Gazza
Well-Known Member
I have a 10 year old springer who has recently developed a cough as if he is choking/vomiting.(does not bring anything up). This cough is more in the morning and evening. He is eating OK and there is no apparent loss of energy.
Took him to the vet about a week ago who thought it may be kennel cough and gave him antibiotics. Sounded his lungs and heart and appear ok. Strange thing to me is that I have three other dogs that have not been effected which I thought they may have been given that kennel cough is highly contagious.
No difference after the weeks antibiotics so back to vet today. Prescribed different antibiotics (stronger and broader spectrum). Lungs still clear and temp normal.
Vet has considered the possibility of lung worm. Done some research on net and it would appear that lung worm is spreading in UK but some seem to think that he dog would need to have eaten snails whereas other trains of thought would suggest that eating infected grass may be enough. This dog certainly eats grass but not snails as far as I know.(not many about at this time of year anyway). Apart from the cough he has no other symptoms of lung worm.
I know that a woman who takes her dog to her same ground where I occassionally take mine has exactly the same symptoms with her dog. Her dog has also had antibiotics - no effect, anti flammatory drugs - no effect although the dog did start to cough up blood and at one point went rigid (taken back to vet immediately and is now on steroids). This dog is being tended by a different vet.
Sorry about the long story but anybody had similar with their dog?
Took him to the vet about a week ago who thought it may be kennel cough and gave him antibiotics. Sounded his lungs and heart and appear ok. Strange thing to me is that I have three other dogs that have not been effected which I thought they may have been given that kennel cough is highly contagious.
No difference after the weeks antibiotics so back to vet today. Prescribed different antibiotics (stronger and broader spectrum). Lungs still clear and temp normal.
Vet has considered the possibility of lung worm. Done some research on net and it would appear that lung worm is spreading in UK but some seem to think that he dog would need to have eaten snails whereas other trains of thought would suggest that eating infected grass may be enough. This dog certainly eats grass but not snails as far as I know.(not many about at this time of year anyway). Apart from the cough he has no other symptoms of lung worm.
I know that a woman who takes her dog to her same ground where I occassionally take mine has exactly the same symptoms with her dog. Her dog has also had antibiotics - no effect, anti flammatory drugs - no effect although the dog did start to cough up blood and at one point went rigid (taken back to vet immediately and is now on steroids). This dog is being tended by a different vet.
Sorry about the long story but anybody had similar with their dog?
