Thank you for your follow up call on Pillow's recovery
last Sunday. To
be quite honest, I was quite surprised to receive your
call and was very
impressed with your concern and professional service :).
Even my own
physician do not follow up on my visits, kudos for your
kind concern
.... great customer service :)
PP was recovering quite well over the last few days and
he should
finish the Antibiotics today. The 'coughing' has
decreased
substantially but I still do hear him cough every now
and then after
meals. Is this normal ? or should he stop coughing
completely by now ?
He is eating well and playing well but breathes heavily
at times when
running around.
Do I need to bring him back to you for a check up ?
The next appointment for his Vaccination is this Friday,
do I proceed
with this or should I postpone till next Monday ?
Appreciate your
advise, thanks
Best Regards
E-MAIL FROM DR SING
DATED JAN 11, 2012
Dear ....
Thank you for your email and compliments. I try to
follow up cases whenever possible to know the
effectiveness of treatment and therefore acquire the
knowledge that vet books and professors cannot impart.
In reply, PP is still coughing, though considerably
less.
It is not possible to predict exactly when the coughing
will cease after medication. The medication to treat
bacterial infections of the upper respiratory tract.
However, kennel cough is caused by a bacteria and a
virus. There is no usual medication against viral
infections and therefore the puppy needs time to
recover.
Vaccination must be delayed till 7-14 days after the
end of coughing as this will indicate that the puppy
has fully recovered. In your case, the puppy has already
got 2 vaccinations and the 3rd one has to wait 7-14 days
after the date of no coughing from the puppy.
Pl let me know if you have more queries. Thank you for 3
pictures of PP. PP was my first case for 2012 and
reminds me so much of my son's Bichon who is now 5 years
old and is well behaved (no urine marking inside the
house)
P.S
I had 2 Sec 3 students and Dr Vanessa Lin produced an
educational video on kennel cough with one rehearsal
only. Pl let me have your comments as to
1. whether you have a better understanding of kennel
cough and
2. whether the video was fun to view or make you fall
asleep and snore.
Feedback is important to improve my pet video
educational work. The video is at:
TOA
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