My puppy's cough is worse after vet medicine. Should I worry?

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My puppy has had a cough for about 3 days now we went to our local vet and the gave him a shot some cough syrup and Clavamox I started give him the medicine yesterday he is suppose take it ever 12 hours but since he has taken the medicine his cough has got worst? How is that is it because of the medicine or should I take him to the hospital? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 2 months and 28 days old | 8 lbs

Chad Brown, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thank you for taking such good care of Milo. Generally speaking, when a veterinarian starts the combination of medications that you are currently giving, it does sometimes take two or three days for the medications to start decreasing the clinical symptoms. If Milo is eating, drinking, urinating, defecating, and playing normally but just has the bad cough, I would wait another 48 hours before contacting my veterinarian. If, however, your dog is starting to feel lethargic or anorexic, I would contact the veterinarian as soon as possible to either be seen again or possibly get a change of medications to treat the worsening cough. I hope I have given you some help. Thank you for reaching out to our service.

My puppy's cough is worse after vet medicine. Should I worry?

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