What to do for dog's chronic nasal discharge when antibiotics fail?

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I have an 8 year old Husky mix dog. She has had a sinus condition for 7 months now. I took her to the Vet 4 times for this. He prescribed 4 different rounds of antibiotics . None of these worked for her. Her symptoms are congestion with minor nasal discharge.. Nothing else appears to be wrong with her. Do you have any suggestions for something I can try? Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | spayed | 7 years and 11 months old | 85 lbs

Lauren Jones VMD · Accepted Answer

This must be really frustrating for you! Since four different antibiotics did not improve Skye's condition, I would think that her nasal discharge is either not due to bacterial causes or is a highly antibiotic resistant bacterium. Other causes of nasal discharge can include fungal infections, viruses, masses in the nasal cavity, presence of foreign material (I once saw carpet fibers cause nasal issues!), etc. Unfortunately, I don't think there are any at home remedies that will help Skye. At this point, I would recommend having your vet recheck her and consider x-rays or a nasal culture as the next diagnostic steps.

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