booboo Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) * Edited March 12, 2009 by booboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 It's been a long time since I had one with kennel cough, didn't last very long but it was only a mild case. Have you tried giving him some cough medicine? Benylin (if you have it over there) is effective and safe to give them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2tollers Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hi One of my dogs recently had KC and it took about 1 1/2 weeks for him to get over it. He coughed up some green phlem so the vet gave him some antibiotics for a chest infection but other than that he said to just give him the chance to rest. The vet also said that cough medicines didn't do anything but make the owner feel as though they were doing something useful but on the other hand heaps of dog owners swear by them. I hope he feels better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loraine Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) stoopid double post :rolleyes: Edited January 7, 2006 by Loraine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loraine Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Booboo I adopted a dog (long time ago) and he came with a serious case of KC :rolleyes: I was told to give him 1/2 teaspoon of childrens cough medicine (Benadryl). He was off his food too, and he also had the cough for a couple of weeks. BTW he was a mini poodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshaytana Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 i had a wee little dog come from the pound with kc. It was very mild and went away within about a week and a half. I didnt treat her with anything. The vet told me it would clear itself. This dog was 7 at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna H Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Both Cougar and Chelsea picked it up earlier last year whilst in boarding... despite both being vaccinated against it. Cougar was 10 at the time and actually recovered faster than Chels (who was about 18 months old)... both took about 1.5 weeks to get over the worst of it, but it was about 2 more weeks before Chelsea was back to her usual nutty self. I also used Benadryl.. it didn't lessen the time they had it, but did make it more comfortable for them (and me at night!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labs Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 At one stage I had some dogs vaccinated and some not and almost all of them got Kennel Cough and all were the same. I don't think vaccinating did anything. We gave ours Benadryl on vets advice and over the next two weeks all were well again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Leila has had it, first time it seemingly went away after anti-botics but then the next week it had developed into bronchitis. Turbo had it when we first got him too and was sorted out after anti-botics. Typically if you notice the signs straight away and get on to it they get over it pretty fast. Both my kids are vaccinated against kennel cough now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booboo Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) * Edited March 12, 2009 by booboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 If you do a search in this Forum you will find a number of threads about KC...most of them have home remedies and experiances etc noted in them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster's Mum Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I use a holistic treatment and it is gone within 36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazz Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Just out of interest guys is it a continuous dry cough or only every hour or something ? Also Buster's mum would you care to elaborate on the holistic treatment you use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Don't feel guilty, these things happen and it's not actually your fault. I'm sure pooch will be back to their old selves in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Sounds like you did the right thing by having the vet check him out. Being vaccinated's no guarantee against getting kennel cough (KC) anyway. My boy came home with KC after being in kennels for about a week, despite being vaccinated. Sounded like he was trying to cough up something. My understanding is it's much like the flu in humans- you're more likely to catch it if you come in contact with lots of people (like dogs at a kennel). Like the flu, you can only vaccinate against some "strains" and the virus keeps ahead of the vaccines. Dog was fine after a week. I was away at the time: Vet prescribed antibiotics and the OH gave them. Not sure they're necessary as antibiotics kill bacteria NOT viruses and the dog wasn't so sick that he had both types of infection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttaburra Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hi, sorry to hear your dog is unwell. I had a similar experience to yours with an old cat. it turned out to be heart failure. Because your dog is old it might be prudent to rule this out by having a chest X-Ray, (to see if the heart is enlarged), this would also indicate whether there was a chest infection or pneumonia. I hope it is not either of these things, but you can get some treatment for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Just founds this thread after doing a search because I took my girl to the vet yesterday with the same symptoms - the cough did sound like she had something stuck in her throat. The vet checked her heart and lungs, all fine, said it is possibly kennel cough. This morning my other dog and my foster have both started coughing (All dogs are vaccinated). I realise that it will probably go away on its own, but am interested in what others have done to make their dogs comfortable. Vet gave my girl an anti-inflammatory injection as they said her throat was very swollen, and also started her on antibiotics 'in case'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerTrouble Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) Dont feel guilty about it BB! We had a Kelpie x Blue Heeler that got KC, the vet told us that it is an airborn bacteria (feel free to correct if wrong) and that your doggie can get it if an infected dog was on the other side of the fence. Its an extremely prevalent infectious diseases in dogs, and you have done the right thing by seeing a vet. Hope your baby gets well soon Edited January 13, 2006 by BoxerTrouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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