Hello everyone. We have had our little guy for about a month now. He is so awesome! Everything has been going well until the the last two days. Yesterday morning (Friday) he woke up and was hacking alot and starting coughing up clear phlem. It got so bad that I had to reach in his mouth and clear it out. We called his breeder and she said that the pollen count has been very high lately and some of her dogs are experiencing the same thing. She suggested one benadryl (25mg) twice daily, some honey, and lemon juice to help. The little man hacked a couple more time throughout the day but nothing really came up.
Well last night was rough. Starting at about 2am he would sleep for a bit, but sounded like he had a VERY stuffy nose, then he would wake up, hack and nothing would come up and then go back to bed.
We would take him out of his cage, he would walk around and be fine (no hacking, wheezing, or anything) so we would put him back to bed and within an hour he is up hacking again. There has not been a change in his appetite or character in any way, he is still his happy stubborn self. I'm just really worried because he is hacking so much and sound like he is really congested through the night. Could this just be allergies? Or do we need to be more concerned?
He has recently been to the vet and the vet said he checked out. He did receive some shots, including the first round of flu shots, so I don't know if this is a negative reaction; however, it's been about a week since the shot so I am thinking that's not it. As a side note: we are NOT to fond of this particular vet and only plan to finish out shot with him and then find a bully specialist. If anyone knows of a bully vet in the Maryland area...please help!
Sorry for the long winded questions, we are just so worried and want our little guy to be healthy. Thank you as always!
Well last night was rough. Starting at about 2am he would sleep for a bit, but sounded like he had a VERY stuffy nose, then he would wake up, hack and nothing would come up and then go back to bed.
We would take him out of his cage, he would walk around and be fine (no hacking, wheezing, or anything) so we would put him back to bed and within an hour he is up hacking again. There has not been a change in his appetite or character in any way, he is still his happy stubborn self. I'm just really worried because he is hacking so much and sound like he is really congested through the night. Could this just be allergies? Or do we need to be more concerned?
He has recently been to the vet and the vet said he checked out. He did receive some shots, including the first round of flu shots, so I don't know if this is a negative reaction; however, it's been about a week since the shot so I am thinking that's not it. As a side note: we are NOT to fond of this particular vet and only plan to finish out shot with him and then find a bully specialist. If anyone knows of a bully vet in the Maryland area...please help!
Sorry for the long winded questions, we are just so worried and want our little guy to be healthy. Thank you as always!