Coughing & Throwup

[BrooklynStar]

Did the vet give any indication if Dozer could beat it?

He said he's optimistic but he doesn't know.

 

[2BullyMama]

He said he's optimistic but he doesn't know.

Then we just need to keep praying and you keep being the great bully mama -- love him all you can and let him know he WILL get better.

 

[Poppy]

So sorry to hear this. Keep showing little Dozer love. He is lucky to be in a family that didn't just give him up when they found out he is sick. All he has known in your family is love and care

Hang in there
Love Bunk & Poppy

 

[izstigspunks]

I think it's a good plan now to find ways of letting him ingest the nutrients he needs in ways other than food. I'm going to tag the bully experts here for their advice. @desertskybulldogs @Davidh @Sherry and @Twice . I believe plain pedialyte is a good start. Never used it, but some members have.

If I remember, if it's pneumonia, it's imperative to try to get all the phlegm out. I forget how, but going to do a quick search on the site. I know it's in here somewhere.

Oh, and, ((((HUGS)))), we're in this together with you. That's the great thing about this community ... you're never alone.

**** Update:

Here's a thread that might be useful. They talk about a nebulizer machine. It breaks down the fluid in the lungs and should be used every 3-4 hours. Did the vet give you anything to treat the pneumonia? Antibiotics seem to be the norm to treat it in addition to the nebulizer.

Again, I'm not an expert. Please wait for the more experienced to chime in. I just find it odd that the vet didn't give you more to work with. If you don't see any improvements soon, I would find a specialist and see what they say. There's a few good ones in your state I believe. One downtown NY and one in Tinton Falls in Jersey? I'm going to tag @Twice again. She was there recently.

http://www.englishbulldognews.com/forums/your-bulldogs-health/7629-pneumonia-9-weeks.html

Here's another useful nebulizer tool. One of our members received help for their breeder on how to use it more effectively. http://www.englishbulldognews.com/f...videos/7716-samsons-nebulizer-treatments.html

 

[Poppy]

Lemon is good for breaking up phlegm.. He still coughing?

 

[BrooklynStar]

Then we just need to keep praying and you keep being the great bully mama -- love him all you can and let him know he WILL get better.

Thank you!!

So sorry to hear this. Keep showing little Dozer love. He is lucky to be in a family that didn't just give him up when they found out he is sick. All he has known in your family is love and care

Hang in there
Love Bunk & Poppy

Thanks, it's going to take the jaws of life to pry this little guy from my life...sick or not. Abandonment is not an option!

I think it's a good plan now to find ways of letting him ingest the nutrients he needs in ways other than food. I'm going to tag the bully experts here for their advice. @desertskybulldogs @Davidh [MENTION=1714]Sherry[/MENTION] and @Twice . I believe plain pedialyte is a good start. Never used it, but some members have.

If I remember, if it's pneumonia, it's imperative to try to get all the phlegm out. I forget how, but going to do a quick search on the site. I know it's in here somewhere.

Oh, and, ((((HUGS)))), we're in this together with you. That's the great thing about this community ... you're never alone.

**** Update:

Here's a thread that might be useful. They talk about a nebulizer machine. It breaks down the fluid in the lungs and should be used every 3-4 hours. Did the vet give you anything to treat the pneumonia? Antibiotics seem to be the norm to treat it in addition to the nebulizer.

Again, I'm not an expert. Please wait for the more experienced to chime in. I just find it odd that the vet didn't give you more to work with. If you don't see any improvements soon, I would find a specialist and see what they say. There's a few good ones in your state I believe. One downtown NY and one in Tinton Falls in Jersey? I'm going to tag @Twice again. She was there recently.

http://www.englishbulldognews.com/forums/your-bulldogs-health/7629-pneumonia-9-weeks.html

Here's another useful nebulizer tool. One of our members received helped for their breeder on how to combat it more effectively. http://www.englishbulldognews.com/f...videos/7716-samsons-nebulizer-treatments.html

Thanks for the info! The doctor did say to put him in a steamy shower room or use a vaporizer. We have been using both and implementing the coupage to help him get it out. It's so odd, he'll cough once or twice and 50% of time nothing comes out. But the second he eats he almost always throws up after 1 cough. I'm thinking because he's excited to get his food so we have been spacing it out and spreading it out over different color dishes and tuberware so he doesnt get a visual que as to what it could be but he still smells it so it only helps minimally. That video is very informative I will see if I can fabricate a similar box for my boy I'm pretty good with my hands so I will see what I could make. Thanks

Lemon is good for breaking up phlegm.. He still coughing?

I thought the lemon was only for him over heating? I have fresh lemons here what do I do with them?

 

[izstigspunks]

I think you can rent a nebulizer machine somewhere, some mentioned pharmacies carry them. Maybe even ask your vet too and see if they know where you can get one.

With the lemon, you just squirt it down his throat. Make sure there's no seeds though!

 

[Poppy]

I thought the lemon was only for him over heating? I have fresh lemons here what do I do with them?

Well I would call up the vet to make sure it's okay. It may not help but I can't see how it can hurt. This link shows a family using lemon to clear the throat of a bully who has breathing issues. Of course pneumonia is different so that's why I say check w/ the vets office that lemon juice is okay. Basically you give them a half or quarter size and let him chew it. Don't let him eat the skin.

http://bulldogkisses.blogspot.com/2009/11/effect-of-lemon-in-video.html

 

[izstigspunks]

Well I would call up the vet to make sure it's okay. It may not help but I can't see how it can hurt. This link shows a family using lemon to clear the throat of a bully who has breathing issues. Of course pneumonia is different so that's why I say check w/ the vets office that lemon juice is okay. Basically you give them a half or quarter size and let him chew it. Don't let him eat the skin.

http://bulldogkisses.blogspot.com/2009/11/effect-of-lemon-in-video.html

Oh wow, I used to follow that blog too. Too bad they stopped updating.

 

[Davidh]

Sorry to hear your pup is still sick, and the vet did not give you any idea what's wrong. The first thing I would do is find another vet. A vet that tells me he doesn't know what else can be done, just does not set well with me. There has to be a reason he is so sick. Also have you tried just giving him a very little food at a time? Maybe a bite or two and see how it goes? We will keep him in our prayers that he will get better, and grow up to be a beautiful bully.

 

[Twice]

@BrooklynStar I've been away from the internet and I haven't had a chance to read all of the new posts on this thread yet but I will. I wanted to answer the pedialyte question asap.

I give Abby pedialyte every day with her meals as part of her therapy but it can be given any time there is vomiting or diarrhea to replace the electrolytes their bodies lose. I give it in place of water when she is sick. It doesn't have to be plain either. Abby loves the fruit flavors, I think grape is her favorite. Mixed berry is mine, I love it when she smells like a fruit cup

I am going to go back and read what I missed now. But please know what you and Dozer are in my prayers.

...edit...
The doctors in Tinton Falls are fabulous! If you can get her there I am sure they can help Dozer. I don't know where in Brooklyn you are but Red Bank Veterinary is only about 30 miles from the Outerbridge Crossing.

Give him the pedialyte (it's on sale at CVS this week... $3.52 a bottle for the store brand - I'm stocking up!). Give him HOT showers. I would try feeding him a tablespoon of food at a time. He hasn't lost his appetite, that in itself is a positive sign. A tablespoon of food every half an hour and see if he can keep that down. There were times I would sit on the kitchen floor with Abby and let her lick the applesauce from my fingers to get food in her.

The single most important thing that you can do is stay positive! Dozer feels your strength and energy and he feeds off of it. You stay positive for that baby and he WILL be fine!

You know, I can't help but wonder if Dozer and Abby came from the same store. I don't know where the lady I got Abby from got her, but she lived in Queens.

 

[Saalwi]

So sorry to read that your pup's still fighting this....my only thought with him not being able to keep his food down is to give him less more frequently (which I think you said your doing) and if it's kibble soak it beforehand to make it easier for him to digest until his system is back to normal....hang in there....hugs and good thoughts for you both.

 

[Sybil76]

[MENTION=4363]BrooklynStar[/MENTION] So sorry Dozer not feeling well...sending :hugs: ur way!


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[Sherry]

I agree with [MENTION=2071]Davidh[/MENTION] a different vet should be first on the to do list. As for the lemon, myself, I wouldn't give that to a dog that has pneumonia, that's for a dog choking on phloem from being over heated. And a plastic lemon that squirts. Please keep me updated

 

[2BullyMama]

@BrooklynStar I've been away from the internet and I haven't had a chance to read all of the new posts on this thread yet but I will. I wanted to answer the pedialyte question asap.

I give Abby pedialyte every day with her meals as part of her therapy but it can be given any time there is vomiting or diarrhea to replace the electrolytes their bodies lose. I give it in place of water when she is sick. It doesn't have to be plain either. Abby loves the fruit flavors, I think grape is her favorite. Mixed berry is mine, I love it when she smells like a fruit cup

I am going to go back and read what I missed now. But please know what you and Dozer are in my prayers.

...edit...
The doctors in Tinton Falls are fabulous! If you can get her there I am sure they can help Dozer. I don't know where in Brooklyn you are but Red Bank Veterinary is only about 30 miles from the Outerbridge Crossing.

Give him the pedialyte (it's on sale at CVS this week... $3.52 a bottle for the store brand - I'm stocking up!). Give him HOT showers. I would try feeding him a tablespoon of food at a time. He hasn't lost his appetite, that in itself is a positive sign. A tablespoon of food every half an hour and see if he can keep that down. There were times I would sit on the kitchen floor with Abby and let her lick the applesauce from my fingers to get food in her.

The single most important thing that you can do is stay positive! Dozer feels your strength and energy and he feeds off of it. You stay positive for that baby and he WILL be fine!

You know, I can't help but wonder if Dozer and Abby came from the same store. I don't know where the lady I got Abby from got her, but she lived in Queens.

Excellent advice!!