Bronchitis?!

So the past few days Kai has been doing this funny cough, choking, duck sounding noise. I started to get a little worried so I called the vet. They said that coughing is a sign of heart disease so I of course freaked out and made an appointment that day. I had a rough morning thinking the worse possible thing but had calmed down once I took her. Turns out she is way to young to have heart disease (never listen to the receptionist!) but that she has the doggie version of bronchitis! I had no idea. It is called Kennel Cough. Weird. So they put her on antibiotics and sent me to buy robitussin. Yup. Just like a human. And she doesn't like that stuff anymore than I do. So we have to give her those meds twice a day for 2 weeks but it can take 3 weeks for it to go away. Holy moley! I am just glad it is not anything too serious. Eric even got nervous when I told him what it could be. We love our Kai Kai lots and lots! Anyways, no mental breakdowns for me! I feel bad for her though. She wakes up in the middle of the night because she has little attacks. :( It was worth the $70 bucks I had to pay to know she is not dying :) I did however purchase some heartworm medication just to be safe!