Bella is sick

05-02-2008, 05:03 PM

Bella has kennel cough (again) after her stay in day care while we were away. The vet said it is unavoidable and not to blame the kennel, even though this is the second time it has occurred. Since I really like where I board her, am a little relieved he said that.
She also has an ear infection, poor baby!
But she lost 9 pounds since last vet visit! No more chubby Bella!

Doodlesville · 05-02-2008, 05:09 PM

Linda do you have her on Nuvet vitamins? this will build up her immunity so may help her fight off disease
It has done wonderful for me,
and rarely do my dogs get ear problems anymore
https://www.nuvetlabs.com/order/default ... 0%20%20%20

annabelles mom · 05-02-2008, 05:17 PM

Sorry to hear Bella is sick hope she is feeling better real soon

Great that she has lost the weight though !!!

puppy hugs from AB

MichelleB · 05-02-2008, 05:23 PM

Get well soon Bella!
Has she had her kennel cough vaccine? Just wondered, because anytime I have taken my dogs to be boarded it has been required.

05-02-2008, 05:38 PM

Thanks Nancy, Mary and Michelle!
I think the vitamins are a great idea.
I am slightly suspicious that the kennel fed her THEIR food instead of the Canidae I sent. I did not get any food back and her teeth were coated in a yellow film (never had that before and I am not super great about brushing them daily). I did not say anything to the vet about the possible food mix up and when he checked her ears he said it looked more like an allergy presentation. I was thinking the same thing. I am going to be ADAMANT about her food and will check up on her daily when she goes back. She has NEVER had an ear problem in 2 years.
Michelle, she did have her kennel cough vaccine, but not every strain is covered by the vaccine. The kennel wants the vaccine done every 6 months even though the vet seems to think annual is enough. So she has had 2 already....along with 2 kennel cough infections

tykesmom · 05-02-2008, 06:07 PM

Get well soon Bella!!!

**MaxandMe** · 05-02-2008, 06:34 PM

i sure Bella recovers quickly

Doodlesville · 05-02-2008, 06:56 PM

Ummm,EWWWW,,("her teeth were coated in a yellow film")
and may i add NOT GOOD!!!

That is tottally irresponsible of them and just plain LAZY
i know i used to manage a boarding kennel
you need to talk to the owner immediatly and i would send her the Vet bill

05-02-2008, 07:25 PM

get well soon Bella!

sdrudge · 05-02-2008, 07:56 PM

I hope Bella gets well soon. And have you got her the shot? Or did she still get it even after. I don't know why but we got Cacao the shot just in case. And I don't know much about the shot other then the vet said she needed it if I would take her to a groomer. And I do.

Doodlesville · 05-02-2008, 07:59 PM

I noticed some asking about the kennel cough vaccine

kennel cough is like the cold in humans, there are so many strains its impossible for them to cover them all

my vet wont even give it he said it was like giving water

of course if boarding its a requirement,
why im not real sure, dont think they know either

blueteal · 05-02-2008, 08:42 PM

aHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Poor girl.Hope you get better real soon Bella
Hugs and kisses for you...........

lmtoth2 · 05-02-2008, 08:59 PM

awwh...poor Bella - I hope she feels better soon!

I would personally be livid if they fed their own food to our doodles. So why would new food make her teeth coated yellow...just curious. f

gene · 05-02-2008, 10:18 PM

Poor Bella.....hope you're feeling better soon! Congrats on the weight loss!

05-02-2008, 10:20 PM

I don't know if food would give her teeth a film, but her teeth have never looked like that! The kids noticed it right away. Unless they were limiting her water? She drank soooo much when she got home! I just found two small scablike areas on her legs. More of an allergic reaction? DH picked her up from the kennel or I would have been asking where her bag of food was.
I just had a weird feeling when I hugged her, her breath smelled different (not bad, just different). And then not to get the remainder of food returned. And then to have an ear infection that looks like an allergy. I don't know anything for sure, so I would hate to accuse them of mixing up food. But I will be more proactive next visit. With all the recalls, it could be a very serious problem.
And the food they use if you don't bring your own is Hill's Science Diet. Corn is the second ingredient.

05-02-2008, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Bella is sick Bella has kennel cough (again) after her stay in day care while we were away. The vet said it is unavoidable and not to blame the kennel, even though this is the second time it has occurred. Since I really like where I board her, am a little relieved he said that. She also has an ear infection, poor baby! But she lost 9 pounds since last vet visit! No more chubby Bella!

05-02-2008, 05:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
MichelleB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryville, TN USA Posts: 309	Get well soon Bella! Has she had her kennel cough vaccine? Just wondered, because anytime I have taken my dogs to be boarded it has been required. __________________ Michelle & Brodie

05-02-2008, 06:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
tykesmom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,120	Get well soon Bella!!! __________________ Kim and Tyke "You say dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you they will be there long before any of us." - Robert Louis Stevenson

05-02-2008, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	i sure Bella recovers quickly __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

05-02-2008, 07:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
sdrudge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 2,196	I hope Bella gets well soon. And have you got her the shot? Or did she still get it even after. I don't know why but we got Cacao the shot just in case. And I don't know much about the shot other then the vet said she needed it if I would take her to a groomer. And I do. __________________ Samantha, Cacao and Beau (AKA:Romeo and Juliet)

05-02-2008, 05:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Doodlesville Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/Virginia Posts: 2,740	Linda do you have her on Nuvet vitamins? this will build up her immunity so may help her fight off disease It has done wonderful for me, and rarely do my dogs get ear problems anymore https://www.nuvetlabs.com/order/default ... 0%20%20%20

05-02-2008, 05:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Sorry to hear Bella is sick hope she is feeling better real soon Great that she has lost the weight though !!! puppy hugs from AB

05-02-2008, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Nancy, Mary and Michelle! I think the vitamins are a great idea. I am slightly suspicious that the kennel fed her THEIR food instead of the Canidae I sent. I did not get any food back and her teeth were coated in a yellow film (never had that before and I am not super great about brushing them daily). I did not say anything to the vet about the possible food mix up and when he checked her ears he said it looked more like an allergy presentation. I was thinking the same thing. I am going to be ADAMANT about her food and will check up on her daily when she goes back. She has NEVER had an ear problem in 2 years. Michelle, she did have her kennel cough vaccine, but not every strain is covered by the vaccine. The kennel wants the vaccine done every 6 months even though the vet seems to think annual is enough. So she has had 2 already....along with 2 kennel cough infections

05-02-2008, 06:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Doodlesville Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/Virginia Posts: 2,740	Ummm,EWWWW,,("her teeth were coated in a yellow film") and may i add NOT GOOD!!! That is tottally irresponsible of them and just plain LAZY i know i used to manage a boarding kennel you need to talk to the owner immediatly and i would send her the Vet bill

05-02-2008, 07:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	get well soon Bella!

05-02-2008, 07:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
Doodlesville Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/Virginia Posts: 2,740	I noticed some asking about the kennel cough vaccine kennel cough is like the cold in humans, there are so many strains its impossible for them to cover them all my vet wont even give it he said it was like giving water of course if boarding its a requirement, why im not real sure, dont think they know either

05-02-2008, 08:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	aHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Poor girl.Hope you get better real soon Bella Hugs and kisses for you...........

05-02-2008, 08:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	awwh...poor Bella - I hope she feels better soon! I would personally be livid if they fed their own food to our doodles. So why would new food make her teeth coated yellow...just curious. f __________________ Leslie

05-02-2008, 10:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
gene Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: youngstown ohio Posts: 8,619	Poor Bella.....hope you're feeling better soon! Congrats on the weight loss! __________________ gene , jonah , miko and rumor "A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." - Robert Benchley

05-02-2008, 10:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know if food would give her teeth a film, but her teeth have never looked like that! The kids noticed it right away. Unless they were limiting her water? She drank soooo much when she got home! I just found two small scablike areas on her legs. More of an allergic reaction? DH picked her up from the kennel or I would have been asking where her bag of food was. I just had a weird feeling when I hugged her, her breath smelled different (not bad, just different). And then not to get the remainder of food returned. And then to have an ear infection that looks like an allergy. I don't know anything for sure, so I would hate to accuse them of mixing up food. But I will be more proactive next visit. With all the recalls, it could be a very serious problem. And the food they use if you don't bring your own is Hill's Science Diet. Corn is the second ingredient.

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