you should google kennel cough and then you would know that two months is NOTHING when it comes to kennel cough............ some dogs have it consistently for a VERY LONG TIME......... im sorry your baby had a relapse :( that is unfortunate, i hope he gets better

Yeah I've googled it a million times and always find stuff that scares me so I don't like to look. HEHE...my mom says I read too much and then I'm nervous about my little guy all the time. I go into the vet sometimes knowing things that she's shocked about. Most people go in and believe everything the vet says. NOT ME!! Haha. I do my research and thanks to YorkieTalk I'm well educated. I know 2 months isn't long for that, but it seems like it's getting worse right now, but my mom said today he hasn't been coughing. I just want to go to the vet for peace of mind. I'm a nervous nellie...lol. Thanks for getting back to me!

I have heard kennel cough can last a long time. I hope he is better soon.

Oh, I wish I had some suggestions, but I don't. I just wanted to say I'm sorry to hear about your baby and hope he gets well soon.

Hi I just read your post...it sounds soo similar to my Punkin Puss when she was sick... Only thing they didnt do was put her on the IV and keep her in the hospital.... they did put subcutaneous liquids under her skin...and I was told I had to force feed her so she wouldnt get hypoglycemia....She was on several types of meds...clavamox..and robitussin...but I was wondering if your vet to you to do the carpage on your baby?...its when you go into a steaming hot bathroom...keep the shower running...and sit in there with him and let him breath in the steam...then lightly tap him on his sides where his lungs are...if there is fluid in his lungs this will actually loosen it and break it up...(almost like when you burp a baby) Also do one side first then the other then both sides at the same time..Punkin had he fluid...she was sick for a lil over a month...and finally is doing much better.. every once in a while I hear her cough...but the vet said that it would take a while for it to completely disappear...I recommend doing this...I was also getting her neubulizer treatments 3 times a day... that was getting expensive so we have a nebulizer at home and the meds for it...albuterol... and we bought a baby mask and started doing it ourselves...which was about 1/3 of the tube of meds... if you wanna talk to me about all this...email me at YummyLicous@aol.com ... I live in Brooklyn and I see you took your baby to Queens...hope this helps somewhat...that cough is scary for these little ones... and I know it has to be painful... good luck..

Kim

Hi Punkin Puss~Yes I have heard of coupage. We have been doing this for 3 months now and just started last week with the nebulizer treatments. He went to a specialist 2 weekends ago (I posted all about it in the thread "Back in the Hospital"). They did a trachea wash to find out what bacteria was in his lungs and which antibiotic would work for it. They found out the Clavamox is the only one that would work so he's been on that and will be for 4 more weeks. He is doing great! No more coughing for almost 2 weeks now!! I only do the nebulizer once a day b/c the albuterol only opens their airways up, but he doesn't have any trouble breathing and isn't coughing...plus he hates when he has to sit and do it! It makes him so hyper so he gets all finicky!! I am glad to hear your little baby is doing better as well! Thanks for writing and helping me out! :)

An old fashioned croup tent works wonders at night. I have put everyone in a crate and set up the vaporizer and drapped a sheet over the vaporizer and crate so every one was treated..If the cough is NON productive, it serves no purpose in my opinion. Robitussin with guifenasin (makes the mucus thinner) and DM which is a cough suppressant..There I go again..of course, you don't follow any plan if your vet says NO.

Yep both those things were suggested to me...I was also told to give her Robittusin... which I did...really the only thing that did was make her sleepy...what worked for her I think more then anything was the coupage...and the nebulizer... she still coughs like once a day...but
I dont think its anything anymore they said that would take over a month to finally completely go away... Anyways, I hope all is well with everyones babies! Punkin is going for her last shot today...and then she will be able to go outside!!! yayyyy!!