I did not know they can get colds like to us. Thanks for the info. Yeah, she is coughing like that. Excitement brings it on too. Cant hear much more than air... Poor dear was debarked :( thanks! No meds needed for kennel cough?? Yis
-----Original Message----- From: ButtercupandWyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] coughing kennel cough does take a bit to get over, it is more of a honking type cough, when yuo press on their trachea they usually cough ( if they have kennel cough) antibio's wont help get rid of kennel cough, but will help it turn into pneuomnia ;-) if it is kennel cough it does need to run its course, it could be a cold also, one of my dogs is coughing quite a bit lately and havent been anyplace to pick up kennel cough .. so it might just be the change in weather , like how it makes us sick ;-) --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Yisraela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Yisraela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Chihuahuas] coughing To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 8:32 PM When I got Lacy a month ago, she started coughing after having her a week. The vet put her on ten days antibiotics and she got a little better. The previous owner said it was kennel cough and it would run its course in 2 weeks. She is still coughing. Cant go back to the vets yet. Anyone familiar with kennel cough? Thanks, Yis Yisraela & the adorable chi, Lacy Lou
