03 Feb Dog’s Kennel Cough And Its Treatment (Part 2)

In the previous part, we explained the dog’s Kennel cough. It’s one of the infectious diseases of dogs that causes inflammation and destruction of the trachea. So your dog will have a dry cough. The severity of the disease varies in different dogs. It can be caused by a variety of reasons, such as being with an infected dog or environment, or a variety of other causes. After the virus enters the dog’s body, the disease starts three to four days later and he will have various symptoms such as lethargy and anorexia, vomiting fever, etc. We have said before that this disease isn’t fatal but it can be dangerous in some dogs. We also explained how to treat mild a dog’s kennel cough. In this section, we will discuss the rest of the treatment methods.

Treatment of severe dog’s kennel cough

If your dog becomes severely infected with this disease, it can endanger his health. Severe dog cough is usually accompanied by malaise, anorexia, and lack of mobility, which exacerbate the disease. If your dog has severe coughing, you can use the following tips to treat his cough:

• See a veterinarian immediately. In this case, your dog will probably need to be hospitalized and given medical care.
• The serum is helpful in these cases because he’s anorexic and you need to use the serum and angiocaths for nutrition and hydration.
• The use of antibiotics as a remedy for a dog’s kennel cough is effective in preventing the progression of the disease.
• Oxygen therapy is another solution that is used when the dog has difficulty breathing.

Home Remedies for dog’s kennel cough

There are several home remedies for treating mild kennel cough in dogs. However, you should be careful to stop home remedies and see a veterinarian if your dog’s symptoms worsen. Here are some quick and easy home remedies:

Honey with warm water

Honey is one of the most common home remedies for dog cough (but not just for dogs). Honey soothes the throat and thus minimizes your dog’s coughing. Mix half to 1 tablespoon honey with warm water. Depending on how many times he coughs, you can give it to the dog up to three times a day.

Using a fumigator

Another way to treat a dog’s cough is to use a fumigator. Place the device next to your resting dog and turn it on to humidify the air. Humidifying the air is one of the best ways to treat a dog’s dry cough.

Using steam therapy

This home solution is also very cheap and convenient. Just turn on the hot water in the bath and let the steam fill the bath. Take your dog to the bathroom and allow him to breathe for a few minutes. Make sure that your dog doesn’t take a shower because the purpose of this method is something else! Hot steam reduces sore throat, which is quite effective in treating dry cough in dogs.

Caring tips

Now that you know the cause of dog cough and its treatment, it’s better to observe a few points when caring for a dog during this period:

• During this period forgot about cleaning the house as much as possible! Cleaning materials particles as well as dust produced when using a vacuum cleaner, can irritate a sick dog’s throat and make the condition worse.
• Cigarettes, hookah and any other harmful smoke slow down the healing process.
• During this time, it’s better not to take your dog out. but if necessary, use looser restraints instead of collars to put less pressure on the dog’s throat and trachea. The tight collars increase the dog’s cough.

The cause of a dog’s cough is most likely to be in an infected environment or to play with sick dogs. Symptoms are usually dry cough, loss of appetite and lethargy. Depending on your dog’s immune system, his cough may take up to 2 weeks if it’s mild or up to 6 weeks if it’s severe. Finally, home remedies and a visit to a veterinarian can help treat kennel cough in dogs. To have a healthy and lively dog, you need to pay attention to nutrition, activity, health, grooming and much more. You can prevent the disease and have a healthy dog in this case. In all these steps, you can count on the specialized team of MishkaGrooming. Our experienced and precise groomers have groomed your dogs carefully and accurately so that they count the moments for the next session.