It’s winter. I believe many poop owners have this experience. The dogs at home will make coughing sounds like humans. In severe cases, they may even retching. So today, the editor is going to talk to you about things about dog coughs!!

Coughing and retching are not serious problems. If such problems usually occur, it may be a cold or throat problem. Caused by stuck foreign objects, if handled properly, there will generally be no problems. However, if the symptoms of dry cough and retching appear more frequently, the owner needs to pay more attention. This is likely to be the early symptoms of kennel cough. Pay attention to the phenomenon of dogs coughing and retching, don’t take it lightly!

What’s wrong with dogs coughing and retching?

Kennel cough is a highly contagious respiratory disease, usually caused by viral or bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract, and is more common in young dogs. However, this does not mean that adult dogs can sit back and relax. Since the disease is highly contagious, even adult dogs may still be infected.

The main symptom of the disease is tracheitis, which will cause dogs to cough from time to time, and in severe cases, it will be accompanied by vomiting. The appetite of sick dogs will not change much. Some dogs may have a decrease in appetite, accompanied by an increase in body temperature. The severity of the cough will change as the dog gets more exercise and whether it is exposed to external stimuli such as the environment or food.

Since the dog’s spirit and appetite will not be greatly affected in the early stages of the disease, the body temperature is normal, and there are no related symptoms such as runny nose. There are only mild symptoms such as dry cough, so usually owners will not pay too much attention to this problem. Even if you notice it, you may just treat it as a stuck foreign object or a common cold.

As the condition worsens, the dog’s throat may develop swelling, coughing, spitting and other related problems. Therefore, when a puppy has a similar situation, it can be treated as a common cold at first. If the problem is solved quickly, there will generally be no problem. But if it doesn't heal after long-term treatment, it should arouse suspicion. Of course, these two conditions are not the only ones that cause dogs to cough and vomit. Infectious diseases and other related problems can also cause dogs to suffer from this condition, so we should also rule out these problems before we doubt whether it is caused by kennel cough. of.