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Post by janetuk on May 23, 2007 10:03:11 GMT 1
I think Merlin has Kennel Cough, he has a harsh rasping cough and is coughing up white phlegm. It has just started, say 2 days ago. I have tried to research what best to do for the boy, but most articles just say, highly contagious, and you should vacinate dog before taking them to kennels. Nothing about how to help a dog that has it already. Can anyone suggest anything, obviously a trip to the vet would not be a good idea.
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Post by tasha on May 23, 2007 11:01:02 GMT 1
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Post by weima on May 23, 2007 11:20:07 GMT 1
Janet, you will have to take the dog to the vets. I doubt any vet will do a home visit for kennel cough assuming that is what it is.
Taking a dog to the vets with kennel cough is a bit like being in a doctors waiting room with everyone coughing & spluttering everywhere - it has to be done & is unfortunate!
Mine have the kennel cough vaccine each year although it is not 100% guaranteed.
A course of antibiotics will clear it up & the vet may jab him to get the drugs into his system quickly.
Hope he gets better soon!
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Post by greyghost on May 23, 2007 11:57:55 GMT 1
Taking a dog to the vets with kennel cough is a bit like being in a doctors waiting room with everyone coughing & spluttering everywhere - it has to be done & is unfortunate! Yikes I wouldn't like to be in the waiting room with a dog that has kennel cough.  You could always wait in the car til your turn or wait outside and get them to call you in. Most web sites say that a mild form should clear itself up but how do you know what is mild or not  There are homeopathic remedies out there, perhaps Muriel can expand. |
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Post by yvika on May 23, 2007 12:04:48 GMT 1
Ah Poor Mer - sorry to hear this Janet.  Agree with everyone else - you must see the vet for jab. When Luke had it as a puppy I also found Benylin (if you can get him to take it) or a teaspoon of good quality honey helps to soothe. It sounds much worse than it is - but Im sure it makes them feel quite yucky. Hugs and woofs from my lot X Karen |
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Post by janetuk on May 23, 2007 13:48:15 GMT 1
Thanks all, excellent link Tasha. As luck would have it, Mers vet is half day today. Will go and get chesty cough Benylin, and reassess tomorrow morning. Hopefully its a mild form. Looks like he won't be going to Worplesdon Funday though poor lad, don't want to inflict his misery on any other doggies.
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Post by greyghost on May 23, 2007 14:46:23 GMT 1
That's ages away isn't it Jan. He will be fighting fit by then I am sure.
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Post by marjolein on May 23, 2007 18:07:44 GMT 1
Don't worry about it Jan. Of course you can take him to the vet, but since this is a viral infection, ab's won't help solve it. It will help to prevent a bacterial infection.
If one of mine has kennel cough, I only give homeopatic cough syrup. I don't like the use of AB's when there is no need to.
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Post by greyghost on May 23, 2007 18:17:55 GMT 1
That's good to know for sure Mar.  I wasn't sure but thought it was a bit like our common cold. I am not a big fan of using ab's unless it is really necessary. |
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Post by Speeds on May 23, 2007 20:26:03 GMT 1
Get well soon Merlin.
Jan - our vets operates a sensible policy of dogs waiting in cars if you KNOW that your dog or other animal has a contagious illness. The vet will also if necessary come outside the surgery to see the animal.
I would make and appointment and go. The problem is that many people do not know kennel cough or other contagious diseases (human and pet) so in fact it is just like a Drs surgery. The fact that you are able to warn the vet should mean that they try to see you when they know their surgery is not busy.
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Post by Muriel on May 23, 2007 21:13:01 GMT 1
Children's Benylin is supposed to be good, or honey. I'd probably go for honey. CS I imagine would help too. Boost the immune system too. The only time I was involved with a dog with KC, I was told to keep her away from other dogs and that it is not contagious to humans. There was no jab for it then, dog recovered fine. |
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Post by greyghost on May 23, 2007 21:31:26 GMT 1
I believe the 'vaccine' which is actually a squirt up the nose his a mixture of a few different strains. There is no guarantee that the strain they give is the one your dog may contract in the future.
My vet also told me that the boosters contain an element of this vaccine too - not sure how much, but that is what he said.
My kennel does not ask for the kennel cough vaccine but if there is an outbreak they use a homeopathic remedy.
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Post by maelstrom mary on May 24, 2007 0:42:14 GMT 1
Roxy and then Phoebe had kennel cough last November, Jan. Think Roxy must have picked it up at puppy training?
It is a horrid rasping noise and quite infectious. I think that the vet prescribed ab's as a precaution for Rox as she was a little pupster, and we were about to go on hols with them.
We had to isolate them (from other dog socialisation) for about 10-14 days and they were fine.
Don't give up on Worplesdon, Jan......poor Merlin. Hope he feels better soon.
maryx
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Post by janetuk on May 24, 2007 15:03:06 GMT 1
Poor lad had a rough night, me included. Phoned Vet this am, she said, unless there is loss of appetite or refusal to drink, and/or discharge from nose and difficulty breathing, to administer the Benylin, reduce excercise and ofcourse no doggy socialisation. It can last from 1 to 3 weeks. If any of the other symptoms minifest then Vets immediatley as it could go to pneaumonia (sp?)
Even if Mer can't make Worplesdon, I will, its a sort of pilgrimage now !
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Post by marjolein on May 24, 2007 15:34:55 GMT 1
It's usually gone within 5 days, but it can last up to 3 weeks indeed Jan. When is this Worplesdon?
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Post by greyghost on May 24, 2007 18:19:03 GMT 1
24th June. It's the place you went to Mar when you came over the first time and Kaysha handled Mowgli. Oh happy days |
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Post by maelstrom mary on May 24, 2007 21:38:28 GMT 1
Hope that he's getting a bit better now Jan. Keep an eye on it getting chesty, but certainly Rox and the Pheebs were better in days - but they weren't especially ill, just noisy.
The first Worplesdon you and me went to, we met and you were on a pilgimage alone then as well, with Dear Storm at home not having been inoculated. I had dear old Jazzy with me, the very senior girl there!! We were a bit new girls on the block, and we met Paul and Julie and Richard (where is Richard?)!
Happy Days.
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And I won the raffle! Paul's P&O Channel crossing which was superb
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Post by greyghost on May 24, 2007 22:27:30 GMT 1
I sometimes chat to Richard on MSN. He had computer probs and then managed to wean himself off forums and the like. In short he went and got another life..... LOL
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Post by moonbeam on May 25, 2007 18:58:27 GMT 1
Hope it's not long before Merlin is feeling a whole lot better.
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Post by Speeds on May 25, 2007 19:55:43 GMT 1
Richard still does chat a lot on MSN  |
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There are homeopathic remedies out there, perhaps Muriel can expand.
