We bought a dog at Dog patch based on their reputation. I had always heard of not purchasing a dog at a pet store due to puppy mills and our first dog was purchased from a great breeder who is based on farm a few hours from Chicago. Well, we really wanted a second dog and should have done our research once again before stepping into the Dog patch. We fell in love with one of their puppies and before we knew had a cute lovable puppy at our home. Within the week, we noticed a constant scratching of her skin and loose stools. \r
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We took her to the vet which the Dog Patch recommended whom we found to be very nice and knowledgeable. They told us she had a contagious stomach virus and possible mild skin irritations. They gave us antibiotics and vitamins for her skin. Ok, sounds good. \r
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Well, the next few days we noticed she began to cough. We thought it was just a cold or something but it was continuous and it sounded painful. My husband looked it up online and it seemed like kennel cough
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