[Dailydrool] Duncan is coughing, any suggestions?

[Esther Strom]

Basil has a cough like this all winter - the vet did an x-ray and found his bronchial tubes were enflamed, so the diagnosis was bronchitis. He had it when I adopted him last winter; it went away in the spring and summer and came back again when the weather turned cold. He's now on a prescription cough medication - don't remember the name - that really helps. If there are no signs of heart issues, and Duncan doesn't have kennel cough, you might ask your vet to check for bronchitis.

Esther, Basil, and Waldo ATB





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Duncan has had an unproductive cough for quite some 
time.  It began around the time he scarfed down a whole raw 
turnip! The vet suggested we have his teeth cleaned because sometimes this 
will cause a cough.  The cough did not go away dispite the cleaning and has 
actually worsened.  Sometimes he throws up a bit of liquid after a 
paricularly long coughing/retching gag.  It almost sounds like dry 
heaves.  
 
Anyone have anything like this?  Could it be 
the turnip "burned" his tonsils, etc?  Turnips are pretty "hot" when 
raw.
 
Cassandra and Duncan