To do an LFT on my dog?

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My dog is really sneezy and coughing a bit. I’ve seen somewhere that the can carry Covid.
Would an LFT work? Her nose is a bit runny, I could easily sample her.

whether your dog has covid or kennel cough, the treatment is the same: quarantine your dog until their symptoms disappear.

Call the vet and describe your dog's symptoms (don't take the dog to the vet unless they say so; KC is highly contagious). A LFT is a waste.

I'm betting on kennel cough. Ours caught it at the groomers. He had to have antibiotics.

He is now vaccinated against basically anything there is a canine vaccine for, including kennel cough and leptospirosis.

No advice but I proper laughed when I saw this thread title

I’m betting this is in the Daily Mail to tomorrow ….

Hopefully this is a joke

I can't see how it would be cruel

One of my dogs has about 3 brain cells and would barely notice

What I do know is that if I was rubbing his tummy he'd happily let me poke his nose and throat a bit

@LaurieFairyCake if you did it like a human one you'd have to get the stick all the way up to it's brain

Well his 3 brain cells deffo wouldn't get in the way

LFT are not reliable if symptomatic which is why you need a PCR if you have a cough even if LFT is negative misses point of thread

It bad enough for a human, I think you dog would go crazy!

Is it vaccinated against kennel cough? Even so can still get ill though not as severe.
The vet, and I would say kc
Hoping your dog is ok.

I'd assume op meant to use the snot coming out not stick anything up? Another vote for do nothing except call your vet first thing.

Stick whatever you like up your own orifices, but LEAVE THE CHILDREN AND ANIMALS ALONE.

This situation is becoming ABUSIVE beyond anything I have ever witnessed.

Why not get him to lick one of the cotton buds?

Get it checked by a vet. Not only kennel cough, but lung worm causes coughing. Could also have something up their nose irritating it and sticking a swab up there would just cause more problems!

Meant sneezing, not coughing.

@Peteycat Do you realise you sound deranged?

Yes, and you will all need to self isolate for ten days in the Government quarantine kennels in Barking.

My dog has a form of hay fever. Her eyes are runny this time of year. But a cough is probably Kennel cough.

Are you on something?

Why on earth would you waste expensive resources to do a test on a species it's not fit for

Apart from everything else, the LFT doesn’t work well on snot. That’s why you have to blow your nose before you use it...on a human you plonker!

Good luck with that 🤣

Omg no absolutely not. Call your vet in the morning

I’m assuming this is a joke thread

Yeah it’s not covid is it? So no don’t waste a bloody test on a dog, it’s probably kennel cough, ring the vet in the morning fgs