Last year, my pug spontaneous begin inverted/reverse sneezing. I was told to not worry about it. Shortly after, maybe a month or so, she developed a runny nose with discharge. It's mostly always clear. She was taken to the vet and given antihistamines, which didn't really do much. Then a litter after the runny nose appeared, she started coughing. It was a dry, non-productive cough, almost like a "cack" sound. She was given doxycycline (100 mg) tablets, for kennel cough. This did nothing. I took her back and paid a whopping $140 for "chloramphenicol ophth oint 1%" however I was given the drug in a pill form, which I was instructed to wear gloves when handling. The bill seems like it shows it was an ointment I was given, but I'm sure it was the pill form. This did nothing to help her either. I took her back again, and she had 2 sets of xrays, both showing nothing of any concern at all. I was given clavamox this last time, which ACTUALLY WORKED. Her runny nose went away, and it also helped her cough. However, once the clavamox ended, her symptoms returned a few days after. She was on it for a week. It has been an ongoing issue, with her vet having ruled out a lot of very bad things, but not actually determining the cause.
At this point we have assumed it is allergies. But would clavamox alleviate a runny nose in relation to allergies? I picked up some clavamox for her again last week because her coughing seemed to be especially troublesome, and like usual she was great while on the clavamox and now she's been off of it for a few days and her runny/stuffy nose has returned. Also, it may be unrelated but she had a ear infection for months, which I misinterpreted as ear wax. She has been on Remicin ear ointment which has pretty much cleared it up. Her Dr. said that her ear infection probably was not related to any coughing/sneezing, however.
I am very desperate as I've seen my baby suffer for over 8 months now. Any help is appreciated!