hi all after a phone call to my vet,s today i was told that my lad has got kennel cough :rolleyes:how he got it i really do not know
he,s only having short walk,s and no playing with other dog,s.we are waiting to see if he need,s to have tplo done on his back leg,s :rolleyes: and yes he,s a lab
the vet said to give him benylin but not how much i,m giving him the children dosage one 5ml spoonful but do i give it to him four time,s a day or less i,ve never had a dog that,s got kennel cough so i,m a bit in the dark .
it,s heart breaking to see him like this he has a cough then start,s gagging till he is nearly sick any help and tip,s please thank youi,m going to have a good cry now he,s getting so upset and he,s not the only one

I give mine Benylin at the childrens dose.  That is all you can do I am afraid other then restricting his exercise. If he likes ice cubes I find they can help sooth the throat.

Hi Belinda-jayne,

I have no experience of KC myself, but have you taken your boy to the Vets? They may give him an injection to help any inflammation in his throat.

Can't believe you are still waiting on a decision for TPLO, are you seeing the Specialist for this? We visited the one in Devizes, don't know if you know of him as you're from Wiltshire?

hi chocymolly he is going to see specialist mark owen at the rowe vet hospital bradley stoke but he will not see him till he is 38kg  he was 40kg and he is now 39kg so coming down he is not fat a long way from it he,s show type so he is a big powerfull lad.
both leg are not good now they have still not snapped yet but when we go down he is going to have a look at doing both not at same time ha ha
he can cock is leg now bless him he,s doing it male puppy way
thank,s for the replies

Oh Dear, poor soul. Don't worry though, KC is fairly common and no danger to healthy adult dogs. The benylin won't cure it - it's a viral infection, but is to ease his throat and hopefully cut down on his coughing. You can give him it 4 times a day - check with your vet if unsure. The best thing is to try and keep him calm, when they get excited they tend to cough more.

How about interspersing the dose with a teaspoon of honey to help ease the throat.

hi thank,s will try that anyone know how long it last,s he,s on oxycare and how do you keep a very mad lab calm :rolleyes:the only thing i can think of is a bottle of gin maybe

Years ago, when mine had KC, I gave them childrens cough mixture, mixed with ice cream (vet recommended it), and it seemed to sooth their throats, worth a try, poor lad.

Kay

thank,s anyone know if it get,s worse at night he,s just had three really bad coughing and gagging fit,s he,s nearly turning himself inside out

Has he just been out for the toilet? I always found that mine coughed worse with the different air temperatures - like when you let them out in the cold night air.

hi chaumsong sorry for the time lag no he had not gone out it was a bad night was up five time,s with him in the night and he was bad this morning first thing and when out for a walk in a little dog free zone i know he,s not to bad now haveing a good old sleep
big thank,s to all of you for the help