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My dog keeps coughing, worse at night than day, but eating/drinking/potty are normal
Coughing has many causes: upper respiratory infection, distemper, parasites, allergies, foreign objects. Upper respiratory includes colds, flu, parainfluenza, and kennel cough, often from poor care, malnutrition, or cold. Treatments differ; see a vet.
Why does my puppy have spasms and trembling?
Spasms and trembling may come from calcium deficiency, distemper infection, or nerve disease. Add calcium-rich food or pet calcium tablets, and if infection is suspected, see a vet.
Why does my new dog have a runny nose and dry cough right after arriving home?
Runny nose and dry cough after arriving may be stress from the new environment or a cold from cold surroundings. Keep it warm and give cold medicine; if eye discharge, vomiting, or diarrhea appear, test for distemper. Treat contagious disease at the vet promptly.
My dog’s left side keeps trembling with head-nodding for 5 days and it vomited yellow foam—what is wrong?
Trembling with head-nodding and vomiting may point to canine distemper in unvaccinated dogs, causing nerve and digestive symptoms; such seizures are often reversible but the virus can be deadly. Brain injury or poisoning are other possibilities, so a veterinary screening is strongly advised.
My dog has coughed with phlegm, sneezed, had a fever, and yellow dried nasal discharge for two weeks—X-ray shows pneumonia. What now?
With pneumonia, oral meds are poorly absorbed—better to go to the hospital for IV, injections, and nebulization. Puppies need infectious disease screening (distemper can cause pneumonia, needing interferon/monoclonal antibodies). Bacterial pneumonia: do a sensitivity test, then use amoxicillin, cefotaxime, doxycycline by weight. Poor appetite: glucose-saline IV. Lots of phlegm: aminophylline to open airways.
My two-month-old puppy coughed and dry-rethed after vaccination and now has a slight fever—what should I do?
Based on your description, a puppy with fever, cough, and foamy dry-retching usually indicates a respiratory infection. It may be a weak immune system reacting to the modified-live vaccine, or a common respiratory illness such as distemper, kennel cough, or acute pneumonia. Seek veterinary screening promptly and do not give human Banlangen.
What does the dog four-way vaccine include?
The four-way vaccine prevents canine distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza—all life-threatening, so early immunization is needed. Others include two-, three-, five-way, etc. (number of diseases prevented). Puppies can start at 6 weeks; initial series is three shots, 3 to 4 weeks apart.
Why do dogs get acute encephalitis?
Acute encephalitis in dogs is usually caused by viral, parasite, bacterial, or fungal infection; for example, canine distemper or rabies virus can lead to it secondarily. It may also be a primary genetic issue such as nerve damage or incomplete nerve development. Treatment is urgent and must start promptly.
Fox
In modern society, you should not be too surprised at whatever people keep as pets. Ordinary cats and dogs no longer satisfy some people, so they choose more niche animals—the fox among them. Foxes are canids, so they can also contract canine distemper.
Why does a Teddy dog shiver intermittently?
Shivering can be a sequel of recovered distemper, stress, or calcium deficiency from lack of sunlight. Comfort a stressed Teddy and provide calcium and sunshine if needed.