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Has the vet mentioned culturing the goop, to see what you're actually dealing with?

No, they haven't, not yet. I'm supposed to call on Monday morning to give them an update and I'll definitely bring that up, thank you.

Pull up on the skin over his shoulders. It should pop right back into place. If it stays "tented" then dehydration is a problem.

I didn't know about this trick -- I've been feeling his gums to see if they're tacky, but I'm not really confidant that I can tell the difference between hydrated and dehydrated dog gums... it's always good to have more than one of these little pooch-health-barometers, so thanks for this, too!

You can keep him in the bathroom with the shower running, and the steam should loosen things up a bit. Or put him in the bathroom with a vaporizer running, if you have one. We do this at the shelter frequently with dogs or cats with severe URIs.

I've wanted to try that trick for a while, but, if you can believe it, we've had hot water only ONE of the last seven days. (We've been showering at the gym. Or just not showering. Mostly not showering.) And, sadly, we don't have a vaporizer. As soon as we have some hot water, though, Henry and I are heading in for a steam bath.

Thanks for weighing in on this, Alix, I really appreciate it.

He's been on an antibiotic for almost a week now -- two doses of Clarimox every day. We actually finish up the regimen that the vet prescribed on Tuesday morning. The vet said the antibiotics were mostly preventative, to keep him from coming down with pneumonia (or at least that was my understanding...). He hasn't said anything about a respiratory infection, though, which is a little troubling.

His breathing is a bit noisy while he's asleep, actually. There's some snoring, and sometimes just some, um, squishy sounds (for lack of a better adjective). They all seem to come from his nose, though, not from his chest. One of the most heartening things the vet told me the last time we were in for this (this past Wed.), was that his lungs sound fine and whatever's ailing him is entirely in his sinuses and upper throat. Maybe it's premature to take that as entirely good news, though...

The good news (yay!) is that for the first time in WEEKS, Henry slept through the night without being woken up by a coughing fit. For the past couple days, actually, he seems to be resting a lot more peacefully that he had been. He's been sleeping a lot during the day and we think he's catching up on some of the sleep he missed during all those nights of persistent coughing. He's hardly coughing at all during the day, either, he just seems a lot more, well, snotty.

Will update if his condition changes -- thanks for all the healing vibes!