Hi Vets
I reside in Vietnam, where mistakes and miss-diagnosis is common, i mean hell the people still kill and eat dogs so trusting any vets opinion is tough here. So hoping other qualified vets within this group can give me confidence on diagnosis and treatment here.
Attached:
- video of my girl coughing at night
- original xrays taken yesterday
- same xrays with areas of concern indicated
- conversation thread with head vet based in another city (actual vet clinic name has been edited within app)
- photo of medication prescribed
Everything has been cropped slightly to remove veterinary clinic name.
My girl is a 9 month old mixed toy poodle. 2.6kg weight
Last 4 weeks coughing, sometimes sneezing. Once or twice retching with only one occurrence of puke.
- No mucus discharge from mouth, nose, eyes.
- First vet i visited said kennel cough, (no pcr or scans/xrays) and 5 day anti-inflammation med prescribed.
- Last few days loss of appetite. Triggered me to visit a different vet and insist on xrays and blood analysis
She was at the 2nd vet given some immediate treatment, glucose, antibiotics shot (in photo attached)
Measures i have taken before visiting recent vet (2 days ago):
- stopped using ac (sleeps in a pen next to my bed)
- put a humidifier by her bed
- bought a nebuliser though was advised by vet to not use as causes stress
- i am not sure if doing a steam room in shower cubicle would help.
Yesterdays visit scared the heck out me hence me posting for hopefully a 3rd qualified opinion here.
Thanks
Bobby
Update 1st Feb:
- No blood parasites
- First fecal test shows no intestinal parasite either.
- Another fecal test with sedimentation technique is due in next few days
Update 2nd Feb
- i started her on the antibiotics today along with the medication she already started
- it might just be my bad hearing but her cough this morning sounded more wet...if that makes sense
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