Veterinarians are sounding the alarm as they see a growing number of coughing dogs.
Wendy Brown’s three golden retrievers — Bridge, Dooley and Lulu — are among the dogs who started showing symptoms earlier this November.
“Dooley started doing kind of this huffing and also seemed to feel quite lethargic,” Brown recalled to “Good Morning America.” “Not too long after, Bridge began to exhibit the symptoms. But his were louder, more boisterous. I thought it was his stomach because he made like a retching sound.”
Initially, Brown thought her pets had a typical kennel cough but when their symptoms didn’t subside, she knew it was something more serious.
“The vet started him on a 10-day cycle of doxycycline. Today was day 10 and he is not a lot better,” Brown said.
Brown, an Idaho resident, said she’s still not sure what could have caused her dogs’ illness in the first place.
While research is underway, veterinarians say the mystery illness is highly contagious and can be fatal. Reported symptoms so far have also been typical of a kennel cough and they include coughing, sneezing, nasal and/or eye discharge and lethargy.
“Instead of that dry cough where the dog felt good, it was now this wet cough where the dog felt sick,” Amanda Cavanagh, the section head of the urgent care service at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, told “GMA.”
Experts like Cavanagh said any dogs showing signs of consistent coughing should be brought to a vet to be examined.
“We can ultrasound the lungs to see if there is a problem that is related to pneumonia or the contagious pneumonia that seems to be going around,” Cavanagh said.
Cavanagh also recommends keeping any coughing dogs away from other dogs and for two weeks after the cough goes away.
Heartbreak on the Iron Bridge: Witnesses Weep as a Desperate Dog Is Abandoned
The dog was pleading for aid! They tied him up on the roadway and departed. A string of automobiles passed repeatedly but not a single one stopped. They notice the unfortunate dog but they don’t want to take him home to care, or just liberate him from the shackles.
That forces his life to death! The leash is so tight that the dog can’t get out. He was afraid, sat shivering on the railing and wept.
The dog is just around a month old. The individuals who ruthlessly abandoned him they don’t deserve to live in this world. God will punish them. They are callous and inhuman and they will have to receive vengeance for the anguish they caused this innocent pooch!
A good samaritan found him and chose to brought him home. He showered and scrubbed him of filth and the agony of the past!
He is stable and healthy. After being vaccinated and provided with required vitamins, today Lancy is ready for the next trip of her life.
There will be difficulties, but he will always have excellent people on his side. Lancy always wants to be loved and will always adore everyone who loves him!
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