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Cocker Specific Discussion => Health => Topic started by: *jean* on April 14, 2008, 03:22:30 PM
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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?
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I'm away to google the incubation time of kennel cough.....
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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. :-*
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It says between 3 and 10 days incubation.....does that fit in?
Good luck at the vet.
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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?
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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... ph34r ) SO reassuring!
how long until my 2 can mix with others then? assuming it is kc?
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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. ;)
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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
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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!
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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 :'( )
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how long will I have to isolate them from other dogs.. ( assuming it is kc. )
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Oooops how the heck did I forget about the Manuka honey ph34r.....just dug mine out of the cupboard and fed them a spoonful each to be on the safe side. ;)
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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 :blink:
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Oooops how the heck did I forget about the Manuka honey ph34r.....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... ph34r
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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 :D
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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 :D
whew! I hate not getting out and about..and the weather seems to be getting better. right best get them ready. and tell pepper to be on her best behaviour and not to bite the vet. ;) Id like to bite him tho with all the "extra charges!"
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Oooops how the heck did I forget about the Manuka honey ph34r.....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... ph34r
Just now they seem ok, Sally is coughing about once and hour but is no longer being sick. Glen is a bit more frequent with the cough and has sicked up bile about 8 time today. His breakfast stayed down though and it is just bile and froth. I was convinced it was due to the worming tablets as Sally was sick about 12oclock yesterday but never coughed until this morning. Glen started being sick about 1.30am and got the cough about 6 this morning. It does seem awful coincidental and now I am feeling well guilty as Fred was here most of today and we met up yesterday afternoon so if they have got KC and he managed to avoid it before he's probably got it now ph34r ph34r
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I hope they're all ok. No sign of any coughing with any of my lot, Alfie and Tilly had the kc vax the year before last (Tilly had it from the rescue) but I didn't renew it and it doesn't work half the time anyway ::)
Poor guys, and Glen and Sally too :'( I really hope they're all ok :luv:
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Oh I hope everydog ok.. Fred was coughing thurs/friday but when he was sick it was a ball of tennis ball fluff and grass, he had been v v loose the last couple of days but after 2 days of Chicken &Rice he is right as rain now (dog gets fed better than me most days :005:).
I really hope they are ok jean and there are no 'hidden ph34r 'charges with the vet
Lisa
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Sorry to hear about your babies ..hope they are better soon (((hug)))) x
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well tis kennel coff! ph34r
antibiotics and benylin is what she advised tho I think I may buy manuka honey instead of benylin.
I got charged 1 consultation as I took all 3 intogether. separately it would have been 63.60 I paid 21.15 plus 3.60 for the anti b's. Im getting fly to them.
I kept them out in the car so as not to infect other dogs. then once surgery was over I had to take them in so I was there a while.
they all behaved well and only pepper managed to leap off the table as soon as I put her on it, the vet commented on how muscular and fit they all were and was very taken with liath. I think she would have kept her if Id left her behind! ( as if!) she kept saying she couldnt believe how laid back they were.. Rolo had stretched out for a snooze on the floor while pepper was being examined. I think Ive converted her to working cockers. :luv:
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Awwww crap that was not what I was hoping to read. Gonna treat my too as if they definately have it. Can't do them any harm. Hope your 3 babes feel better soon, not suprised you converted your vet with gorgeous doggies like you've got :luv: :luv:
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Awwww crap that was not what I was hoping to read. Gonna treat my too as if they definately have it. Can't do them any harm. Hope your 3 babes feel better soon, not suprised you converted your vet with gorgeous doggies like you've got :luv: :luv:
aww shucks!! :luv: :luv: :005: :005:
when really they can be.. >:D >:D
looks can be deceiving :angel: >:D :angel: >:D :angel: :rofl1: :rofl1: :rofl1:
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I currently have 2 dogs down with it - its absolutely rife here just now. I used Dorwests Garlic & Fenugreek tablets in January when we had it and it worked a treat so am using that again this time.
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I currently have 2 dogs down with it - its absolutely rife here just now. I used Dorwests Garlic & Fenugreek tablets in January when we had it and it worked a treat so am using that again this time.
wheres the best place to get them from?
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I now order mine through work but used to just purchase them direct from Dorwest online. They deliver really quickly
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Just caught up with this. Hope all the dogs get well soon - sending cocker snogs from Mellycome :-* :-* :-*
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jean came in on her way home from the vet this afternoon to let me know and to say we have to keep our dogs apart for a while. mine are ok so far !
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Ooooohhh poor doglets and you :luv: :-* Hope they are over it real soon, at least they have it at the same time
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Well I have had another terrible night...Sally is not too bad but at one point in the night Glen was coughing so hard and struggling to get his breath so much he started to panic so so did I. He seems a bit better this morning but he gets stressed when he has a coughing fit. All through the night everytime he coughed (every half hour - hour) I had to sit up and calm him down again. I am soooo knackered. :'(
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That sounds awful Theresa, hope things improve for you today, sending lots of hugs to all of you :luv:
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Sorry to hear about poor Glen. Sounds awful :'(
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Jean, I hope things are better today in your house too. Lots of :luv:
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Jean how are your 3 doing? Im better they are coping better than my woosy lad. ::)
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Blimey...just caught this..I have never experienced this...yet....hope all doglets are better soon and that you all get a good nights sleep :-*
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WOW worrying stuff!!!
Hope all your dogs get well soon!! :luv:
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my 3 slept ok the odd cough. pepper is coughing the most ( she was last to start coughing) movement sets it off so no walks today either.
liath was the 1st to cough and hardly coughs now so think the antibs are working .
silence at the moment, they are all snoozing. they are eating fine and only boking up watery stuff. its like a hair is stuck in their throats the noise they make hacking away till they spit out a gob of water. well thats what rolo and pep are like liath is too ladylike to puke. just the odd cough now with her tho she sounded like a 40 fag a day gel yesterday! ps i got ordinary honey as we dont have manuka in rogart plenty ordinary stuff tho and its doing the trick. ( my dad used to keep bees.. I really hate having to pay for the stuff , ;) Im having some on my toast! :luv:)
hope my 3 dont infect anyone else. the vet said once they stop coughing they arent so infectious. fingers crossed.
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That is exactly the same as my two....their appetites are fine and they are keeping their meals down but they are continually bringing up froth and water...its minging. Sally had not brought anything up so far this morning so fingers crossed she's on her way back to normal but Glen.....being a bloke....is milking it for everything he has got ::) :005:
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I use Manuka Honey and also Dorwest Garlic and Fenugreek tablets. I also use Kennel Cough Nosodes from Holistic Pet Supplies http://www.holisticpetsupplies.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=343 (http://www.holisticpetsupplies.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=343) I also buy other products from that site, it's one of my favourites ;) I also like this handy calander which tells you when to administer the nosodes http://www.holisticpetsupplies.co.uk/nosode_calendar.php (http://www.holisticpetsupplies.co.uk/nosode_calendar.php)
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Poor guys all of them :'( that sounds like a really rough night with poor Glen Theresa. I hope they all shake it off quickly. No sign of any coughing from my lot so far so I hope they've managed to avoid it and I'm sorry your babies aren't well, both of you! Big Oirish hugs on the way to all of them :luv:
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they are a lot better today but barking sets it off. they started barking when someone came to my door just now. rolo just coughed a couple of times liaths went on a bit longer but not nearly as bad as yesterday. hoping to let them run about tommorrow.
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Poor babies. Hope they are all on the mend now though :-*
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Me too, I hope they're all feeling a bit better today, and your guys too Theresa :luv:
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My two are alot better too. Glen still coughing quite a bit but nowhere near as much as he was and Sally has only coughed once today that I've heard. Thankfully both slept well last night so no longer feel like the walking dead :D
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I'm so sorry. I seem to have missed this. Blame the school holidays and lots of outings!
Sounds like you might be over the worst of it by now but sounds like a really nasty dose of KC.
Hope you and your doglets are all 100% soon.
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Glad to hear they are all on the road to recovery. Dallas is much better now and no longer coughing but Harlem isn't getting any better and thats been a week so may need to take him to the vets. His reverse sneezing is really bad at the minute and because he panics when it happens, its so much worse ::)
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Glad to hear they are all on the road to recovery. Dallas is much better now and no longer coughing but Harlem isn't getting any better and thats been a week so may need to take him to the vets. His reverse sneezing is really bad at the minute and because he panics when it happens, its so much worse ::)
mine havent been sneezing at all. they all had a go at coughing a wee ahile back an pepper sicked up some water, but this is only day 3 so Im expecting a bit much to see them cough free already I suppose!
sorry your lot havent been feeling so well, maybe they have caught a secondary infection. hope they feel better soon.
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Glad to hear they are all on the road to recovery. Dallas is much better now and no longer coughing but Harlem isn't getting any better and thats been a week so may need to take him to the vets. His reverse sneezing is really bad at the minute and because he panics when it happens, its so much worse ::)
mine havent been sneezing at all. they all had a go at coughing a wee ahile back an pepper sicked up some water, but this is only day 3 so Im expecting a bit much to see them cough free already I suppose!
sorry your lot havent been feeling so well, maybe they have caught a secondary infection. hope they feel better soon.
Sorry to hear Harlem is still so poorly Gill. Maybe he needs antibiotics to help him fight it. Big hugd for Dallas and a bigger one for Harlem. :-*
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today monday nobodies coughing so normal activities will resume. I had them out yesterday for a good long walk and they were fine no coughing either. :luv:
hope all the others are fine too. :luv:
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Glad to hear they all better now!!!!! Fred seems to have escaped the dose (paws crossed!) Looking forward to seeing you all again soon
Lisa x
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Glad to hear they all better now!!!!! Fred seems to have escaped the dose (paws crossed!) Looking forward to seeing you all again soon
Lisa x
me too !