Dog Flu Treatment

Question by Jackie K: How long is my dog contagious if he has a mild cold?
My dog was sneezing a lot my vet said he had a mild upper respitory infection that he would kick on his own? How long is he contagious?

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Answer by Kirsten R
He’s probably only contagious for a few days, but you might as well figure two weeks for the cold to fully pass before you expose him to other dogs.

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Question by Si Chen: Is it dangerous for a dog to have a fever for a long time?
My dog has been sick for almost a week now. She is a 1 year old collie mix. The vet has her on 3 different antibiotics but her fever continues to be at 104ish for 4 days now. He doesnt know what is wrong with her. I don’t know what to do. She doesnt vomit or diarrhea. She is lethargic and wont eat her normal food. She will eat rice and boiled chicken as well as some water/icecubes. How long can she stay in this condition?
My vet ran blood tests and everything came back negative.

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Answer by Jenny
i would get a second option from a different vet.

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Question by Maxie: How long is a dog contagious after it develops kennel cough?

(and I mean AFTER it has started treamtment)
This dog at the shelter has been coughing for 2 weeks. They said she had kennel cough..So if she has been coughing two weeks then it is most likely not kennel cough?!?

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Answer by Connor
http://yedda.com/questions/kennel_cough-_long_treatment_2731717525183

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Question by Lori: I have an issue with my ankle, how long do I avoid cardio?
Last week, I was walking in my slippers and my ankle suddenly felt very stiff and sore and I had to limp. As best as I could tell, it seemed symptomatic of a torn ligament injury, since it hurt when I walked and moved my ankle rather than when I put weight on it and there was no swelling. Flat shoes or barefoot seemed to make it feel much worse so I’ve been wearing my asics and an ankle brace. This may be an old injury which was irritated by a long-distance hike I did that morning, or by my stepping in a hole in the neighbor’s yard the day before. It didn’t feel injured at the time, but I know from experience that any weird motion that your ankle experiences can spell trouble. Anyway, I’ve been icing and not doing cardio or hiking for a week – it seems okay, though maybe a little stiff after wearing the brace or icing. Could I start back wtih light cardio or should I wait longer? This has happened a few times over the years (I’m 38) and I suppose I’m eager to get back into my regular routine since I know nothing I do is going to prevent it from happening again in the future at some point unless I just never hike or do cardio again, which wouldn’t be healthy either. Plus my dog is really sulking because I haven’t taken him for a walk in a week!

What do you guys and gals think, from your experience?

Also, I know I should get a mri or whatever, but I only have a few visits on my sadly lacking insurance and I’ve just gone to the ortho only to find out my sore knee was just arthritis and can’t do anything about that so I’m not eager to rush off for this slight discomfort and take up another one of my visits that I might need to save for the flu or a serious injury in the next 10 months and then have the doctor tell me just to stay off of it for awhile!

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Answer by pelican
If it was me I would probably start now with some short walks and see how ti goes. Don’t push it for the first few outings, and increase distance and speed and difficutly gradually. If possible, take your dog to an off leash park where he can run without you necessarily stressing yourself too much.

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Question by THE *only* lePineyapple: Damn, why do I feel so guilty (long story but please read)?
On one hand, I’m pissed off at my mom. (please read: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgCsiKdMW7PIH6runcpDUrXsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100405130452AAH6P1g)

She yells at me all the time even though I do so much to not stress her out…I convinced her to kick out my abusive dad (I almost committed suicide because of that prick and he used to slip harmful food to my disabled sister who has PKU). She said that none of the turmoil in our house would go away just because my dad leaves…that it’s “everyone’s” fault that we’re so unhappy. But really she just mean it’s mine and my brother’s fault. Well, my brother really is selfish and mean. He’d rather spend time with his girlfriend than help with my sister while I’m in the hospital for my PCOS. But I deal with all my teachers and school affairs (I’m home schooled), I deal with all my doctors appointments and attend them by myself since my mom works full time, I babysit my sister and will drop ALL my plans at a moment’s notice if I’m needed around the house. One time my mom wanted to go out of state for the weekend to attend a meeting with some doctors in order to find a cure for my sister’s rare illness. The meeting happened to occur on the same day as my theatre school class (which I love and am paying $ 200 for). I didn’t complain one bit when she said I’d have to babysit. I just told her to tell me when the plans were finalized so I could call and let the school know that I wasn’t going (they ended up canceling because the person who was supposed to drive my mom there got sick with the flu). But lately I’ve been sick so I don’t even have the drive to watch my sister correctly or do my chores. I leave my clothes all over the house not because I want to be lazy, but because my room is on the third floor and every time I walk up there I feel like I’m gonna die (I have ovarian cysts and they hurt when I exercise at all). The house often smells like cat piss because I keep the litter box in my room so I don’t forget to clean it but lately I’ve been sleeping on the second floor close to the bathroom…And no one even bothers to help me out by cleaning the litter box or washing the dishes for me (well my mom washes dishes for me sometimes).
I mean, in her defense, I KNOW it’s stressful trying to find the cure for a rare disorder all while trying to feed and clothe a family of four. She often has to argue down the bill collectors and whatnot because they try to screw her over and stuff. Plus she has to raise my pain-in-the-a** brother who skips school, doesn’t do any chores without complaining about it first, and spends all his time outside with his girlfriend.Typical sixteen year old boy.
But jeez, I’m already going on seventeen and I don’t have any social life except the bunch of twelve and thirteen year old kids in my theatre class. I don’t like asking mom for money but I can’t get a job at the moment with my illness. I don’t really have a problem with my chores. Really. I don’t mind babysitting or anything, but I just hate when she calls me self centered or selfish! It just pisses me off so much for some reason! Usually I’ll just brush it off because I know she’s scared for my sister and stressed out (her health isn’t that great either) but lately I just feel so swamped. And I can’t just up and leave because of how compromised my sister is and because we recently fired our nurse because she was secretly smoking in our bathroom (the neighbors caught her and told us about it). Still, I just feel like I want to get away, by myself, or with some good friends (too bad I haven’t had a single friend for the past four years). Sometimes I imagine myself in a huge condo with a friendly dog somewhere in a city that’s alive with interesting people and lots of places to go to and see…without my family there. And I feel so guilty for it. On the other hand, I feel like I have my own problems to deal with…for instance my PCOS requires me to take all kinds of hormone pills and they cause me to gain weight. I’m already 90lbs overweight, can’t help but sleep all the time, and I feel disgusting. I can’t even practice musical theatre or dance for exercise like I used to because of these damn cysts. I just feel like I don’t like having all these problems AND having her yell in my face too. But at the same time I know she has problems as well…How do I sort out these insane feelings?!
And talking to her NEVER works…she just convinces me to see her way as the “right way” sooner or later because when I try to voice or write my opinions, I always lose track of what I was thinking and end up not having a valid argument…Probably a result of my dad’s mental abuse and the fact that I can never keep track of my thoughts but that’s how it is.
What can I do?!

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Answer by oruboris
Wow, you really are in a tough situation: I’m very sorry your life is hard right now, but I’m sure it will get better.

First, are you being treated for your illness? that is VERY important.

Second, I think you need to make some life changes to simplify your life for the time being. Consider moving to the second floor so you don’t have to climb the stairs so much. Keep a laundry basket at the bottom of the stairs so you can accumulate stuff there that has to go upstairs, that will cut down the clutter [making your mom happy] and make your day a little easier. Buy some clumping, flush-able cat litter, and move the litter box to the bathroom. It will only take seconds to keep it clean that way.

Third, try and establish better communication with your mom. Start by expressing your love and appreciation for her on a daily basis: she needs to hear that right now. Don’t let every conversation be about you and your needs. If you give a little attention and affection, you will begin to get some back. I know it’s not fair, but life never really is.

Good luck!

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Question by Erin: How long will it take for my cat to heal from a cuterebra?
On the eighth my cat quit eating and drinking and just layed around. So we took her to the vet first thing. The vet told us she just had a like flu for cats and gave us some antibiotics and gave her some fluids through an IV. So I wasn’t worried about her and figured she’d get over it soon. She ate and drank a little bit when we got her home and went to rest. The next day I realized her face was swelled quite a bit. I figured it was just from the fluids from the IV. I decided I should check for maybe a rash or scratch where it had swelled. That’s when I found a hole by her left ear. It was slowly oozing out blood and I thought I was seeing something white moving around in it but I wasn’t completely sure. So I rubbed hydrogen peroxide on it and let it kill the bacteria. The only thing I could think that had happened to her was she got in a little quarel with one of the strays. I kept applying hydrogen peroxide and neosporin to try and help it heal. A few days later I saw that the white thing was bulging out (her body was rejecting it). It looked like a worm so I got some tweezers and grabbed hold of the worm and pulled. It came out the second time i pulled it. She seemed to immediately be feeling better. But that night around three in the morning my dog began barking. I went down stairs and turned on the light but my dog was sitting in her chair barking unusually. I looked to check on my cat when I realized she was bleeding out her nose. There was a HUGE pile of blood in front of her. We rushed her to the animal hospital where they treated her and got her to quit bleeding. When I explained to the vet I pulled a worm out of the hole she said it was a wolf worm or cuterebra. She spent the night there and we brought her home yesterday. Her stomach is really swelled up and she hasn’t used the restroom yet. We are currently force feeding and watering her and also giving her her antibiotics. There is a little bit of blood around her nose and gives her trouble breathing at times so occasionaly she’ll breathe out her mouth. I believe she will get better but I’m still worried about her. So how long will it take for her to begin to heal and then completely heal? Also why was she sneezing out blood??
Thnak you

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Answer by Claire
here is a link that may help you
http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/neurological/c_ct_feline_ischemic_encephalopathy

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Question by gentlehands: Found pit/labmix puppy with kennel cough and I need to know how long to keep her away from my other dog?
I found a 10 week old pit/lab mix puppy someone dumped out on the freeway and I took her to the vet and she has kennel cough which she is on antibiotics for. My older dog has been vacinated against this but do I still need to keep them apart? And for how long?

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Answer by CRAZYDEADMOTH
yup, keep em in diffrent rooms until the antibiotics are finished and your dog has recovered, it may be more than just kennel cough concidering you found her on the freeway

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Question by Girl/Deathwish: my dog just ate a cough drop not too long ago will it kill her?
my 2 year old dog(shitzu/Bijan) just ate a halls tropical fruit cough drop will it hurt her? if so how long do i have to save her?

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Answer by sparkles
I think she will be ok. my dog has eaten stranger things

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