Poorly Reuben

[kateincornwall]

Poor lad , I`ve been up with him most of the night , him coughing . I wondered if he had something stuck in his throat , then thoughts turned to Kennel Cough , he has been bringing up small amounts of greyish mucous but did eat his breakfast . His nose is very warm to the touch so I`ve just rung the Vet and have to take him in at 3 this afternoon . I will keep him at home until we get the verdict , Nelly seems to be alright so far . Neither of them have been really mixing with other dogs , Reubs hasnt been to playgroup since the week before Christmas , but he has met the odd dog on our walks . Poor lad , its horrible to hear the hacking cough , honey has been given xx

 

[HAH]

Poor Reuben, that’s no fun at all. Hopefully it’ll shift soon, wise to see the vet Let us know how you get on x

 

[FayRose]

Ah, poor Reuben. It does sound like kennel cough which is awfully easily caught.

Years ago, our spaniel caught it, he was 11 at the time and developed pneumonia, a superb vet only just saved him. She told us that the 'bug' can stay alive on grass that has been coughed on by another dog for as long as 3 hours and another dog comes along and sniffs and can catch it. I was shocked, I had thought there had to be actual contact with an infected dog.

Reuben's a healthy youngster so even if it is kc, he will recover well. Hugs for you both @kateincornwall

 

[Charlie]

Poor Reuben, I hope he recovers quickly Kate. xxx

 

[edzbird]

Poor lad. Hope he is getting some soothe from the honey. I'm sure he's enjoying the honey

 

[Cath]

Poor lad, I hope the vet can soon sort him out

 

[SwampDonkey]

It does sound like kk. Hope he's ok

 

[Shaz82]

Good luck at the vets x

 

[Boogie]

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Poor Reubs, get better quick, buddy

 

[JES72]

Hope he feels better soon.

 

[kateincornwall]

Thank you xxx he is quite subdued , not himself at all , in fact subdued is not an adjective I thought I would ever use to describe my lovely boy xx

 

[snowbunny]

Poor Reuben. None of mine has ever had kennel cough; unsurprising as we're so antisocial
I hope it's only mild and he gets over it very quickly.

 

[Selina27]

Oh poor Reuben. Subdued is not how we want to see them !

I hope you get some answers and reassurance later. xx

 

[Jacqui-S]

Poor boy.
Hope he is ok xx

 

[kateincornwall]

Typically , he hasnt coughed for at least an hour and is now begging to go for a walk , no way Reubs x It reminds me of children who are seemingly poorly so you make a doctors appointment and hey presto , they pick up ! Not chancing it though , Vets it is especially with weekend coming up .

 

[Naya]

Poor boy. Hope he’s ok x

 

[David]

Sounds like KC. Lady had it once and sounds very similar. Poor Reuben. Honey is good.

 

[MellowYellow]

Oh dear poor Reubs, kennel cough is miserable. But he is a young fit lad and I am sure will get better soon Kate. Horrible for you though... Glad you got a vet's appointment.

 

[Atemas]

Sky had kennel cough once. I remember it didn’t last long but alarming to hear her cough. Glad you have a vet’s appointment