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puppy coughing?
« on: February 11, 2008, 04:43:31 am »
ok My friend just recently got a puppy weimaraner.  The puppy is 8 weeks old.  She has had it for about two weeks now.  Well on friday night the puppy started to cough.  It would cough until it gagged and nothing would come out.  The chest was very clear and there was no drainage from the nose or eyes. 

 Well the next morning on Saturday she took the puppy to the vet.  She said it wasnt her usual vet because the vets at the practice take turns on saturday.  Well she waited there for an hour with the pup and they then took her back to a room.  The vet came in looked at the pup and I guess because it wasnt coughing at the time said that there was nothing wrong with it and that the coughing would pass.  He held the puppy up to his ear and said no the chest sounds fine!!

Well taking the vets advice they went home with the pup and it started to act a little more normal but still coughing.  Yesterday the poor little puppy wouldnt eat or drink.  She said that she was cooking everyhing in her house trying to get it to eat something and it wouldnt touch it.  He simply laid on his bed and slept most of the day and only woke up to go to the bathroom. 

Well this morning took him back to the vet and her regular vet was there.  He took a look at the pup and said that there was nasal drainage he was weezing and they ended up admitting him for observation. 

I was eondering what in the world could this be?  It progressed so fast.  We thought maybe kennel cough but she has two other dogs and neither are coughing.  We also thought maybe allergies because the pine pollen is very bad right now but wouldn't he get releif from being inside?  Let me know what yall thnk
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Re: puppy coughing?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2008, 05:50:39 am »
could there possiblely be something in the house the dog is allergic to? They do have rare diseases out there where the dog is actually allergic to particular person dander.  Or maybe flowers or something like that? I hope the little pup feels better!

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Re: puppy coughing?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2008, 07:41:56 am »
Well the puppy has broncitis.  Poor little thing
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Re: puppy coughing?
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2008, 08:27:25 am »
How did he get that??? The poor thing...best wishes from our clan here..Titan give a big wet, gooey kiss...

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Re: puppy coughing?(updated)
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2008, 02:05:09 pm »
Well now we have a new problem.  My friend can no longer keep the pup.  The breeder wont take it back and her husband wont let her keep it. 

So even though 5 months pregnant my husband and I  are probably going to have a new member of our family tonight.  I know that I am going to regret this but I cant let an 8 week old perfectly healthy puppy get put to sleep.  That is what everyone has decided on.  Vet included!!!!

Her husband decided that it was too much money to put into a "dog".  All he needed was about 40 dollars worth of meds for 15 days.  Then go see the vet agian.  I think that it is ridiculous that they spent 400 dollars on a pup and now they are just going to put it to sleep the first thing that happens. 

I told her all the things that have happened with our dogs and how much money they are probably worth from surguries to allergies to everything else.  So in about an hour we will have a new 8 week old Wiemaraner.  It is a boy so I will need help to find a name.  They had had him 2 weeks and hadnt named him yet so any suggestions? 
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Re: puppy coughing?
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2008, 12:08:53 pm »
Completely agree.  Actually my husband and Her husband kind of got into it last night.  My husband was telling him how irresponsible he is and that he shouldt even be allowed to own a dog.  Yea and she is more of a coworker than a friend.  We got a little closer when she was researching the breed of a weim becasue I have one.

I figured that the puppy is far better with us than any of those people.  I thought that we can get him better maybe even housetrained and find him a great forever home but he is on 20 days worth of meds so I'm sure I will be attached by then. hahaha ;D 

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Buble 10 month old English Springer Spaniel