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Puppy sick

18 15:04:14

Question
My 5 month old yellow lab started sneezing last night. She has continued to sneeze most of the day. This afternoon her nose is runny with a little blood. She was still playing pretty good, but around 6 she started throwing up mucous (almost like her sinuses were draining). It seems like she has a cold or allergies and now she just seems tired. Could this be just a cold or should I be worried? If it is just a cold, what can I give her for it?

Answer
Dog's don't get colds per se like we do. But they get viruses and when a dog is sneezing that much with vomiting I would worry about something like parvo or distemper- unless she has had all 5 of her vaccinations.

I wonder too could she have gotten something in her nose? Foreign bodies are the main thing that make dogs sneeze blood, unless they are older dogs, so I would have her checked at the vets if the sneezing hasn't stopped on Monday.