These include antibiotics that target Bordetella bacteria and cough medicines. You may also find that keeping your dog in a well-humidified area and using a harness instead of a collar, especially for dogs that strain against a leash, will minimize the coughing.
HCO3 Nephrology A general term for any salt containing the anion HCO3â, which is the most important buffer in the blood; bicarbonate is regulated by the kidney, which excretes it in excess and retains it when needed; it is â in ingestion of excess antiacids, diuretics, steroids; it is â in diarrhea, liver disease, renal disease, chemical poisoning.
1 The kidney filters approximately 4320 meq/day of HCO3- (24 meq/L Ã 180L/day). 2  Under normal circumstances, the kidney is able to completely reabsorb all the filtered bicarbonate. 3  This is vitally important, since any loss of bicarbonate in the urine would disturb acid base balance.