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Vet visit I found a tad odd... Ok, is it normal for a vet to pound a puppy on the chest to check for kennel cough?? Or to pluck hair out of their ears?? Both seemed to hurt Riley, it kind of made me concerned. I have never had a small dog before so I guess neither have really been an issue in the past. Just wanted to make sure this is normal for a routine check up! |
Huh??? That really sounds weird...I am not sure but usually my vets are very gentle..no pounding or plucking ear hair... :confused: I am sure someone on YT can tell you for sure. |
It is normal for them to palpate the chest and pluck the ear hairs. Pounding I don't know about that. |
Some people pluck ear hair but I have never heard of pounding on the chest |
My vet told me to have the groomer pluck Ceiba's ear hair so as to not get ear infections. I can't say I would do it myself - anyone here do it? If so, how?! :confused: |
yorkies have hair that grows inside their ears that can be pulled out to prevent them getting dirty and so on no a dogs chest should not be pounded on no matter what size the dog unless they are being given cpr |
The ear canal hair should be plucked, especially to discourage ear infections. This is why your vet would have been checking the neck area, but I can't imagine one pounding on the chest: Dogs with tracheobronchitis often cough when their trachea is palpated (touched) during an examination. This is also true of dogs with collapsing trachea. Sometimes, it is possible to palpate the weakness in the trachea, when the problem is occurring in the portion of the trachea that can be felt running under the skin of the neck. Both conditions cause intermittent coughing, so this clinical sign is not very helpful in distinguishing between the problems. http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dtrachea.html |
My vet always plucked the hair out of my Maltese's ears when we went in. When ever the vet does anything I always ask "what is that for?", "why are you doing that?", What does this mean?". I think they are always happy to see me go! LOL Kim |
My Archie actually had kennel cough last fall and was seen not only by his regular vet but also a respiratory specialist on more than one ocassion both. Neither pounded on his chest (in fact, there was no palpating of the chest). This does not sound normal. |
The hair plucking, I know some do, mine does not, I have never plucked ear hair. As for the tapping on the chest, maybe he heard something when he listened to the chest and he was tryhing to see if he could make him cough. I ask a lot of questions. If you want to know why and how much, don't be afraid to ask. |
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It depends on how hard the pounding was. If it was just firm tapping with the fingertips, then I would say it's within the range of normal, if he was looking for something in particular. If it was real pounding, as with the palm of the hand, or fist, then that is beyond the range of normal, it sounds like, and you may want to switch vets. I get a newsletter from a veterinarian which I signed up for on his website at the same time I bought his online book on natural treatments. The book was very informative and the guy is pretty open to natural treatment although he does have a legitimate dr's degree in vet medicine and has his own practice. You might want to check out his website. He does answer general questions in his daily newsletter, so you could ask him to address the issue of what constitutes a normal vetinary exam. His website is at: www.theonlinevet.com |
Yea I wouldnt say it was a gentle touch at all, lol she was definitely using her palm of her hand and pounding pretty hard. I thought that was a bit odd. Im going to start taking him to the vet I took my other dog to before she passed away, I trust her. Its a bit of a drive, but might be worth it. Thanks for all the answers! |
pounding might have been coupaging. did the vet do this after she listened to her lungs? she might have heard something in there and coupaged the chest to try and dislodge it. |
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