A young Shiba Inu coughs a lot for at least 2 weeks. Why?
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 27/06/2018

Jun 26, 2018. First consultation
 
The dog was boarded with a friend. He had antibiotics for 2 weeks but still coughs. He now salivated and has bad breath when I first saw him. Lungs and heart are OK. 

Palpation of the trachea length elicited coughing. Blood test is done but the results are normal. X-rays of the throat and trachea/oesophagus are normal. 

Is this a rare case of persistent kennel cough? The dog goes home to recuperate.

Jul 8, 2018. I phoned the owner. The dog has fully recovered from coughing. Now, he has some skin diseases.  This is a case of tracheo-bronchitis. 

For the last few months, a widespread coughing episode occurred in several breeding and boarding kennels in Pasir Ris in Singapore. This was attributed to a respiratory virus. No treatment is possible in these viral attacks.  As at Jul 13, 2018, the intensity and frequency of coughing have diminished in these kennels.