Coughing setter

[Sharon]

- coughing setter ( twice an hour)

- 3 year old neutered female

- has all shots ( no bortadella as I don't board her)

- was around some dogs I didn't know a couple weeks ago

Should I wait and see unless it gets worse or see the vet now? Thanks.

[mcbosco]

how severe is the cough? does she cough at night? does she cough more when she runs around? is it a deep cough? does she have fever? is she laboring to cough?


sal

[Sharon]

Wow. You should be a detective.

The cough is not severe.
She coughs at night.
Running around makes no difference.
No fever.
Not laboring much to cough.

Thanks.

[gmanksu]

Cup your hand rub her throat vigorously for about 15 seconds. Does this result in a coughing fit? It may also be allergies, Benadryl can be used in dogs, may just give her a 1 benadryl in the am and in the pm for a couple of days and see if it helps. If it is kennel cough it must runs its course, vets will usually give antibiotics for secondary infection prevention and cough syrup.

[mcbosco]

I tend to be conservative with coughs. I hate to waste money at the vet but I had a JR that coughed at night and she had a heart problem. She lived for 11 years with the condition until almost 19.

Its probably nothing but may be worth a trip to the Doc, especially if it doesn't improve.

[snips]

Could be a mild kennel cough. If shes feeling good and eating, I would bet on it. They tend to cough more at nite or a.m. If so, would just need to run its course.

[Sharon]

Thanks for taking the time to post your suggestions folks.
The cough is a little worse to-day.

i've decided to go with kennel cough for now. If it continues much longer i will see the vet to find out if it is something more serious.

[Sharon]

Dog has been on antibiotics for 2 days and the coughing has already stopped - of course I will finish the course of pills. Doctor thinks just a URI not KC. as none of the other dogs have it.

Thanks for your help.