As winter and spring alternate and the temperature fluctuates, the immune function of dogs at home declines. If you are not careful, your dog will keep "coughing" or "dry coughing". If not diagnosed and treated in time, it will cause "pneumonia". In serious cases, it may even be life-threatening.

1. What should I do if my dog ​​has a dry cough?

1. Dog coughing is actually the same as human coughing. It is a normal protective reflex. Dogs clear foreign bodies from the respiratory tract through coughing, especially when the foreign bodies are in the trachea and main bronchi. , but dogs have persistent severe coughs, especially dry coughs like humans, which will cause serious consequences.

2. Causes of dry cough in dogs

The main causes of dog cough are upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract and cardiovascular disease. The editor details it below. Let’s introduce the reasons why dogs cough.

1. Upper respiratory tract diseases

·Dogs’ nasopharyngeal abnormalities: rhinitis, sinusitis, foreign bodies in the throat, and tonsillitis in dogs wait.

·Larynx abnormalities: inflammation, foreign bodies, trauma and tumors, etc.

·Tracheal abnormality: inflammation (inhalation of irritating substances). Bacteria enter the trachea.

2. Lower respiratory tract diseases

·Tracheal abnormalities: inflammation, viral or bacterial infection, parasitic infection, allergies, tumors or foreign bodies, etc.

·Lung abnormalities: inflammation, viral or bacterial infection, fungal infection, aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary edema, tumors and other causes.

3. Cardiovascular diseases

·Heartworm, pulmonary blood vessel obstruction, cardiac congestive disease

4. Other reasons

・Esophageal abnormalities: inflammation, foreign bodies or swelling, etc.

·Pleural abnormalities: inflammation, bacterial or fungal infection, hernia and tumor, etc.

3. Responses to dog cough

1. Under normal circumstances, for mild and infrequent coughs, as long as the dog eliminates foreign bodies or Phlegm can basically be relieved on its own without taking medicine.

2. For severe dry cough without phlegm. Compound licorice tablets and dosage should be used: Compound licorice tablets 1-2 tablets/time, taken orally, 3 times a day; Yandi and roxithromycin 100-150 mg/kg body weight, taken orally, 2 times a day; Lijunsha 0.2 -0.3 g/time, 3-4 times a day, orally.

3. For dogs that have thick phlegm that is difficult to cough up when coughing, the feces-producing officer should use expectorants in time. Medication and dosage: ammonium chloride 0.2 mg/kg body weight, 4. If the cough is caused by infectious diseases such as canine distemper, monitor the dog’s body temperature at any time and observe whether there are other symptoms. If necessary,Send to a doctor for treatment.

Generally speaking: when a dog coughs, the birth attendant should not be overly nervous. If the situation occurs repeatedly, the birth attendant cannot judge and send the dog to the hospital in time.