another section but I am posting it here as well as I am thinking my dog has kennel cough rather than collapsed trachea.

Reggie has had a [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]cough[/COLOR][/COLOR] going on 4 weeks now that has been somewhat worrisome to me. He never has a fever at the vets and he only coughs sporadically as if he is gagging. It seems worse in the mornings and evenings and when he drinks water. His cough sounds a little like a hack and often he acts as if he has phlegm in his throat. I don't really hear what sounds like "honking" although it has been a bit more hacking at times. 3 weeks ago when he got shots they tried massaging his throat to see if it would make him cough like it often does with Kennel Cough but he didn't cough at all. I had him back to the vet yesterday for puppy shots and mentioned the coughing again. The vet said yesterday that even though he didn't seem to be coughing as bad as a dog with kennel cough (he has never coughed at the vet's) that she wanted to give him a round of [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]antibiotics[/COLOR][/COLOR] in case it is that. He has had 1 kennel cough [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]vaccine[/COLOR][/COLOR] 3 weeks ago in the shot form and is due for the other one in 1 week but he was already coughing some before he got the vaccine so it could be kennel cough. The thing that worried me was that she said if the antibiotic doesn't clear it up we may need to get an X-ray to see if he has a collapsed trachea. I have been reading up on this and nothing I read about it is reassuring as many sites I found talked about folk's dog dying with this. I am feeling a bit better to read here that some of you have had dogs live productive lives with this.

Also, today Reggie had an episode of diarrhea. We are not sure if it is the antibiotic he is on or the ProDerma [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]supplement[/COLOR][/COLOR] they also started him on for his [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]dry [COLOR=green ! important]skin[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/l...rey_loader.gif
. I called the vet and they said it could be either one. I am leaving the ProDerma off today and watching to see if he has diarrhea again and if so I will take him back to the vet so they can check him. His coughing is not better either. In fact, he seemed to cough more this morning than usual. It is the same gagging type coughing. I am wondering if the antibiotic is making everything worse.

motherhen_44100 · 12-03-2008, 03:48 PM

change vets make sure you find a vet that knows about yorkies no matter how nice they seem. i boarded my yorkie at this vet i trusted they knew she was suseptable to pancreaitis if she ate the wrong food when i took her to the vet to boardfor 5 days, she had been there in the spring for 10 days while we went to my husbands moms funeral when i picked her up she was fine. this time when i picked her up she had lost 6 lbs and could hardly walk out the door. i ask what happen to her the assistant said sometimes they miss there masters. this was maggie she died 5 weeks ago. i will never board my dog again. The doctor was good he brought her out of this pancreaitis 3 times. but someone else messed up. i couldn't prove it. I wish i had taken her with me. my husband said lets take them with us. i said no we can trust them i sould have listened to him. So get a vet that specializes in yorkies. You will save yourself grief my molie has a cough. every morning. she is on antibiotics. and i run a vaporizer. keep her warm on the water bed. little honey under the tongue if she acts like her sugar is dropping. She comes to me to wrap her up in a blanket when she gets cold hope i can get her to 6 months.

09-12-2008, 02:00 AM	#16
aidali YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4	Hi My name is AIDA I got my baby Romeo sept 1,,,,,and now he got the same thing,,,,,,,I dont know what to do. Last edited by aidali; 09-12-2008 at 02:01 AM.

09-12-2008, 05:18 PM	#17
LaurenThig Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Greenwood, SC Posts: 159	It'll be okay! Be patient though. Lily had it for two whole months, and it was a nightmare. My advice is to stay away from antibiotics as they seemed to slow Lily's case down. The KC only finally cleared up when I told the vet I thought we needed to stop the antibiotics, and just try cough suppressants. Sure enough, it worked. I also did the vaporizer. Good luck! __________________ Lauren and Lily Lovin' my Lily PadProud Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club

09-12-2008, 05:37 PM	#18
aidali YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4	Thank You! Thank You !!!!!!!!This is my first Yorkie,and I Love Him!!!!!!

09-28-2008, 04:54 AM	#20
WV~Yorkies Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: WV Posts: 3,605 Blog Entries: 2	2 of mine got tonsilitis and I thought it was kennel cough. I had never heard of a dog getting tonsilitis before this. __________________ Melissa Wvyorkies

12-03-2008, 08:47 AM	#21
anjsmiles Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Watkinsville, Ga USA Posts: 155	My dog may have kennel cough too I put this up in another section but I am posting it here as well as I am thinking my dog has kennel cough rather than collapsed trachea. Reggie has had a [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]cough[/COLOR][/COLOR] going on 4 weeks now that has been somewhat worrisome to me. He never has a fever at the vets and he only coughs sporadically as if he is gagging. It seems worse in the mornings and evenings and when he drinks water. His cough sounds a little like a hack and often he acts as if he has phlegm in his throat. I don't really hear what sounds like "honking" although it has been a bit more hacking at times. 3 weeks ago when he got shots they tried massaging his throat to see if it would make him cough like it often does with Kennel Cough but he didn't cough at all. I had him back to the vet yesterday for puppy shots and mentioned the coughing again. The vet said yesterday that even though he didn't seem to be coughing as bad as a dog with kennel cough (he has never coughed at the vet's) that she wanted to give him a round of [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]antibiotics[/COLOR][/COLOR] in case it is that. He has had 1 kennel cough [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]vaccine[/COLOR][/COLOR] 3 weeks ago in the shot form and is due for the other one in 1 week but he was already coughing some before he got the vaccine so it could be kennel cough. The thing that worried me was that she said if the antibiotic doesn't clear it up we may need to get an X-ray to see if he has a collapsed trachea. I have been reading up on this and nothing I read about it is reassuring as many sites I found talked about folk's dog dying with this. I am feeling a bit better to read here that some of you have had dogs live productive lives with this. Also, today Reggie had an episode of diarrhea. We are not sure if it is the antibiotic he is on or the ProDerma [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]supplement[/COLOR][/COLOR] they also started him on for his [COLOR=green ! important][COLOR=green ! important]dry [COLOR=green ! important]skin[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/l...rey_loader.gif . I called the vet and they said it could be either one. I am leaving the ProDerma off today and watching to see if he has diarrhea again and if so I will take him back to the vet so they can check him. His coughing is not better either. In fact, he seemed to cough more this morning than usual. It is the same gagging type coughing. I am wondering if the antibiotic is making everything worse.

09-28-2008, 02:36 AM	#19
Linda8416 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: bronx, ny Posts: 12	In a way Im glad Im not the only one going through this with my 2 month old baby! Ive only had him for one week. I took him to the vet and the doc gave me antibiotics. The KC is getting a little better as he ONLY does it in the morning; really bad. Im going to try the vaporizer and the steam from the bathroom and see if that helps. It breaks my heart each morning when he's trying to clear his chest... Thanks for all the info!!

12-03-2008, 03:48 PM	#22
motherhen_44100 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: meriden kansas Posts: 70	change vets make sure you find a vet that knows about yorkies no matter how nice they seem. i boarded my yorkie at this vet i trusted they knew she was suseptable to pancreaitis if she ate the wrong food when i took her to the vet to boardfor 5 days, she had been there in the spring for 10 days while we went to my husbands moms funeral when i picked her up she was fine. this time when i picked her up she had lost 6 lbs and could hardly walk out the door. i ask what happen to her the assistant said sometimes they miss there masters. this was maggie she died 5 weeks ago. i will never board my dog again. The doctor was good he brought her out of this pancreaitis 3 times. but someone else messed up. i couldn't prove it. I wish i had taken her with me. my husband said lets take them with us. i said no we can trust them i sould have listened to him. So get a vet that specializes in yorkies. You will save yourself grief my molie has a cough. every morning. she is on antibiotics. and i run a vaporizer. keep her warm on the water bed. little honey under the tongue if she acts like her sugar is dropping. She comes to me to wrap her up in a blanket when she gets cold hope i can get her to 6 months.