Does my dog have kennel cough?

Q. she is a twelve week old lab/ boxer. She sounds like she is coughing then she gags like she has something stuck in her troat and she does it alot. it has gotten better over the past days. also she has yellow discharge from her nasal and she just started eating again after a day, and sometimes when she eats she starts gaging and coughing right after. She is VERY lethargic and is always sleeping. she looks like she pants when she is breathing but she has gotten better. she has not been to a kennel but she was around a sick dog. could this be kennel cough, or something else? we will take her to the vet when the vet is open but is there any medicine for her cold while i wait? i also live two doors down from a kennel.

thanks!

Answer
These are the symptoms of Kennel Cough: Dry, hacking cough, loss or appetite depression and runny noise and eyes and might run a temperature.

Kennel cough is very infectious. It will spread from dog to dog very fast. If not treated can result in death.

There is a vaccination given around age 6 weeks and then will receive a booster later.

There is cough medicine that the Vet. can order for your puppy's cough.

Try to keep the puppy calm and not over excited. Make sure she has plenty of water. I would take her to the Vet. as soon as I could.


Dogs will cough if they have worms. Since your dog is a puppy I would take a stool specimen to the Vet. so it can be checked for worms.
All dogs are born with some type of worms. Puppies have to be dewormed sometimes up to 3-4 times before getting rid of all the worms.
The worms can be found in their stools . But sometimes you will not see all the different types in the stools.
Dogs will try and cough up the worms at times.

Do you think your puppy could have allergies? Does the puppy have watery eyes sneezing? These are a few symptoms of having allergies but only a few.

The best way to get your questions answered is to go to your VET.

Good Luck!!!

Dog kennel outside?

Tally

What is your opinion on a dog kennel for the spring/summer months? We own our home, but don't have a fenced in yard and plan to move next year. We have a 6+1/2 month black lab and are expecting baby in July. I'd like to get a big kennel for the dog to go hang in outside during the warmer months (he would still sleep in our house at night). My husband thinks it would be mean to put the dog in a kennel. What is your opinion?
I'm sorry, I mean, we are expecting a human baby in July!
Dog is six and a half months old, not years old. He's less than a year old.

Answer
He would do fine outside and would still be fine to sleep in the house as well we do the same exact thing with one of our dog's

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