Coughing in young dogs

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YOu may want to try posting in the "pet" section under dog community. I know someone who has a dog with chronic lyme and the dog only experiences flares at times. When the dog is in a flare, the vet prescribes antibiotics. Otherwise, the dog functions well.

Now I have a ~ 2yr old cat, that has been healthy for over a year, suddenly having a cough similar to my dogs cough. She's a DSH if that matters.

It seems that the Riba causes some people to have this cough. Has anyone else had the phantom cough? I guess my side effects are starting to appear...it was nice having so few while it lasted!!!!

Baby boy dies from whooping cough13:44 AEST Thu Sep 16 201017 hours 33 minutes A five-week-old South Australian boy has died from whooping cough, as state health authorities report a rise in the number of cases of the highly contagious disease. The five-week-old boy was admitted to hospital last Saturday but died in intensive care on Tuesday, SA Health said. He was the first infant to die from whooping cough in the state since 2001.

I had my dog boarded at a pet hospital. About 3 weeks to a month before I boarded him, I got him updated on his vaccines at the Humane Society (dirt cheap, no exam fee, gotta love it), the trifecta: Rabies, DHLPP and Bordetella. He received the Bordetella vaccine- the one that they squirt into his nose. He seemed fine at pick up and by fine I mean there is NOTHING quite like the greeting you get from a 65lbs rescued young adult APBT who has no concept of his size or strength haha.

She mostly coughs at night, or when she is running around. Nothing seems to be working. My other dogs all had this cough as well, but it eventually got better. My Cairn terrier mix had it really bad, but after two weeks of doxyclycin it is mostly gone away. Her activity level is normal, her appetitite etc is all normal, she just has this aweful cough for over a month.

He always had a heart murmur which was a stage 3 in late November, progressed to stage 5 today. He began coughing, and vomiting over the weekend so I knew something was up. He had a Lasix shot today, nitroglycerin applied to his ear and is now going to take Vetmedin 1/2 tablet twice per day, Enalaparil, 1/2 tab twice per day and Lasix 12.5 mg. bid. I'm sad that this has happened to him at such a young age, but pray we can have him around for a few more years. My problem is......

She had been coughing a little bit after the surgery, but I called the vet and they said that dogs normally cough after surgery because of the procedure and just to call if it got worse, and it didn't. She showed no other signs leading up to this. It was completely a shock. Can you help me to understand why she died?

Right now, her lungs sound clear and she is not coughing. We have an appointment next week with a veterinary cardiologist, but I'm frantic with worry now. Is there any hope for a longer life or is this little puppy going to die before she's 2 years old? How long can medication prolong her life? How long might her life be without medication?

Any time your dog gets you to change your own behavior, the idea that she is top dog gets even more reinforced. Dogs are dogs. They are not people, and not human babies. They have entirely different needs than humans. I know you realize that, but I say it only to illustrate that you can't apply human baby techniques to dogs and have the result be anything more than failure or outright disaster.

Also called 'triple phosphate'(magnesium ammonium phosphate) are the most commonly seen with urinary tract infections and most frequently seen in females. These type of crystals are seen in young dogs (under a year) or in middle aged or older dogs. Struvites are almost always accompanied by bacteria that create a high alkaline pH. In cats, struvite stones form in the absence of a bladder infection.

But when you get a young dog and right off the bat he's sick, it's kind of upsetting. We went through about $10,000 worth of vet bills for our cat over the years, and can't afford that again. I don't mind accidents sometimes, but there's definitely something wrong. How can people sell you a dog and say he's healthy and then the dog is immediately sick. That's what bothers me..............

I am very sorry to hear of your loss. To lose a healthy young dog lke this is shocking for you, and difficult to understand. There is only one consolation and that is that he mustn't have suffered. A fatal stroke or aneurysm would have taken him so quickly, probably as he was sleeping or dozing. He most likely wouldn't have known a thing about it. But I feel for you because this must be very hard. Please accept my condolences.

He was put down on July 21. It's still hard to think about, he was such a healthy puppy and young dog. He had so many surgeries in his life but in the end he didn't make it. Until the last day and the hours before he died, his quality of life was good.

hi i have posted on another part of this site about this, i am 41 years old , i live in northern ireland in the uk, i have had this problem since i was a a child of around 13-14, tickle in throat first up followed by a large need to take a deep breath in and then the cough and choke and then a repeat until your only coughing and no time to breath, your face is bright red, every vein is standing out your gasping for air and some times you can even hit the floor as you are physically have not enou

For the most part he is a healthy very pampered dog. He is much larger then the average Doberman, when young and healthy he was 116 lbs. Now that he is a old man he is about 130 lbs. He is not super active any more cause he has arthritis in his back legs which slows him down a lot. However, he does get short bouts of energy and plays with our boxer. Since Tuesday morning he has had a cough. Sounds kind of wheezy I suppose, it's so hard to describe.

i am so worried, i have a 3months old puppy pomspitz she had cough and cold for 4days now we took her to the vet the other day the vet gave her some shots, vits and medicine but she's not getting better :( now she's weak and she does not want to eat what should i do? please help!

It will tell the vet if, among other things, the liver and kidney values are OK. It's not uncommon at all for young dogs to have liver or kidney problems. Juvenile kidneys, which is a condition where the kidneys don't grow with the dog, but stay the size of about a 12 or 14 week old puppy. What happens, naturally, is that the kidneys are not large enough to filter the poisons from a larger dog's body, and the animal slowly goes downhill. Let me ask you a few questions.

You can usually get them to stop it by massaging their throat and getting them to swallow. It happens in cats as well as in dogs. Gasping and coughing could be a sign of a collapsing trachea. This is extremely common in middle aged and older toy dogs, and it's caused by the rings of the trachea losing their firmness, causing the trachea to cave in. It's fairly common in overweight dogs as well. Diagnosis can be made by palpating the throat to see if a cough can be elicited.

I am asking because there is something called serotonin syndrome that can result when a dog's body converts the proteins in their food into something called 5-hydroxytryptophan that can cause myoclonus in dogs. The problem is, once a dog HAS myoclonus, it can't really be cured, but it CAN be gotten into remission. The fact that you said that she can trigger these myoclonic seizures by bending down to drink.

If not, has he been in what would be considered a heavy challenge situation for a dog that is unprotected against Canine Cough, for example, have you had him to a dog park, or has he been somewhere where there are a lot of dogs lately?

In my mind his illness is linked with those dry dog foods. He threw up the dog food twice and he has never had any problem with his raw diet. *My breeder suggested his Thyroid. She stated that she had never seen this problem. It is Wednesday now and he is acting perfectly normal. his appetite is excellent. a few moments after he eats he seems to be having a brief intestinal spasm. Otherwise you would never no he had any problems. Pharaoh has been extremely healthy since birth.

oh and by the way, the main substance I've been abusing over the past couple years is Corcedin cough and cold, and alcohol. I'm 20. I'm a young pretty girl. I know this. Its draining me.

I came down with a bad cold right before the transfer, and coughed through 3 days of resting. I am still coughing! I have become so sad thinking that I coughed the little guys right out of me, and/or affected attachment and implantation. Despairing, on the fourth day I lifted some light groceries up the stairs. My Dr. said that it was ok to return to normal activities after a couple of days of rest. Did I over do it.. on top of the coughing? Does a cough affect things with the embies?

She had a fever and her cheeks were very red on her birthday. She got over the fever but continues to cough quite often every day and night. She takes clariten, 2 times daily per the dr. Also triamedic cough syrup, and one other liquid medicine. She takes everything like a good girl. She is lethargic, pale, and is getting really tired of coughing after 3 and 1/2 months. She has been to the Dr 2 times for this problem and we have gotten no help.

However, this morning he is nauseous again and doesn't want to eat. I've had a hard time, of course, but a friend of mine with a young dog with kidney failure said she was the same way at first.-crying all the time, etc. Now it is better. I so appreciate your interest. God bless you and your Peke as well!

Since your vet did a very thorough workup, my guess is this is a frustrated dog dreaming out loud. I had a dog very like yours who started howling in her sleep around the same age. Very scary stuff there! As it turned out, she needed proper exercise outside her own territory. Once I started a daily walking program, she calmed right down and we all slept in silence again. If you already walk your dog daily, you may need to add an extra one. Can't hurt - might help!

Now she's not stuffy anymore, her nose is running with clear mucous, it is not green or yellow... she is sneezing alot, especially since our dog has begun to shed, and her right eye is red. She was not this bad on Friday, now all of a sudden (of course ALWAYS on days the Pedi's office is closed) it has gotten worse. She seems to be OK other than the sneezing, watery red eye, and the coughing.

Prevents most coughing by depressing the cough center in the brain. As I stated above my dogs cough is at a pretty violent stage and if she doesn't take this medicine she would cough all day long very violently. In my dog's case, it's because her large heart is pushing on her trachea making her think something is in her throat, causing her to cough.

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