I brought home the fox terrier I posted about the other day. We are doing what they call a 1 week trial foster to adoption.
He's been in his crate (outside of bath time) Vashti has smelled around his crate and they smelled each other through the gate of the crate. That's been the extent of their contact and will be for awhile.
However, I'm a little concerned. When I took him out to the potty he coughed a couple times. At first I thought he was pulling to much on the leash but one time when he coughed he actually coughed up some phlegm.
He is an owner relinquishment and around 5 months old. The shelter says he had his puppy booster shots and has been wormed. Do I need to worry he'll pass something on to Vashti?
It is not uncommon for dogs coming from shelters to have some sort of kennel cough. It's a lot like the common cold and the stress and number of dogs they are exposed to there really seems to help it spread.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. If he's got something, she's probably already been exposed. I would probably take him into your vet on Monday or Tuesday just for a wellness checkup. They can let you know if it's just somethign that will run it's course or something that needs a bit of attention.
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Pulling on the leash can make dogs with kennel cough cough worse, as can running and playing. Gentle pressure on the throat with your hand will usually prompt a cough if that's the case.
I've brought dogs with kennel cough into a house with unvaccinated dogs and not had an issue. Well fed, healthy dogs are often resistant naturally
I have also had several foster dogs with kennel cough and my dogs have not caught it. I believe Mucinex is one of the meds the medical worker at the rescue gave me for the dogs. Also putting them in the bathroom with you while you shower will help, the steam helps break up the mucus and if you pat their sides right after that is supposed to help too.
You might want to consider getting your own dogs their Bordatella vaccinations if you are going to foster. Kennel cough can be an extremely uncomfortable illness for the dog, and in general is highly contagious.
Steam treatments work wonderfully to help loosen the mucus, and you can also use a nebulizer or mister with clean water. Don't use any bronchial medications without talking to your vet first, though.
Some human cough medicines can be helpful, but I'd talk to your vet first, because not all of them are the same and some can actually be harmful to dogs.
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