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12-12-2008, 01:05 PM
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 Jackson is a 6 year old Queensland Heeler(blue) and for the past 3 weeks he has been coughing up clear mucus, gooey-like, and is retching. His eyes look droopy. He still has all the energy he had before, except at night, he is restless, can't sleep well, and brings up the mucus. We have tried the pepto bismo, the robitussin, and the rice-chicken diet and none has worked. The other doggie is fine. He has all his shots, including Bordatella and hasn't been around any strange dogs for 6 months. His food is the same (except for the rice we tried for a week) and he is drinking water as usual. Has anyone else had this strange illness and can tell us what it is??? |
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12-12-2008, 01:16 PM
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Why don't you take him to the vet?
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12-12-2008, 01:41 PM
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Location: Maryland
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Sounds like he has Canine Chronic Bronchitis. Sounds like he needs to see a vet, pronto!
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12-12-2008, 01:53 PM
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I agree that this probably requires a veterinary opinion but it could be an allergy. Dogs can have sensitivity to pollens, dust, cats, etc. etc.
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12-12-2008, 02:02 PM
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He's got something - it sounds a lot like kennel cough.
You need to take him to a vet!
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12-12-2008, 03:14 PM
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If it's been going on for three weeks, I'd say go to the vet.
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12-12-2008, 06:33 PM
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OK, so we took him to the vet. The vet doesn't know. She said it could be kennel cough, but she didn't think so. She said he could have acid stomach, but she wasn't sure. She said it might be a seasonal allergy. Or it could be Valley Fever. This is why I try to figure out these things ahead of time and try my own remedies. So, we paid the bill and got antibiotics and went to Walgreens to get Pepcid AC. Its hard to save money when its someone(a doggie) in your family.....
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12-12-2008, 09:20 PM
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Blood tests and X-rays can help diagnose Valley Fever. If the vet thought your dog might have pulmonary VF and didn't do either, I'd ask why. Valley Fever can be, and often is, fatal if not treated properly.
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12-12-2008, 09:35 PM
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Location: NC close to the MTs and near the lakes.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhxBarb
OK, so we took him to the vet. The vet doesn't know. She said it could be kennel cough, but she didn't think so. She said he could have acid stomach, but she wasn't sure. She said it might be a seasonal allergy. Or it could be Valley Fever. This is why I try to figure out these things ahead of time and try my own remedies. So, we paid the bill and got antibiotics and went to Walgreens to get Pepcid AC. Its hard to save money when its someone(a doggie) in your family.....
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Our Papillion has the same thing and it is acid stomach. We have to give her one fourth of a pepcid every night and something to eat like a milkbone or any treat before she goes to sleep. She has had no problems for two years now. |
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12-16-2008, 03:44 AM
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Location: County Mayo Descendant
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhxBarb
OK, so we took him to the vet. The vet doesn't know. She said it could be kennel cough, but she didn't think so. She said he could have acid stomach, but she wasn't sure. She said it might be a seasonal allergy. Or it could be Valley Fever. This is why I try to figure out these things ahead of time and try my own remedies. So, we paid the bill and got antibiotics and went to Walgreens to get Pepcid AC. Its hard to save money when its someone(a doggie) in your family.....
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Did your vet take blood tests and urine sample and stool sample? If so did you get results.
IMO the vet has too many could be's and might be's.
usually a pet is given pepcid when it is taking a precribed medicine from the vet, some presribed meds cause stomach upsets which the vet usually will give you the pepcid or will give by injection.
If this does not clear up, I would go to another vet. Hope this helps some. Hope your pet is better today. |
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