Rolo and Liath coughing and being sick.

[*jean*]

Have an appoitment at vets at 4.15. no doubt they wont have a clue Ill get anti biotics ( again liath has had this a few months ago)
 rolo lying flat out at my feet, his cough is dry and hoarse sounding. any movement sets it off. no temperature.they both still are eating.
 bet its kennel cough but where would they have got it from ? they havent been with strange dogs recently.
 at the adnanced dog training its only liath and henry( sisters dog) this last 2 weeks.
 v strange,
 any ideas. can it be carried on clothing?

[jools]

I'm away to google the incubation time of kennel cough.....

[*Theresa*]

Oh no hopefully not related but Glen and Sally have developed a dry cough this morning. I thought it was because they had been being sick due to worming.....fingers crossed that my gut is right and thats all they have.

I was told when Glen had kennel caugh that him even seeing another dog in the park or whatever could pass it on to another unsuspecting dog.

If Im wrong and they are displaying the same symptoms as your two could it be one of the dogs Glen intorduced himself to last friday? 10days....is that about the right incubation period?

Hope Rolo and Liath are feeling better soon. 

[jools]

It says between 3 and 10 days incubation.....does that fit in?

Good luck at the vet.

[*jean*]

Oh no hopefully not related but Glen and Sally have developed a dry cough this morning. I thought it was because they had been being sick due to worming.....fingers crossed that my gut is right and thats all they have.

I was told when Glen had kennel caugh that him even seeing another dog in the park or whatever could pass it on to another unsuspecting dog.

If Im wrong and they are displaying the same symptoms as your two could it be one of the dogs Glen intorduced himself to last friday? 10days....is that about the right incubation period?

Hope Rolo and Liath are feeling better soon. 

d'you know I never thought of that. they so rarely meet strange dogs.. I always think the vets must be THE unhealthiest place for them. last time liath was like this was after she went fot her vaccs. think she picked up a bug in the surgery. but the other 2 never got it.
 I assumed ( wrongly I expect) that kC would be in the immunisations they get, Im going to ask. and if not why not?

[*jean*]

so if it is KC ( how do you get a definate diagnosis?  last time the vet said liath had an upper respiratory infection and a bit of tracheitis, BUT if the other dogs started coughing then it was kc but the treatment would be the same... ) SO reassuring!
 how long until my 2 can mix with others then? assuming it is kc?

[*Theresa*]

I was told it wasn't included in the immunisation because there are so many different strains of it and you can not immunise against them all.

Last time I got kids Benylyn for Glen and never gave him antibiotics and he cleared up in no time. 

My vet was also unable to confirm it but a neighbour had got a rescue dog the week before that was diagnosed with KC so we just sort of put two and two together. Sally never got it and I just kept them away from other dogs for 10 days to make sure it never spread any further. Another neighbour treated her dog a couple of days later with the Benylyn because it looked like she was developing it and hers cleared up in no time as well. 

[Helen]

benylin is full of sugar and rubbish - Manuka honey does the trick 

if either of them have a suspected chest infection they'll get anti-b's

[*jean*]

benylin is full of sugar and rubbish - Manuka honey does the trick 

if either of them have a suspected chest infection they'll get anti-b's

I don't think they do. no temp ( that i can tell without a rectal thermometer    ) no panting, just hacking dry coughs and an occasional spew.( caused by the cough.. almost sounds like they have something in their throats they are hacking up.)
oh poop now pepper doing it.
manuka honey all round!

[Helen]

at least if it's all three you don't have to isolate one 

big squidges to them all (it'll sound like you're in a TB ward with that lot coughing  )

[*jean*]

how long will I have to isolate them from other dogs.. ( assuming it is kc. )

[*Theresa*]

Oooops how the heck did I forget about the Manuka honey  .....just dug mine out of the cupboard and fed them a spoonful each to be on the safe side. 

[spanielcrazy]

how long will I have to isolate them from other dogs.. ( assuming it is kc. )

When mine have had it I usually wait about a week after the coughing has stopped.

Hope they're feeling better soon 

[*jean*]

Oooops how the heck did I forget about the Manuka honey  .....just dug mine out of the cupboard and fed them a spoonful each to be on the safe side. 

how are your 2?
it sounds very coincidency doesnt it?
 if fred starts  and alfie and tilly as well...

[Helen]

wot spanielcrazy said 

you've got 3 fit dogs there - if it's a bog standard strain, and you've got it early they should be over the coughing within a few days