Last night was a sad night! Coco and Miguel were playing with her tennis ball when suddenly she started panting and coughing. She tipped her head back and her ears went flat and panted and paced and looked really scared. We kept petting her and trying to sooth her but she didn't calm down. I called the on-call veterinarian and they told me to take Coco to the emergency vet. So, Miguel and I got bundled up and took Coco outside. When she got outside, her breathing immediately improved, but suddenly she was listless and we had to carry her to the car.
We spent an hour and a half at the emergency vet. Coco's breathing had returned to normal. Miguel and I sat and sat in the little room, staring at bad art on the wall about cats and playing with one of my hair elastics. The vet guessed it was 1. An elongated palate 2. inflammation in her airways due to either exertion or allergies. We took the exhausted Coco home and she didn't snore at all and didn't chase us when we woke up. It broke my heart.
I took her to the regular vet this afternoon. We were there for another couple of hours. Coco was listless at home, but in the vet's office she was alert enough to snort. They did an x-ray of her and she has viral bronchitis! I was so relieved. The vet also said she would be exhausted all day and then perscribed a combo steroid/antihistamine pill for her.
It's only been a month and a half since we picked up Coco, and her getting sick all of a sudden really triggered how precious she is to both of us. I knew that the possibility of loosing her was slim, but all the same it's been a rough 24 hours. She is sleeping in her bed right now, not snoring but at least not pacing or shivering. I can't wait to hear her snorts and sniffles and sneezes again. I hope tomorrow she feels better. What do you give a dog with bronchitis? It's not like I can make her chicken soup and feed her orange juice. I wonder if these crazy New England winters threw her immune system for a loop. YES I KNOW there is no scientific proof that being cold causes colds, but all I know is that when you get run down you get sick. And it's been wicked cold here and that makes you work harder to stay warm. I'm keeping her coat on her outside when it's under 30 degrees from now on, even if she doesn't like it!
We spent an hour and a half at the emergency vet. Coco's breathing had returned to normal. Miguel and I sat and sat in the little room, staring at bad art on the wall about cats and playing with one of my hair elastics. The vet guessed it was 1. An elongated palate 2. inflammation in her airways due to either exertion or allergies. We took the exhausted Coco home and she didn't snore at all and didn't chase us when we woke up. It broke my heart.
I took her to the regular vet this afternoon. We were there for another couple of hours. Coco was listless at home, but in the vet's office she was alert enough to snort. They did an x-ray of her and she has viral bronchitis! I was so relieved. The vet also said she would be exhausted all day and then perscribed a combo steroid/antihistamine pill for her.
It's only been a month and a half since we picked up Coco, and her getting sick all of a sudden really triggered how precious she is to both of us. I knew that the possibility of loosing her was slim, but all the same it's been a rough 24 hours. She is sleeping in her bed right now, not snoring but at least not pacing or shivering. I can't wait to hear her snorts and sniffles and sneezes again. I hope tomorrow she feels better. What do you give a dog with bronchitis? It's not like I can make her chicken soup and feed her orange juice. I wonder if these crazy New England winters threw her immune system for a loop. YES I KNOW there is no scientific proof that being cold causes colds, but all I know is that when you get run down you get sick. And it's been wicked cold here and that makes you work harder to stay warm. I'm keeping her coat on her outside when it's under 30 degrees from now on, even if she doesn't like it!
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