HW+ dog coughing/mucus/diarrhea. Any ideas?
I I rescued a HW+ dog from a shelter in GA. He also tested positive for erlichia. He was fostered for a week in a woman’s home with four other BC’s- she said he was fine while he was there and coughed only occasionally.
He was brought here via three volunteer pilots. He arrived yesterday, extremely thin, with a hacking cough. Occasionally he coughs up mucus out of his mouth and nose. The woman who fostered him took him to the vet three times- once for the initial shots and HW test, once for x-rays and bloodwork for heartworm treatment, and once for a cold that she said he had developed (was having problems with diarrhea and vomiting).
I have not had him vomit yet, but he still has diarrhea. The part that is worrying me most is the coughing- he can’t move much without coughing. When the vet looked at his x-rays, she said he clearly had a bit of asthma. I can only assume that this is heartworm related. I know heartworm also causes coughing (and that would probably explain why he is so thin).
He is seeing a vet at four today. I am wondering though if anyone might have any other ideas about what could be wrong with him. He seems to smell like pus when he coughs- could this be a URI? Possibly kennel cough as a result of receiving the Bordetella shot?
Is there anything else I should be paying attention to?
The dog is a Border Collie, about two or three years of age. He was running loose for two months.
Blunt object- I’m not sure where I’m putting a dog’s needs before a human’s needs….perhaps you could clarify?
I pulled this dog from a shelter. How could I know he had any disease? I’m not going to just throw him off to the side. I intend on keeping him- that is why I am willing to spend the money to help him. I have a responsibility for this dog now. Had I been some other person asking an ignorant question about "what is wrong with my dog" you would have told me to take him to a vet- which I am doing. Make up your mind.
Suzie- The dog hasn’t been treated yet. I only got him yesterday. He was pulled from the shelter a week ago.
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It sounds like kennel cough but there is one thing else it could be and thats pneumonia. My dog got that her kennel cough turned into pneumonia and we almost lost her luckily it was only in one lung and was not as bad as it could have been she recovered nicely. And as you can see yes dogs get pneumonia its just a different strand.
It could be URI but not as likely as other things. You have to watch out for the erlichia too that can be a really big problem if it becomes chronic.
Edit- So blunt by your logic homeless people are worth nothing just cause they hit bad spell. You are such a heartless person.
It sounds like he has kennel cough. My bordercollie had it when we found him.
I can’t understand the amazing amounts of time effort & money some are willing to pour down a black-hole of a stray dog.
How many dozens of healthy dogs…..pups…are killed to keep this one cranking…barely cranking…. lingering & suffering?
whatever
I don’t understand why dogs are put before human needs either.
How long ago was the dog treated for heartworms? I hope your vet educated you on the importance of exercise restriction…an active dog or one with a heavy worm load could result in a Pulmonary thromboembolism (dying adult worms can get lodged, causing an obstruction) . One of the main sypmtoms of PTE is a persistent non-productive cough. A pivotal factor in reducing the risk of thromboembolic complications is exercise restriction during the critical month following treatment.
I would question the diagnosis of asthma, it is not common in dogs and is usually a diagnosis of exclusion (…when all else fails…it must be asthma)