Hello all in the forum I have a question I was hoping someone could help me with.
My 5 month old basset hound “Sammy” who we got 2 and 1/2 weeks ago seems to be hacking as if she has an excess of flem in her throat. Its very middle and there is a lot of time between hacks (hours) and then there is only one or two. She is eating normal and is at a normal activity level. I would not even be asking this question had I not had another puppy (a now 2 year old cocker spaniel) almost die when she was a puppy from kennel cough. I would like to think she is only hacking because she has some grass in her throat or something similar like the fuss form her toys, the dog loves to eat things – I don#%92t need a lawn mower any more
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I have read that kennel cough has an incubation period of about a week, we got Sammy 2 and 1/2 weeks ago, but she was at the vet for a once over and shots about a week and 1/2 ago. The only other dog she has come in contact with is the cocker spaniel I mentioned early and the cocker spaniel has not come in contact with any other dogs in a long time other then Sammy.
We have a follow up visit at the vet not this coming week end but next (10 days form now)
Should I be worried and bring her to the vet now? Or should I just wait to see what happens.
With the cocker spaniel who almost died from kennel cough we had taken her to the vet the day before she was showing outward symptoms of her illness and the vet said she was happy and healthy. The next morning she started hacking and coughing mildly and by the night was really sick, the next morning after that we took her to another vet and they put her on antibiotics and kept her for 3 days of observations. They told us she was very sick, more sick then the average dog who comes in with kennel cough and where amazed that the first vet didn#%92t notice this when listening to he lungs even if she was not coughing at that time.
Thank you for your help.