My dog sleeps on my bed. He woke up in the middle of the night with this horrible cough. I took him to 2 vets within walking distance this morning (don't drive), of course neither was open. When I was buying a cup of coffee a woman started talking to me. I told her about the cough. She said it was Kennel Cough and both of her dogs had had it recently and they caught down at Queens Park where I take him every day. He only starts coughing when somebody comes to the front door. By the time I got back to the Vets they were either shut or never opened. Does it get worse ? or should I take him to an emergency vet? As I said he seems OK until a visitor lobs and he gets excited. She said a course of antibiotics will fix him up. Don't like to see him in pain and I won't let him near other dogs as I don't want to see him pass it on. Do you think it would be cruel to wait until Monday?
