Poor pup - suspected kennel cough :(

[Michen]

No idea where she’s picked it up from as not walked anywhere public and mixes with only the same dogs she has since 8 weeks old. Spoke to vet for the second time today and she’s off there tomorrow (I was actually worried something was lodged in her throat but vet assured me this didn’t sound like the case and it wasn’t emergent, I’ve never heard a dog cough so didn’t realise it was like they were wretching!) When I spoke to the vet originally she was still her normal bouncy self.

In the last few hours this evening she’s also now started sneezing and looking quite sorry for herself My poor girl, I hope this is “just” kennel cough and not some sort of canine flu? She has of course had all her vacations.

I feel terrible as she’s been at a friends for the weekend with their older dog (9), and mixed with loads of other dogs at the yard. Would hate for her to have given them something as well. Obviously she will now be garden bound.

Pic of her earlier this week during dog training looking her normal perky self!

 

[twiggy2]

If she is socialising with others dogs (as she should) why are you surprised she has picked something up?
Hope she perks up soon.

 

[Roxylola]

Mine have had it once. We stuck to street walks on lead til it was gone so they didnt spread it. It's awful to hear.
I mixed them a little honey in water and dosed with that about 4 times a day. It soon passes

 

[Michen]

If she is socialising with others dogs (as she should) why are you surprised she has picked something up?
Hope she perks up soon.

Because she socialises with the same dogs, none of who have had any symptoms. But I suppose one could have been carrying something without symptoms.

 

[PapaverFollis]

Poor poppet. Hopefully she's feeling better soon.

 

[CorvusCorax]

It sounds bad but it's generally harmless. The vaccine only covers some of the hundreds of strains.

Have any of the dogs she mixes with been in kennels recently as, hence the name, it spreads like wildfire there.
I'd wash all bowls and toys very throughly to prevent reinfection.
One of mine got the snotty/sneezy strain in kennels and spread it to the other one, even though they don't actually mix in close quarters (same car, same garden, same house/kennels), I was hit in the face by a couple of explosive projectile sneezes and I'm not surprised how easily it was transferred ?
House arrest for two weeks was fun.

 

[Michen]

It sounds bad but it's generally harmless. The vaccine only covers some of the hundreds of strains.

Have any of the dogs she mixes with been in kennels recently as, hence the name, it spreads like wildfire there.
I'd wash all bowls and toys very throughly to prevent reinfection.
One of mine got the snotty/sneezy strain in kennels and spread it to the other one, even though they don't actually mix in close quarters (same car, same garden, same house/kennels), I was hit in the face by a couple of explosive projectile sneezes and I'm not surprised how easily it was transferred ?
House arrest for two weeks was fun.

Nope, although she mixes with lots of dogs it’s a very “closed” circuit. Only Likely possibility I guess is a dummy from her gundog trainer, private lesson but prob used with another dog. Although her lessons are 7am/first one of the day so can’t imagine it would live on a surface that long!
Oh well, no point speculating I guess.

Good to hear it sounds worse than it is. She’s sleeping next to me and sounds like she has a slightly blocked nose. Poor gal. She will be mighty upset to be left at home for a while when I do the horses.

 

[BBP]

Mine had it last year and hadn’t mixed with any other dogs in the preceding weeks, only doing countryside walks, so I guess must have picked it up from sniffing/ touching a plant out on a walk. He only coughed for 24 hours and then no more, so very mild. Hope she feels better soon.

 

[Michen]

Mine had it last year and hadn’t mixed with any other dogs in the preceding weeks, only doing countryside walks, so I guess must have picked it up from sniffing/ touching a plant out on a walk. He only coughed for 24 hours and then no more, so very mild. Hope she feels better soon.

She seems to have a really stuffy nose as well, and it’s running discharge now. She’s super quiet this morning poor thing.

 

[Goldenstar]

hope she’s better soon

 

[scats]

Hope she’s feeling bette soon. My big dog had kennel cough when she was younger. She mixed with a lot of dogs at the park so assume she caught it there. Sounded horrid, but she was fine.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

We give ours Junior Benylin for any coughing. Vet recommended.

 

[deb_l222]

Kennel cough is so contagious, she could have picked it up from anywhere. The incubation period is 10 days, so think back to where you where roughly 10 days ago and there will be your answer

Honestly, it sounds like they're dying but (generally speaking) they're really not and will bounce back in a few days. The only time to fret is with old or very young dogs or those with underlying health conditions. Vets sometimes give antibiotics but I think this is more to appease the owners because they have no effect on the cough. It's like us taking antibiotics for the common cold.........useless.

She will be fine

 

[Michen]

Thanks guys just can’t help think this is more flu like. She’s got a really runny nose and sneezy lots too and Now very quiet. Vet can’t see her until later today.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Mine both had the sneezy, snotty sort. Vets generally don't want a dog with KC anywhere near the actual building because it is so contagious. If they sneeze on your clothes and you say hi to another dog, it can spread that way, etc.

 

[Michen]

Mine both had the sneezy, snotty sort. Vets generally don't want a dog with KC anywhere near the actual building because it is so contagious. If they sneeze on your clothes and you say hi to another dog, it can spread that way, etc.

Well yes obviously, the protocol re covid is that you remain in car with animal at the minute anyway.

I’m not sure what benefit there is in taking her in unless the vet prescribes antibiotics if it seems bacterial, but I’d like to get her checked anyway.

 

[PapaverFollis]

A few years ago my two got bouts of kennel cough one after the other and they never ever mingle with other dogs. They may have had a very brief sniff on a walk but that's it. We got very used to just keeping ourselves entertained in the house for a bit as they bloody tag teamed each other being ill! ? Spanner did end up with pneumonia around the same time but can't remember what came first and what order it all unfolded in. I think the pneumonia actually came first but then the Sprollie got KC so I thought the Spanner might have had KC but not shown symptoms then developed the pneumonia because I was still taking him for big walks!

 

[meleeka]

Mine got it, we think from either a B&B or a Travelodge when we went to Scotland. She felt pretty sorry for herself but it passed quite quickly. I gave her warm tea to make her feel better (she loves tea!)

 

[Michen]

A few years ago my two got bouts of kennel cough one after the other and they never ever mingle with other dogs. They may have had a very brief sniff on a walk but that's it. We got very used to just keeping ourselves entertained in the house for a bit as they bloody tag teamed each other being ill! ? Spanner did end up with pneumonia around the same time but can't remember what came first and what order it all unfolded in. I think the pneumonia actually came first but then the Sprollie got KC so I thought the Spanner might have had KC but not shown symptoms then developed the pneumonia because I was still taking him for big walks!

Oh gosh pneumonia! She is still so little and only nearly 7 month

How long for yours to recover?

 

[PapaverFollis]

Oh gosh pneumonia! She is still so little and only nearly 7 month

How long for yours to recover?

I don't think it's a common outcome so don't worry! I'm not even sure if it was caused by the KC or whether it was just concurrent. He showed no symptoms at all if it was KC and was still getting big walks and swimming and stuff so wasn't rested and looked after with the KC if that is what caused the pneumonia .

I can't remember the time scales in all honesty. It all seemed to go on for ages because they both had a couple of goes with it one after each other. But an individual illness.. maybe 3 weeks maybe 4 to be fully back on form? They were ready to go for walks at the end of the quarantine period but I took it steady with them for a while just because we'd have so many episodes and the pneumonia had me worried. It's all linked in my head but whether it was actually linked I'm not sure.

ETA... the recovery from the pneumonia was actually quite swift once we had drugs.

And the other thing I remember... he lost his voice! Including his weird little trill warble. And that's only just come back now! He got his bark back quickly but his trill became a clicking sound for aaaaages. But he can trill again now!

 

[{97702}]

Dogs don’t get flu? It will be kennel cough - there are so many variations it is untrue, and mine got it quite a few years ago without ever being anywhere near another dog. Not every dog shows the same symptoms, same as not every person with COVID-19 shows the same symptoms!

 

[Michen]

Dogs don’t get flu? It will be kennel cough - there are so many variations it is untrue, and mine got it quite a few years ago without ever being anywhere near another dog. Not every dog shows the same symptoms, same as not every person with COVID-19 shows the same symptoms!

Well according to my vet, and this, it can be one of the causes of kennel cough and therefore basically the same thing. https://www.animaltrust.org.uk/blog/can-dogs-catch-a-cold/

 

[{97702}]

Well according to my vet, and this, it can be one of the causes of kennel cough. https://www.animaltrust.org.uk/blog/can-dogs-catch-a-cold/

Errrm - the article appears to me to quite clearly show that it leads directly on to kennel cough? Well goodness me the dog had a minor intermediary stage. If you wish to believe your dog has “flu” that’s absolutely fine ?.....your vet will treat for kennel cough

 

[Michen]

Errrm - the article appears to me to quite clearly show that it leads directly on to kennel cough? Well goodness me the dog had a minor intermediary stage. If you wish to believe your dog has “flu” that’s absolutely fine ?.....your vet will treat for kennel cough

What on earth is wrong with you that you have to be so unnecessarily rude and pedantic? It is the same in all your posts. The point is that canine influenza exists, so in response to your message- yes apparently dogs do get flu, whatever it leads on to!

I don’t particularly care what name it has, I was simply worried about my pup.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Michen, people who have had multiple dogs/have gone through multiple bouts of kennel cough are trying to reassure you/give you advice, and it comes across that you keep veering to the worst case scenario.
You pup will most likely be fine

 

[ester]

Parainfluenza is not influenza fwiw. (Yes unavoidable pedantic need to clear such things up)

 

[Michen]

Michen, people who have had multiple dogs/have gone through multiple bouts of kennel cough are trying to reassure you/give you advice, and it comes across that you keep veering to the worst case scenario.
You pup will most likely be fine

I’m not veering towards any scenario, I took my dog to the vet to get her checked by a professional, and got some advice on here in the mean time!

I am sure she will be fine too, but it’s not absurd to get worried about a usually bouncy springer spaniel suddenly going very quiet and lethargic, whatever the cause.

Thanks for the advice to those kind enough to give it, hopefully she will be back to her usual self soon enough.

 

[{97702}]

What on earth is wrong with you that you have to be so unnecessarily rude and pedantic? It is the same in all your posts. The point is that canine influenza exists, so in response to your message- yes apparently dogs do get flu, whatever it leads on to!

I don’t particularly care what name it has, I was simply worried about my pup.

?

 

[BBP]

Well yes obviously, the protocol re covid is that you remain in car with animal at the minute anyway.

I’m not sure what benefit there is in taking her in unless the vet prescribes antibiotics if it seems bacterial, but I’d like to get her checked anyway.

They gave mine a short course of anti inflammatory stuff, I think to help settle the throat to then reduce how long he coughed for. I hope she feels better soon.

 

[misst]

Well I think Ruby has it now! She sounds just like my others when they have had it. She is fine inbetween bouts of sounding like she is choking to death. I suspect she will have me awake half the night. All my other dogs of every kind have had it but none have been very ill so I'm not worried at the moment. We live in a really doggy area with the common and a footpath outside the front door so I assume that is where she has picked it up. That said I will pavement walk her for a few days if she is coughing overnight.
It sounds as if they are choking and I think they feel a bit off colour but none of mine have ever needed treatment though in the past i have seen the vet when I didn't realise what it was.