My dog's cough returned after meds. What can I do at home?

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My dog has had an intermittent cough like something may be irritating his throat for a week, we took him to the vets and ruled out kennel cough (no temp, lungs clear) and got anti inflammatory meds which he was fine while on. Now he's finished them he occasionally starts coughing again and trying to eat things to make himself sick. He seems fine in himself, eating drinking fine, can I do anything to help before taking him to vets and having him put under GA for throat examination? Pet's info: Dog | German Shorthaired Pointer (duplicate) | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 55 lbs

Kevin Sanada, DVM · Accepted Answer

Whatever is causing this seems rather mild and I wouldn't be too concerned about it right now. It seems like the appropriate next step (throat exam) is being taken to find out the cause of this cough, so hopefully you'll get an answer and effective treatment soon. There is really nothing that I can advise for you to do at home for this right now without knowing the specific cause of the cough. If it's going to be a few days before the throat exam, then you may enquire about getting more antiinflamatories prescribed, since that seemed to help. Otherwise, it seems like he will be OK to wait a day or two. I hope that helps and Enzo gets better soon.

My dog's cough returned after meds. What can I do at home?

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