sick dog

[southpaw40]

well it started off as kennel cough the pack got it from my buddies dog that had to spend a couple nights in the pound. he has a bunch of snot comin out of his nose and dont eat very much he still drinks normal starting to lose weight cause he is not eating much he shivers all shots are up to date got the meds from my cousin who is a vet been givin him the meds for about three days but no improvement have any of you had this happen or anything similar if so what did you do

[stanleybearhunter]

Sorry to hear bout ur dog. what kind of d. f. u feeding maybe try mixing a egg or 2 maybe he will eat that or some wet food let me know

[southpaw40]

i feed purina if i feed him eggs it gives him the runs i have feed him some canned dog food in his dry dog food and he just picks the the wet food out and will eat about a cup of the dry dog food

[stanleybearhunter]

When was the last time u wormmed the dog.. i had a beagle one time had a cough. i had to feed her chicken that all she would eat. the cough went away after bout a month

[southpaw40]

he was recently wormed everything is up to date

[Spokerider]

well it started off as kennel cough the pack got it from my buddies dog that had to spend a couple nights in the pound. he has a bunch of snot comin out of his nose and dont eat very much he still drinks normal starting to lose weight cause he is not eating much he shivers all shots are up to date got the meds from my cousin who is a vet been givin him the meds for about three days but no improvement have any of you had this happen or anything similar if so what did you do

Did your cousin, the vet, see and assess the dog? Or did he give meds as per your history?
What was his diagnosis?
What is the medication he provided? Dose? Frequency? Duration?

[southpaw40]

no he did not see the dog i have researched it and he shows the symptoms of kennel cough but he gave me cough tabs and cephalexine 500mg the cough taps one pill every 6-8 hours and the ceph one pill every 12 hours

[southpaw40]

we had all six of our dogs get it but the two redbones are the worst every other one just had a cough and it only took a couple days and it was gone the two redbones are about the same the are just down in energy i think one has turned the corner and starting to recover didnt hear any coughing this morning still didnt eat much, but do you think i should bring them inside out of the cold do you guys think that will make them recover quicker?

[Spokerider]

no he did not see the dog i have researched it and he shows the symptoms of kennel cough but he gave me cough tabs and cephalexine 500mg the cough taps one pill every 6-8 hours and the ceph one pill every 12 hours

The cephalexin is an antibiotic.........for treating bacterial infection.
At the very least, I would continue the abx every 12 hrs as he has instructed and be sure to continue to do so for the full course of the treatment, EVEN IF THE DOG SEEMS BETTER. This is very important with any abx administration.

It may take a few days before improvements are seen. In the mean time, continue to monitor the dogs symptoms and vital signs if you know how to do so, temp, heart rate, strength of pulse, rate of respirations, ease of breathing or not, gum capillary refill rate, and check skin on back of neck for tenting when pinched and lifted up, a teast for dehydration.

Keep a log and write down any changes noted, good or bad. That way, if your vet needs further information because the dog is not improving, you can provide an invaluable accurate history.

Hope this helps.