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How to treat kennel cough?

Can someone tell me the best way to treat kennel cough? Is there any home remedys or do I just need to take the dog to the vet. No nasel or eye discharge! Just a knacking cough. Dog is 2 yrs old and just started coughing!! Thanks in advance!

coughing

You better take him and get checked for hart worms

Your thingy doesn't say where you are from, but the woman who grooms my mom's dog said that there's a new strain of kennel cough going around that had apparently killed quite a few dogs because they end up with really bad pneumonia? Personally after hearing that, if it was my dog I'd take it to the vet. Although before I heard about that strain, I was under the impression that a relatively healthy dog could clear bordatella on it's own, just might need some cough syrup and/or earplugs (for you!) if it lives in/near your house

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Kennel-cough;

Go to a large animal vet. & see if he will sell you a bottle of EXCEED Swine Antibiotic. My vet sold this to me when I had K.C. He said that it is safe for dogs & you only have to give them 1 shot. If you wish you can give them a follow-up shot in 1 week but my vet said he has never saw a case that 1 shot didn't clear it up! Good stuff! I keep it on hand now. The option is the vet will give you Clavanox. A pill every morning & evening for 10 days!.... NO THANKS!!

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Been years since we have had that here but we used Doxycycline. Got it from the local pharmacy for CHEAP - knocked the cough right out in a few days. If you have a good relationship with your pharmacist you should be able to get it. If not have your DR call it it for you. 1 pill 2xday for 10 days. Our had stopped coughing by 2nd day but you need to give the full dose.

Good luck! That stuff can get nasty!!

Priscilla

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