[Clofree]

My Vizsla has been coughing for 8 months now, he has had x-rays and Bronchoalveolar Lavage twice and nothing other than a slight inflammation on the lungs is coming up. Has anyone had anything similar?

 

[Clofree]

He has been vaccinated again kennel cough yes, he has has a round of antibiotics and steriods. He’s on his second round of very strong antibiotics but it seems to have made the cough worse.

 

[Clofree]

Have you thought about giving your dog an anti-inflammatory. Steroids are really hard on the liver and if given for too long can cause cushings syndrome. So, short term is ok, but not long term. There are some holistic options, one is Standard Process Boswella Complex. It contains turmeric, a natural anti-inflammatory.

Inflammation can be caused by a great many things, including allergies. Do you have access to a veterinary allergist?

So we tried him on metacam but he has a sensitive stomach and it game him diarrhoea so other than that no. I would be really interested in holistic options, would you say the boswella complex is the best one to try?

I have always wondered about allergies, but he is 3.5 years old and the cough developed at just over 2.5 but I do think its definitely worth exploring as have moved house in that time.

Thank you for you reply.