Kennel Cough

One day, close to ten years ago, we noticed that Moree was coughing- not just coughing but sounded like he was going to cough up a lung. Not only that, he managed to bark himself hoarse. We quickly got him an appointment with a vet and came home with meds for kennel cough and instructions to keep an eye on the other dog in the house.
This was when we started using peanut butter to get meds into one of our dogs.
The coughing was scary, really scary, for me. And because of that, from the moment the bordatella vaccine became available at our vet, we’ve gotten it for the dogs.

Last week, C made a comment one night that Junebug had a bit of a cough he wanted to keep an eye on. I heard it one day and agreed, we should pay attention. Then Saturday, after spending the day pretty much as a vegetable (not really all that uncommon for a Beagle in winter) she and Larry decided to go on a barking binge. When they were done, she started coughing- coughing like she was going to cough something up. Moments later, when she barked at J, she was a little hoarse.
I fed the dogs dinner and then packed Junebug in the car for a quick trip to the vet. We could have let it go longer- she’s a young and, despite her medical mysteriousness, healthy dog. But I have a Howie dog, who is not young and is more at risk. It’s not a risk we were willing to take.
Luckily, June’s lungs sounded good, so we got the cough syrup and the antibiotics and headed home. With the note that if she was still coughing by Tuesday to bring her back in.
She coughed once or twice on Sunday, but no coughing on Monday. And no coughing so far from Larry or Howie, so calling it a win. (Though the meds to create a sleepy Bug.)