SunDog
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Iāve probably mentioned that we travel a lot (by car) for short vacations, mostly hotels, sometimes camping, always west of the Rockies, and we bring Lupe. Sheās usually a great traveler. We do this because Iāve never been comfortable leaving her with the sitterāour other dogs and the cats are just moreā¦sturdy.
One time, I boarded Lupe 2 nights on the trip rather than keep her at the campsite b/c of dry hot conditions. She did fine. This trip I research that as well b/c I knew we would hit weather I wasnāt comfortable with.
So, the facts:
Ā· Lupe had the nasal vaccine on the 13[SUP]th[/SUP] (Sunday). We did the nasal version because it supposedly kicks in sooner than the injection. I asked the vet if it was safe, and she said "very"
Ā· The following Sunday we dropped her at a boarding facility (also a vet) for 32 hours.
Ā· Tuesday morning (9 days post vaccine and 12 hours post-boarding), I noticed her straining to breathe through her nose. We were driving, and that night in the hotel, it seemed even worse. Next day (another hotel), she snored worse, hacked a few times, including a scary reverse sneeze. Her eyes were beet red. Didn't help that I had to yell at the husband before he realized I was noticing something serious (Ladies...why is it...er, that's another thread!)
Ā· We phoned an emergency vet who felt it was ok to wait until we got back, and so we drove six hours straight to Lupeās vet.
Ā· Bowel, water intake etc. all normal, no fever.
Ā· Basically, her vet said the timing indicates a reaction to the vaccine and it "should" work itself out within a week. The Dr. couldnāt say whether she was exposed to bordatella at the boarding facility, but it didnāt really matter. She suggested waiting on antibiotics since they can be pretty brutal.
I feel awful . I think the traveling aggravated whatever reactions she was having (she is a little better now that weāre home in cooler coastal weather.) Iām now re-thinking any vacation!
My questions:
*Is it worth getting bordatella ever? Would casual contact with a dog, say, on a walk expose her to the viruses?
*Is the needle version better? She never reacted to that one before.
*Is there anything I can do to make her comfortable while this works itself out? A doggie-version of Chicken soup?
*Should I opt for the just-in-case antibiotics?
*Does traveling stress bullies even if it doesn't seem that way? Like, in and out of air-condition, different environmental stuff etc.?
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I know as soon as you read the subject heading, many of you said, āI know something about this!ā
One time, I boarded Lupe 2 nights on the trip rather than keep her at the campsite b/c of dry hot conditions. She did fine. This trip I research that as well b/c I knew we would hit weather I wasnāt comfortable with.
So, the facts:
Ā· Lupe had the nasal vaccine on the 13[SUP]th[/SUP] (Sunday). We did the nasal version because it supposedly kicks in sooner than the injection. I asked the vet if it was safe, and she said "very"
Ā· The following Sunday we dropped her at a boarding facility (also a vet) for 32 hours.
Ā· Tuesday morning (9 days post vaccine and 12 hours post-boarding), I noticed her straining to breathe through her nose. We were driving, and that night in the hotel, it seemed even worse. Next day (another hotel), she snored worse, hacked a few times, including a scary reverse sneeze. Her eyes were beet red. Didn't help that I had to yell at the husband before he realized I was noticing something serious (Ladies...why is it...er, that's another thread!)
Ā· We phoned an emergency vet who felt it was ok to wait until we got back, and so we drove six hours straight to Lupeās vet.
Ā· Bowel, water intake etc. all normal, no fever.
Ā· Basically, her vet said the timing indicates a reaction to the vaccine and it "should" work itself out within a week. The Dr. couldnāt say whether she was exposed to bordatella at the boarding facility, but it didnāt really matter. She suggested waiting on antibiotics since they can be pretty brutal.
I feel awful . I think the traveling aggravated whatever reactions she was having (she is a little better now that weāre home in cooler coastal weather.) Iām now re-thinking any vacation!
My questions:
*Is it worth getting bordatella ever? Would casual contact with a dog, say, on a walk expose her to the viruses?
*Is the needle version better? She never reacted to that one before.
*Is there anything I can do to make her comfortable while this works itself out? A doggie-version of Chicken soup?
*Should I opt for the just-in-case antibiotics?
*Does traveling stress bullies even if it doesn't seem that way? Like, in and out of air-condition, different environmental stuff etc.?
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I know as soon as you read the subject heading, many of you said, āI know something about this!ā