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debkamaine June 30th, 2008 01:30 AM

Sheltie with Chronic Cough
 
Hi. This is my first post. I adopted an older sheltie from a rescue 1 1/2 years ago. He was being starved, had been in an abandoned house with 3 others for two years that the rescuers know of. He was a very sick boy when they found him.

He is precious:angel2:, has issues that we are working on...some separation anxiety and excitement when seeing other dogs.

Outside of that, he is a precious and gentle little spirit. He is wonderful.

Anyway, we have a problem. He has a chronic cough. My vet has tested everything and nothing shows up. He coughs in the evening around 9 p.m. and sometimes in the morning. He coughs with 6-10 hacks and then sounds like he is spitting out a hairball.:shrug:

I am wondering something----> I found myself jerking his collar, as they used to do in the 70s with training:cry:, when he gets excited about other dogs. Could this be what is wrong? My vet said that it wouldn't because when he was on a strong steroid, his cough went away. I really am not certain that he quit coughing when he was on the steroid because he will go for periods without coughing.

I was mortified when I found myself jerking him and have stopped. But, could I have caused this? Does anybody know anything about chronic coughing? My vet said that sometimes dogs just have it and that it is not a serious condition. I would like to find an herb that would help.

Thank you. This little:angel: guy just does not need anymore pain in his life:dog:.

Debbie

rainbow June 30th, 2008 02:04 AM

First of all welcome to pets.ca :thumbs up Thank you for rescuing an older dog and giving him the wondrful home he deserves. :angel:

Coughing is a symptom of so many different things. Did your vet take xrays of his heart and lungs? Did he/she check for parasites? Did he/she do a blood panel? Did he/she test for heartworms?

I really think there has to be a reason for the coughing. What about allergies?

rainbow June 30th, 2008 03:19 AM

Here's some info on canine coughing....

[url]http://www.workingdogs.com/vcdogcough.htm[/url]

hazelrunpack June 30th, 2008 02:00 PM

:fingerscr that you can find a cause, or at least something to set your mind at ease soon. I don't have any advice to offer, but I did want to welcome you to the site and start bugging you for pictures of your handsome boy! :D

Hmmmm...on second thought... You know, I have asthma, and I often find myself coughing at the end of the day and just after rising in the morning. Could it be some sort of asthma? :shrug: Just a thought... :o


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