Coughing in dogs after drinking water
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I experience heavy coughing when drinking water, usually ice water. After a cold this past winter I had a post-viral cough lasting about 3 weeks. That's when I first noticed cold water causing me to feel a sharp tickle in my throat and have severe coughing. My symptoms eventually got better, but I still was affected by water, but not as severely.
I caught another cold this summer, with cough being one of the symptoms.
One of the things my vet mentioned when my chi started coughing for a few seconds was to make sure the water/food dishes were high enough they did not have to bend down to eat. That has really helped. I will say she gave the one chi a steroid shot....that helped as well. It has worn off and the dishes have continued to her from coughing as much. Just a thought!
I have a chihuahua/rat terrier mix (15 mos old) and my daughter just recently go a 5 mos old chihauah. My terrier does this all the time too after drinking and when she's running around outside in the grass. It's worse if the water she's drinking is really cold. When she was a baby, she would just start shaking and I thought how strange. But then I noticed my daughter's chihuahua pup does the same thing.
When I feel the tickle starting I try everything I can to stop it such as clearing my throat, coughing, drinking lots of water and so on but nothing stops it. It seems that only after having a very embarrassing coughing fit where I sometimes strain to breathe followed by a bout of sneezes is the the only thing to stop the tickle.
I can't stop coughing. It hurts so much. Anything besides drinking water? I've sat up,laid down walked drank water like crazy... I don't even wanna spit after I cough cause I feel like it's been so violent I'll be coughing up blood... baby girls moving and I'm still having Braxton hicks but this cough is killing my throat.... didn't happen til about 2-3 hours ago and just seems to,get worse.... any suggestions?
s rather common in dogs! Dogs can live many ,many years on medications just like humans can.....Meds. to improve function of the heart & also lasix to clear fluid from the lungs......An EKG or ECG can detect what part of the heart is having a problem.....They usually run around $100.....Some Vets will suggest this test, some will not...They will just go ahead and treat...
Next- Kennel Cough- This is a virus and antibiotics will do nothing.....
So my puppy had parvo about three to four weeks ago, he stayed with them for about four days to get treated. He came home & was back to his joyful playfull self. About a week & a half later he developed kennel cough passing it on to our other three dogs. The vet gave us oral antibiotics to give to the dogs for the coughing, they all never stopped eating & are all playfull and happy as tgey usually are except my puppy.
However, fluids help a CKF dog excrete toxins trapped in the body, so good hydration is crucial for these dogs. In time, you will probably need to discuss fluid therapy with your vet, which involves giving Maggie fluids intravenously or subcutaneously. Your vet can help you achieve this at home (which is better for Maggie and cheaper for you), so it's worth talking about it at your next vet appointment.
He has had about five seizures in his lifetime, and the last four occurred about three or four months apart. After those seizures, which lasted all of five minutes, he would snap right back to normal. But after his last seizure, which occurred on Saturday.....different story. That morning, he woke up very lethargic acting, and slept all throughout the day, not eating anything or wanting to drink anything. Then in the early evening, he had a major seizure.
Because my dog interacts with other dogs a lot, when he developed a "cough" I immediately took him to the vet. He had no fever, is eating and drinking normally and his activity level is normal - he doesn't at all act like a sick dog. I have kept him away from other dogs to avoid getting them sick. The vet diagnosed him with kennel cough and put him on Doxycycline 100 mg - he takes 1 1/2 pills twice a day. He started them on Tuesday.He has also had a Bordetella vaccine.
My dog is now her usual happy self, she is eating, urinating, drinking water and there is absolutely no blood in her urine. I probably did not collect all of the stones because I had no idea they were there until I picked up the last poop pad there I saw them. My little ShihTzu is five years old and Pedialyte will be on hand in my pantry at all times. After the stones are evaluated I will ask the vet for instructions on making my own meals for my pet.
I then rinsed the bottle out with water a few times and continued drinking out of it for a week. I later found out see had an ulcer that was bleeding earlier in the day. I also had a cut in my mouth from biting my cheek the day before, it was not bleeding at the time. We were in jail, if you are wondering why i drank out of the bottle for a week, I didn't have a cup. What are my chances? Would the blood still be detected in her saliva.
All of the reading I have done states that dogs with kidney disease drink excessively. Does this sound excessive, or normal? In my opinion excessive drinking would be drinking every hour and the water bowl always being empty, which is not the case with Boomer. I have read that the normal amount for a dog to drink is 1 ounce per pound, so since he is 70 pounds and drinks about 70 ounces, he is drinking a normal amount according to that resource.
She now began to throw up and regurgitate after eating and drinking. Sometimes this happens directly after she ingests food or water, and other times it may happen 30 minutes to an hour afterward. Cleaned any dust around the house, etc. Local vet referred us to Oklahoma State Vet Clinic.
-Month 6 – OSU Vet clinic. Her examinations showed no heartworm, no collapse trachea, no tumors, etc. She went through a series of x-rays, ultrasounds and a fluoroscopy.
Vets will not put the dog on meds till they have all the symptoms and had them for alittle while - such as my dog was drinking 10 bowls of water a day - panting - and then always wanting to eat!!!!! Finally all this got to a certain point and the vet just said before Christmas she needed to meds -(plus she did bloodwork urine test and an ultrasound) Do you do need to find a vets who has worked with other dogs with Cushings and make sure they are updated!!
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?
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