Croup is a virus that lasts a few days. We got an asthma diagnosis after several of these bouts of coughing/wheezing.
Asthma can have a barking cough (either that or my son has eternal croup!!). The barking is usually a sign of tight airways.
I say find another gp regardless. No gp should go off their tree and make you feel bad. There are much kinder ways to correct a diagnosis and change a care plan if that's what is needed.
Eta: from what I remember explained to me, age (usually over 3 for asthma) family history and the presence of wheezing is taken into consideration for asthma diagnosis. We were told because ds responds well to relievers etc that he would likely grow out of his asthma. To a large extent he has already, but now we are starting to pinpoint a few triggers for it. So his is definitely asthma rather than viral.
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