Hard Cough

Around Christmas, I got a bad cough. My cough has gotten better but I still cough a lot and it’s been almost a month. I also have trouble breathing and wheezing. I’ve never had any asthma symptoms before but I don’t know. My dad had asthma when he was kid if that matters. I’m 13 years old

Based on your family history of Asthma,you’re now suffering from Asthmatic problem.wheezing is a positive sign of Asthma plus it is accompanied by persistent cough.though it looks like a mild attack but you should take Salbutamol syrup or just Ventolin syrup.

Lately when I walk more than a short distance I cough badly and almost puke. I have bad asthma, should I worry? I’m sick, but not badly. And my cough sounds horrible because I live with a veavy smoker. (Not asking for adive on how to get my mom to quit.) But lately I almost puke when I get out of breath and I’m wheezing even when I’m sitting. Should I call my doctor? or is it just asthma?

yes worry, and get to the doctor, asthma is serious, and that needs treated, there’s not a lot of information to go on, but, yes see the doctor.

My Staffy/Pom mix came down with Kennel Cough yesterday, the vet gave her some medicine and expects her to be better withing 3 days. It’s a very minor case because she was vaccinated against it and she seems fine apart from the coughing.
She’s never been a passionate eater but she still eats a fair bit, today however although she was very active ate very little. Is this just part of her Kennel Cough or should I be worried?

Either the medicine or the illness - or both - can cause loss of appetite. It should resolve within a day or two. If not, give the vet a call. I wouldn’t worry too much.

My 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog has had a chronic cough for about a month. She is acting fine, eating, playing and very happy. She coughs every morning as soon as she wakes up, and whenever she gets up from laying down for awhile. Exercise does not make her cough. She has been vaccinated against kennel cough. We heat our house with wood and it is very dry- could this be the problem? She does seem to want alot of water.

DONT PANIC about my answer, my last dobe had a bad cough, it turned out to be cardiomyopathy (heart condition) phone vet for advice, good luck, i dont want to scare you but do check it out, cus you would if it were a child.

My son is 3yo and he seems happy, fit and healthy. Except that he has a coughing fit when he plays games with us that use a fair amount of exertion and make him puff or laugh a lot. Could this be a sign of some underlying condition? Or is it something that happens often with kids?

It is possible that your child has exercise induced asthma. Is this when he is playing outside, inside, or both. Take a note of the next time this happens because he could just be allergic to something outside… Nevertheless, you should consult a pediatrician.

My husband just took a pre-employment drug test and failed. He took some codeine cough syrup of his mother’s 2 days ago for a cold. He didn’t write it down on the paper when asked if he was taking any medicine. If he explains to them what happened, do you think he will still get hired?

Depends on the job. I would say it was less likely with government jobs then private.

I ride the bus and sometimes it’s full of elderly sick people and they have horrid cough ! Sounds like they could have tuberculosis or hepatitis ..

Becuz they are old and sick I can’t blame them for being in ill health but as a younger person sitting near them on a bus - is it possible to catch whatever they have ?

It just depends on if they are actually sick or not.
An older lady that went to my church coughed horribly like that because she had smoked all of her life.

Some people have diseases that you can’t catch even if you are around them. I wouldn’t worry about it.

If they had tuberculosis…they wouldn’t be riding the bus.

Puppy is still hacking/coughing and just today a white kind of foamy mucus came up. Already went to the vet..Got this pup from the humane society and on its vaccination certificate it already had treatment for kennel cough, and our vet gave it another round of convenia and another antibiotic for me to give it daily.. Eating pretty good..Bowls and urine look good to me, any idea what this could be?? I’m desperate..

Puppies can still get Parvo after they have been vaccinated… call the vet at the very least. Puppies can get very sick very quickly.

how can i help heal her kennel cough and a way to give her the medicine the vet gave her? i cant get her to open her mouth its so hard please help!

Liquid or tablet form??

If you are struggling with the liquid, make a phone call to your vet and request tablets instead. Easy fix!

If the tablets are giving you a problem: take a small piece of bread (half dollar size), slap on some peanut butter, place the tablet in the middle, and fold the bread over…. works like a charm!

I wish you luck!

Gah! Okay my mom was sick and now I have a cold!
So now I have mucus stuck in my throat and I can’t cough it out.
I tried the boiling water method. [Inhaling steam]
I tried hot shower.
Salt water.
Everything!
Now I can’t get up and get medication at 3:47
Please help me
The best is to get expectorant from the pharmacy. But if no pharmacy is open, try some honey. The other thing, most people can increase the mucus they make with dairy products, more mucus would make it easier to cough it up (we call it more productive). Hot food (spicy) also makes the "juices flowing", thinning the mucus, make it more managible. Anything that brings tears to your eyes, and your nose running would do the same thing to the mucus in your lungs. Chillies definitely do this. Also, hot tea, perhaps with lemon?