How to help my shelter dog recover from cough and stop scratching?

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My dog has whooping cough or he is coughing anyway and I got him from a local shelter on the 10th I just got him a shot for his cough on the 13th. Is there something I can do to help him get better faster. Also he is now on advantage flea medicine but still scratching He got in the rain yesterday does that mean the medicine won’t work? Can I do something more proactive with the fleas Any other tips. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 39 lbs

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry that you are having problems with Mikhall. As far as the cough goes, if it is a viral infection causing the cough, then a medication to suppress the cough may be appropriate. Your vet may have given an antibiotic injection to help prevent or treat any secondary infections, but we can also add in a medication to decrease the cough itself. I would contact your veterinarian to discuss that option. As far as the scratching, it is common that dogs continue to scratch even once the fleas are treated because the skin is still irritated. If the itching is not getting better, then you can talk to your veterinarian about options for treating the itching. It may be a prescription medication or something as simple as Benadryl ( https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/benadryl/ ), but be sure to talk to your veterinarian first. Finally, Advantage should still work even if it rained yesterday. Again, if you are still seeing fleas, then I would talk to your veterinarian, but if it is just itching, then I would suspect that the Advantage is working, but the skin is still irritated. I am attaching a hanadout below with more information about flea control if needed. http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&S=0&C=0&A=1575 Good luck! I hope that was helpful. Thanks for using PetCoach.

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