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    my puppy has a cough and stuffy nose, can i give a childs cold or fever reducer

    we got the puppy from the local pound, she has started coughing and nose is stuffed and she has a slight fever, she is only 4 months old, i need someones help on this please..


    thank you, Liz

    +1  Views: 501 Answers: 3 Posted: 13 years ago
    Colleen

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    Please comment back to let us know you read this. We are very concerned for the puppy.

    3 Answers

    No!! DO NOT medicate a puppy on your own! Call a vet. He could have kennel cough or parvo, both can kill him. Dogs do not typically get colds. 

    Please take your puppy to the Vet.  ASAP.  Listen to Colleen please... it is probably kennel cough.

    Usually Kennel cough does not cause a fever. It might be an upper respiratory infection and he has to  see a Vet. asp.

    Colleen

    Moderator
    I'd like to know if she truly knows how to check for a fever. Hopefully she's not just feeling his forehead.
    Ann

    She needs to check his nose. It is usually warm, if there is a fever.I would be very worried, with a puppy this young.
    Colleen

    Moderator
    warm and dry. A wet nose is not typical for fever.
    Ann

    Absolutely correct. My dog chester had fever one time and his nose was warm and dry. He had a UTI.


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