Comments on: Yes, Dogs Can Catch Colds … and it’s Messy http://pecuniarities.com/yes-dogs-can-catch-colds-and-its-messy/552 'Tis not a crime to pinch a penny Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NH Mom of 3 http://pecuniarities.com/yes-dogs-can-catch-colds-and-its-messy/552/comment-page-1#comment-1015 NH Mom of 3 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:53:35 +0000 http://pecuniarities.com/?p=552#comment-1015 Well, Penelope, I am hoping your doggies are on the mend. I keep meaning to mention that you and your sister are like goddesses to my 8 year old daughter who thinks your pets and designs are just fabulous! :) Did I mention she loves animals and dressing up dolls...so seeing your pet outfits is like heaven to her. LOL Well, Penelope, I am hoping your doggies are on the mend. I keep meaning to mention that you and your sister are like goddesses to my 8 year old daughter who thinks your pets and designs are just fabulous! :) Did I mention she loves animals and dressing up dolls…so seeing your pet outfits is like heaven to her. LOL

]]> By: Penelope Pince http://pecuniarities.com/yes-dogs-can-catch-colds-and-its-messy/552/comment-page-1#comment-988 Penelope Pince Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:53:02 +0000 http://pecuniarities.com/?p=552#comment-988 Emily, Thanks for your comment. Fortunately, all three of our dogs are vaccinated for Bordetella, so hopefully it is just a cold. It is possible that because the shelter vaccinates dogs when they get adopted and not when they're brought in that Sophie did contract it. Sophie is pretty much fine, but she does cough a little now and then. We confine her to her crate most of the time because she is still in the process of being housebroken. (She is our first small dog, and is proving so difficult to housebreak. With our Border Collies, it was pretty much "point and pee" and that was that.) The boys are getting better. They don't cough, but just sneeze and have runny noses. Even without antibiotics, Ludwig's recovery is the same as Wolfgang's. Oops, Ludwig just kidnapped one of our teddy bears - I'd better go intercept him before he unstuffs him! Thanks again for reading and for your comment! P Emily,

Thanks for your comment. Fortunately, all three of our dogs are vaccinated for Bordetella, so hopefully it is just a cold. It is possible that because the shelter vaccinates dogs when they get adopted and not when they’re brought in that Sophie did contract it.

Sophie is pretty much fine, but she does cough a little now and then. We confine her to her crate most of the time because she is still in the process of being housebroken. (She is our first small dog, and is proving so difficult to housebreak. With our Border Collies, it was pretty much “point and pee” and that was that.)

The boys are getting better. They don’t cough, but just sneeze and have runny noses. Even without antibiotics, Ludwig’s recovery is the same as Wolfgang’s.

Oops, Ludwig just kidnapped one of our teddy bears – I’d better go intercept him before he unstuffs him!

Thanks again for reading and for your comment!
P

]]> By: Emily http://pecuniarities.com/yes-dogs-can-catch-colds-and-its-messy/552/comment-page-1#comment-985 Emily Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:20:45 +0000 http://pecuniarities.com/?p=552#comment-985 Penelope, This sounds like kennel cough, or Bordatella. It's an extremely common sickness that spreads rampantly, especially when dogs are in close quarters -- like a kennel. That's why any time you board a dog or take them to doggie day care where they'll be with other dogs, they have to have had a Bordatella vaccination. With the illness, some dogs just sneeze a bit, but others cough and make choking sounds (vets describe it as sounding like they have something caught in their throat -- that's very accurate). I used to foster dogs that came right out of the shelters, and almost every one came home with kennel cough since it's so contagious. For some it went away within the week, and for others, it lingered for a month or more. Sometimes you can give them cough suppressants given by the vet. You can also use antibiotics, though they're not always useful or effective. Anyway, I'm sorry to hear your pups are sick -- I know that is no fun (and expensive)! Have you looked into one of those wellness plans with PetSmart? I have one with my dog and cat, and it's great -- small payments each month, and all office visits are free, yearly vaccines and exams are free...I love it. I can't afford catastrophic pet insurance yet but this is great in the mean time. Yikes, sorry so long! Penelope,
This sounds like kennel cough, or Bordatella. It’s an extremely common sickness that spreads rampantly, especially when dogs are in close quarters — like a kennel. That’s why any time you board a dog or take them to doggie day care where they’ll be with other dogs, they have to have had a Bordatella vaccination. With the illness, some dogs just sneeze a bit, but others cough and make choking sounds (vets describe it as sounding like they have something caught in their throat — that’s very accurate).

I used to foster dogs that came right out of the shelters, and almost every one came home with kennel cough since it’s so contagious. For some it went away within the week, and for others, it lingered for a month or more. Sometimes you can give them cough suppressants given by the vet. You can also use antibiotics, though they’re not always useful or effective.

Anyway, I’m sorry to hear your pups are sick — I know that is no fun (and expensive)! Have you looked into one of those wellness plans with PetSmart? I have one with my dog and cat, and it’s great — small payments each month, and all office visits are free, yearly vaccines and exams are free…I love it. I can’t afford catastrophic pet insurance yet but this is great in the mean time. Yikes, sorry so long!

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