Buck has kennel cough

[.sarah]

Poor baby :( Could you spare some thoughts for him? Also, if anyone has been through it, did you find anything helped? We've got him seperated from the girls and have a humidifier with him. Any other ideas?

He caught it at the dog park or the camp grounds last week ... :(

[Daisy and Delilah]

Awwwww!!!! Poor Buck!! Thoughts and prayers are coming your way buddy! :(

[critter crazy]

:( Awww....poor buck!! Our vet put out dog on antibiotics,a nd it went away very quickly! hope Buck feels better soon!

[BC_MoM]

Poor, Buck! Molly had kennel cough when we adopted her. For every day she had medication, we gave her 2x the amount in yogurt and other probiotics.

She recovered quickly and very nicely.

Good thoughts for Buck on the way. :)

[CathyBogart]

When Jasper had kennel cough I gave him a vitamin C tablet every morning (I called my vet to confirm it was OK, I'd recommend doing the same if you decide to give Vit C) and a small dish of echinacea tea.

I gave tea in the evening one day, but that was a mistake that ended with a big puddle on the carpet at 3am!

My vet also said that sometimes giving the bordatella vaccine after a dog already has it can speed recovery time.

[gemini9961]

Good wishes for Buck on a speedy recovery.

[borzoimom]

Ohh poor buck! Even if you had the vaccine- there are so many strains of this- they can still catch it..
Maybe a little vitamin C along with the antibiotics the vet gave..

[Kfamr]

Man, that sucks! Poor Buck. Nala had kennel cough before we adopted her.
I haven't seen anything from Ki or Moo, so hopefully they don't have it.

I wonder if they could have caught it at the dog show, rather than camp or the park?

[caseysmom]

Lots of the dogs at the shelter I volunteer at come down with kennel cough, it responds to the meds very well. I hope Buck feels better soon.

[.sarah]

I wonder if they could have caught it at the dog show, rather than camp or the park?
It could have been from there, I didn't think of that. Who knows, we did so much that weekend!

I went to the health food store earlier and bought Vitamin C powder and liquid Echinacea at the reccomendation of some homeopathic websites ... interesting that you suggested it too Cathy! I've also been suggested something else and I'm fixing to go out to find it. I personally am not going to take him to the vet because I do not like antibiotics or vaccines and prefer to take a more natural route. He'll be treated by our homeopathic vet ASAP. I think he'll recover quickly, I'm more worried about him spreading it to the girls though. I just want it to run it's course and be done with.

[borzoimom]

Dogs at a dog show are required to carry their vaccine records, subject to review at the vet at the shows discreation.. - but kennel cough is not given as often but still- the healthy dogs are at dog shows. It was probably the dog park.

[Glacier]

We had it a couple winters ago--every dog in the yard, except two came down with it. Took over a month to work it's way through. We basically just let it run it's course. I did give them cough suppressant...just make sure it's a plain cough medicine, no decongestants or other medications in it. I mostly gave them that at night so that we could all get some rest!

Hope Buck is feeling better soon.

[chocolatepuppy]

Pawsitive thoughts for Buck. Get well soon Buck.

[Kfamr]

Well, like I said, I haven't sen any symptoms from my four, so hopefully they don't get it/have it! :(


Dogs at a dog show are required to carry their vaccine records, subject to review at the vet at the shows discreation.. - but kennel cough is not given as often but still- the healthy dogs are at dog shows. It was probably the dog park.

There weren't just "healthy dog show dogs" at the dog show - there were pet dogs as well.

[borzoimom]

The bulk of the shows outside dogs are not allowed- .. It goes with liability of the club..

[bckrazy]

Awwwuh, Buck! =( Get better soon buddy.

Being that Buck is not a young puppy, and he's so healthy & not a flat-faced breed, I'm sure he will get over it as quickly and easily as a kid gets over a cold. Especially since his Mom is doing all the right stuff for him :]. Dog shows are definitely easy places for it to travel, especially with people bringing puppies, and in close quarters if it was an indoor show.

[.sarah]

Thanks everyone. I just called places all over town and nobody has this chinese herbal medicine that was reccomended to me :( We did order a homeopathic remedy and payed $28 in shipping so that it would come overnight.

He's sooo not happy being locked up in the X-pen. :( He just cries when the dogs are playing and when we come to talk to him. :( Ughhh

[Freedom]

Can you give him a little turkey? You know, get him a little sleepy and he won't feel so left out, too tired to care? :)

Best wishes, Buck!

[lizbud]

My RB Buddy came down with kennel cough once after I took him to
a groomer that I hadn't used before. It took a few days before it showed
up, but it was awful hearing that gagging cough. My Vet gave him a shot
of antibiotics & pills to take for a few days. The Vet said it would clear up
on it's own probably, but treatment might help it clear up quicker.

[Kater]

Feel better soon, Buck!!

[k9krazee]

Aww, poor guy, hope he recovers soon!

[dragondawg]

With antibiotics the dog is usually back to normal in 36-48 hrs. Where normal is defined as appetite and energy levels restored with no sign of the recent illness. Without antibiotics and assuming the dog is not a puppy or geriatric then 1-2 weeks to fully recover. Pneumonia can be a complication in young puppies or in very old dogs if not treated with antibiotics.

Incubation time is 2-14 days. There is an extremely high probability any dog in a contaminated environment unvaccinated is likely to come down with it as its extremely contagious.

Vaccinating before clinical signs appear, may help a little to shorten the illness- assuming it takes a week thereafter for clinical symptoms to develop. Once clinical signs are present, vaccination will have no effect on the duration of the illness.

[.sarah]

Thanks, everyone.

[anna_66]

Awww Sara I'm sorry to hear the birthday boy has kennel cough. That's no way to celebrate a birthday at all:( I hope he starts feeling better soon and is able to get out and play with everyone else.

Lots of healing vibes headed his way.

Big (((HUGS))) to you Buck!

[.sarah]

Thanks, Anna.

Buck is doing much better today. He is not coughing as much. Hopefully he'll be over this soon!

[.sarah]

Well Buck is well as of two days ago, but Luka is sick now. :(

[anna_66]

Oh no that sucks:(

We'll be sending more healing {{{vibes}}} your way.

[borzoimom]

Aww poor baby.. Maybe you could give all the dogs a little vitamin C to help ward this off from spreading. ..

[ramanth]

I'm so sorry to hear Luka is ill now. :(

[BC_MoM]

Oh, no.. not my favourite PT girl! Lots of yogurt and vitamin C supplement! :)

[.sarah]

Thanks everyone. Luka is not doing any better, but no worse either. She is however a little sicker than Buck was. She was hacking/vomiting up mucousy-foam every now and then. I didn't feed her yesterday because she vomited up food - even the little bit that her supplements were in - almost immediately. I withheld food and water for a while and then started giving her small amounts of honey and she kept that down. I started giving her small amounts of water again last night and she hasn't vomited that up so I'm going to try giving her a small meal in a little while. I guess since she is able to keep this all down that she is doing a little better, but she's still coughing quite a bit. I really hope this doesn't spread to the other dogs. Actually I'm surprised that it hasn't, since they both have a weaker immune system than Buck and Luka.


Aww poor baby.. Maybe you could give all the dogs a little vitamin C to help ward this off from spreading. ..
Yep, been giving that to all of them since Buck started showing symptoms. Thanks though :)