03/11/2026
A five-year-old male neutered Poodle cross Cavalier King Charles Spaniel presented with a dry honking cough and increased tracheal sensitivity. He was diagnosed with suspected infectious tracheobronchitis and treated with codeine phosphate tablets 15mg twice daily. This caused sedation, a reduced appetite, and vomiting, though his cough did improve, this was discontinued. He presented 17 months later with similar clinical signs and was treated with a herbal formula of equal parts Echinacea purpurea and Marshmallow root glycetracts, which significantly improved his clinical signs in seven days with no adverse effects.
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