Coughing up phlem after dental with anesthia

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furrball9 - 26 Feb 2007 19:43 GMT

My 7 year old Siamese was coughing up phelm (spelling?) for about 24 hours
following teeth cleaning with anesthia. Day 2 he only coughed once but it
didn't 'produce' anything. The problem SEEMS to have passed but i suspect
that there might still be some phlem becuase his puuurrrring sounds a little
suspect. I am giving him antiobotics 2 times a day for 7 days. Will
antibotics eliminate any phlem that may be in his lungs or can it only be
removed by coughing it up?

Appetite is great and seems to be ok in all other areas.

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William Graham - 26 Feb 2007 20:17 GMT

> My 7 year old Siamese was coughing up phelm (spelling?) for about 24 hours
> following teeth cleaning with anesthia. Day 2 he only coughed once but it
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> antibotics eliminate any phlem that may be in his lungs or can it only be
> removed by coughing it up?

Antibiotics may treat the source of the infection if it is bacterial, and
not viral. But they won't do anything toward helping the symptoms, such as
phlegm in the lungs.....

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Matthew - 26 Feb 2007 20:38 GMT

Call your vet no matter what NO ONE OUT HERE IS A VET.

Anyone offering medical advice on a newsgroup can only offer experience and
not a expert advice. Please call the vet that you trust. Almost any vet
will gladly answer questions like yours over the phone. I am not knocking
you but this is a extremely common occurrence in the newsgroups and it can
lead to delaying treatment or underestimating the problem

Who prescribed the antibiotics? If you are doing this on your own you can
be causing the situation to worsen.

What is the name of the antibiotic?

If the vet prescribed them you need to bring this situation up to them for
phlegm can cause a blockage or be another sign of a problem such as a
allergic reaction to the antibiotic. Or a problem that arose due to the
anesthia.

Not to scare you but one of the regulars out here not too long ago had a
furball that choked to death due to the phlegm being swallowed when it was
trying to eat; it became a problem when the furball tried to vomit and the
lungs and throat became clogged.

When it comes to medical questions it is always the best bet to trust your
vet opinion all we can do out here is give experiences. Which we will
gladly share and most will do our best to help you. Please don't take my
tone being wrong in the post I am very blunt as I ask. I get right to the
point to find out the problem with no playing around.

> My 7 year old Siamese was coughing up phelm (spelling?) for about 24 hours
> following teeth cleaning with anesthia. Day 2 he only coughed once but it
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> Appetite is great and seems to be ok in all other areas.

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William Graham - 26 Feb 2007 23:03 GMT

> Call your vet no matter what NO ONE OUT HERE IS A VET.
>
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> tone being wrong in the post I am very blunt as I ask. I get right to the
> point to find out the problem with no playing around.

So whose giving medical advice now?

When you ask questions on usenet, you have to understand that you have no
way of telling who gives you advice....they may be MD's or they may not be
MD's. You should always take all advice with a grain of salt, and consider
it's logic before you act on it. If you are incapable of doing this, then
you shouldn't ask the question to begin with. If you are rich enough to live
in a doctor's office, then, by all means go for it. - But remember to bring
a good book along, because you are going to spend a lot of time sitting and
waiting........

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