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02-05-2009, 01:43 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lohrville, IA, USA
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| Asthma My baby Yorkie was recently diagnosed with Asthma! Does anyone know much about this? I honestly have never heard of dogs having Asthma! He also has pneumonia, which I'm sure isn't helping the Asthma problem. |
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02-06-2009, 07:21 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and WELCOME . I'm so sorry about the diagnosis. Is this a young puppy? Do they think the pneu. preceded the asthma or vice versa or ? What is the treatment plan? If this is a pup, it may get better as he gets older. I'd be curious to know if he was given the kennel cough vaccine before all of this happened...
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02-08-2009, 12:32 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lohrville, IA, USA
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| Asthma They believe the pneu. and asthma are two separate things going on with him. He is being treated with Aminophyllin for the asthma and clavamox for the pneu. They also can him a shot of lasix to get the fluid out of his lungs. His cough appears to being drying up some and really he doesn't cough as long as he gets the aminophyllin every 8 hours. If we go a little longer he will start to cough, so it appears that is working. As far as the kennel cough goes he was vaccinated but my vet told me often times the owners will say they vaccinated but really didn't so I don't know. They think kennel cough was to blame for the pneu. development. I took him to one vet when I first got him and complained a lot about the cough. They insisted he was fine. they also said it could be allergies and they would most likely resolve on their own. After 5 weeks I couldn't take seeing my little guy cough all the time so I took him to another vet for a second opinion. I feel like I'm the cause of this but at the same I was just listening to the doctors orders.
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02-08-2009, 12:42 PM | #4 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Piper has an espisode every now and then. One of the members told me to go in the bathroom with him, and turn the shower on as hot as it will go, then just sit on the toilet or wherever, and let him breath in the steam. It usually takes him about 45 minutes to come around, but then he's good as new. Hope it helps you.
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