July 15th 2009 2:14 pm
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I went for my first annual check-up on July 9th. I had been coughing for a few days, but I had also been chewing on an antler. So mom took the antler away, figuring the cough was an irritation from a piece of the antler. Well! It turns out that even though I was vaccinated against Bordatella, I somehow caught kennel cough! The vet-lady said that it was a mild case that seemed to be getting better already, but I had to take medicine just in case to keep it from turning into pneumonia, and I shouldn't be around other dogs until a couple of days after I stopped coughing. Those were the toughest five days of my life! No off-leash time except at night when there were no other dogs around - how boring! I tried to get mom to chase me around the house, but she said "no running in the house!". What's a pup to do? Don't get kennel cough!!