We've been dealing with a runny nose and sneezing for several weeks now off and on. The vet put Taco (beagle) on antibiotics the first time and it seemed to help some but not completely.
The second round occurred over a weekend so I gave him benedryl until I could get him to the vet on Monday. They prescribed Clemastin, another antihistamine. It appeared to be working fine. Sunday he was symptom free so I didn't give him any. Monday morning we was sneezing some so I started the Clemastine again. Tuesday night the poor thing was sneezing and coughing all night long.
I took him back to the vet this morning and they want me to take him to LSU vet school to have an endoscope (I think that's what he called it). I really think it's allergies since he was fine on Sunday. They've agreed to another round of antibiotics and are also doing prednisone. They did a chest x-ray and his lungs are fine.
I'm not sure what direction to go with this. Being a beagle, Taco loves sniffing and we've got a little over an acre for him to explore. I'm sure it's something in the environment and not a foreign object up his nose since it involves both nasal passages. Our weather has been very hot, dry, and dusty lately.
Any advice or words of wisdom. Sorry this was so long.
The second round occurred over a weekend so I gave him benedryl until I could get him to the vet on Monday. They prescribed Clemastin, another antihistamine. It appeared to be working fine. Sunday he was symptom free so I didn't give him any. Monday morning we was sneezing some so I started the Clemastine again. Tuesday night the poor thing was sneezing and coughing all night long.
I took him back to the vet this morning and they want me to take him to LSU vet school to have an endoscope (I think that's what he called it). I really think it's allergies since he was fine on Sunday. They've agreed to another round of antibiotics and are also doing prednisone. They did a chest x-ray and his lungs are fine.
I'm not sure what direction to go with this. Being a beagle, Taco loves sniffing and we've got a little over an acre for him to explore. I'm sure it's something in the environment and not a foreign object up his nose since it involves both nasal passages. Our weather has been very hot, dry, and dusty lately.
Any advice or words of wisdom. Sorry this was so long.