A Visit to the Vet

While Emme and Rudy were at the kennel last week, they were exposed to kennel cough. We were sent home with a warning sheet and two pages of information from the Internet about kennel cough, bordatella. While Emme and Rudy were at the kennel, a dog began coughing; they took it to the vet, and it was diagnosed with kennel cough. We were told to watch for signs of coughing or wheezing.

Thursday Emme began to wheeze and at the first wheeze, Ken called the vet and made an appointment for Friday morning. Emme did not cough or wheeze much at all day Thursday and I was considering canceling the appointment, but she began wheezing again Friday morning so I took her in. The vet said that she looked fine and had only mild symptoms. He gave her a shot of antibiotics and a week's worth of antibiotic pills to take at home. I am glad that I kept the appointment. I would rather be over cautious, than let something go that could turn serious. Now we just need to keep watching Rudy to make sure he doesn't show any symptoms.