Kennel cough turns into that hacking, honking cough that seems to come out of nowhere and worries every owner. Most dogs come through it in a week or two with rest, time and whatever your vet advised - but the recovery is easier to follow when you can actually see whether the cough is easing day by day. PetHealthLog lets you track the whole recovery: log the cough, any prescribed medication, the rest and the recheck, so you know things are heading the right way and you catch it early if they are not. Free, no account, works offline.
Start tracking - it's freeKennel cough is usually self-limiting: many dogs are over it in about one to two weeks with supportive care and rest, while a more stubborn cough can drag on longer. Mild cases are often managed a lot like a cold - rest, time, and keeping your dog eating and drinking - and not every dog needs medication. The hard part for an owner is judging, from inside the noise of a coughing dog, whether things are genuinely improving or quietly going the wrong way.
That is where a daily record helps. A dated log of how often and how hard your dog is coughing turns "I think it's a bit better" into a trend you can actually see, and makes the warning signs - a cough that worsens, discharge, low energy - stand out instead of slipping past.
PetHealthLog is free, asks for no account and works offline, so each coughing episode, dose and note lands in one place. By the recheck, you have a real picture of the recovery instead of a guess.
A recovery log only helps if it is quick to keep and matches the plan your vet gave you. Here is how PetHealthLog handles a dog's kennel cough recovery.
Note how often and how hard your dog is coughing each day. Over a week that turns into a clear line you can see easing - or flag if the cough is holding steady or worsening when it should be settling.
Add any cough suppressant or antibiotic your vet prescribed and tick each dose as you give it. A clear record means a missed dose is obvious, and the medication picture is right there for the next call.
Rest and reduced activity matter while a dog recovers, since exertion and excitement set off coughing fits. Mark the calm days so the recovery routine stays consistent rather than guesswork.
Mark eating, energy and anything that looks off next to each date. That makes the difference between a cough slowly fading and one that needs another vet look obvious, instead of something you only notice late.
Keep any recheck date in view, and export a clean PDF of the cough trend, the doses and the notes, so a follow-up conversation starts from a real record - not a guess.
Whether the cough is kennel cough and whether your dog needs medication are your vet's department - but day to day, the work is usually keeping your dog rested and calm, easing the strain on the throat, and keeping other dogs at a distance since it spreads easily. The everyday things owners reach for are a harness instead of a neck collar so the lead does not press on an irritated throat, a humidifier to keep the air from drying things out, a comfortable rest bed for a quiet corner, and a fresh water bowl to keep fluids up.
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A coughing fit happens whenever it happens - late at night, mid-walk, in the middle of a busy day. The last thing that should stand between you and noting it is a login screen or a dead signal.
PetHealthLog stores everything locally on your device. There is no account to create, nothing is uploaded to a server, and there is no tracking. It opens instantly, lets you log a coughing episode or a dose whether or not you are online, and keeps the data yours. You can export a backup any time and restore it on another phone.
Free, offline, and ready the moment you open it.
Start with PetHealthLogIf the noise is sudden inward snorting rather than a cough, track each reverse sneezing episode and its triggers.
Another cause of a honking cough - track the episodes and triggers over time.
Keep another recurring problem on a clear treatment record until it clears.
Keep every dose of any prescribed medication on schedule in one place.
Another day-by-day recovery to follow with rest, doses and notes in one log.
Keep the kennel cough vaccine and the rest of your dog's preventive dates organised too.