Puppy with constant cough

Hi,

I am new here. I have a new puppy (approx. 4 months old). He is a min pin./dach. mix. Soooooooo cute! I adopted him from a animal rescue shelter. They do not do vet checks; just spay/neuter and rabies shot. After I got him I took to get his first shots at the local humane society (because it is cheaper), and I was concerned he might have worms. I have not seen any worms, but he is always hacking or coughing, and eating very littls, plus you can see his ribs. He is very thin. I am taking him into my vet, but in the meantime what do you think might be causing this? Comments/suggestions??

He certainly could have an infestation of worms. He could also have kennel cough.

Take a fresh stool sample to the vet when you go and take him asap.

does sound like kennel cough to me also, especially with the not eating much part.

Sounds like Kennel Cough to me as well. Does he cough up anything at any point? It's most likely kennel cough- in which your vet will put him on anitbiotics (to prevent pneumonia) and perhaps a surpressant to ease him while it goes away. For the worms (it's probably worms), he will probably just need dewormer... however make sure you look at the poop for worms- his frailty can be caused by something else.

That is very sweet that you adopted a pooch! Good Luck with everything! :D

Definetly sounds like kennel cough. It is very common when you rescue from a shelter, and not a foster home. What I did with mine when she had it was give benylin DM for children. It is a cough suppressant. And kept her away from other animals. for 2 weeks. Highly contagious.
It will get alot better. Oh ya about the worms, have him checked, if nothing shows up, I would still deworm. Found out the hard way that they do not always show up first anaylsis