1. The normal breathing pattern of dogs

The most common normal situation for dogs to be short of breath is when the dog has just finished exercising or when the weather is hot. Everyone knows that dogs do not have sweat glands on their bodies. There are only some sweat glands in the gaps between their paws. More heat is dissipated through the tongue and breathing, and from the dog’s mouth. After exercise and when the weather is hot, dogs take heat out of the body by breathing faster. Careful parents will find that the dog’s tongue will become particularly wide at this time, so that the area of ​​​​the dog’s tongue becomes smaller. The bigger it becomes, the better the heat dissipation effect will be.

Therefore, it is normal for us to see dogs panting when they have just finished running wildly or in the summer. The shortness of breath at this time is very smooth, with no nasal and chest murmurs, and no difficulty in breathing. and strenuous performance. The solution is to cool down the dog and drink some cold water.

2. Dog illness causes shortness of breath and rapid panting

Dogs can also suffer from shortness of breath when they get some diseases, such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, etc. At this time, the dog's rapid panting is different from the situation mentioned above. You will find that the dog is obviously short of breath and has difficulty breathing when panting, a bit like our troublesome ones. There are also some diseases, such as fever, ascites, or endocrine system disorders such as diabetes, which can also cause shortness of breath in dogs.

However, no matter what kind of disease causes a dog to pant quickly, it cannot be just a problem of fast panting. It must be accompanied by other disease symptoms, which can usually be found through careful observation, such as high body temperature, drinking and eating too much. There is a lot of peeing, there is noise when breathing, the dog is not in a good mood, etc.

3. Sudden shortness of breath in dogs

There are some occasional situations where dogs will also have shortness of breath, but their breathing will slow down after a while. For example, when seeing a person they like or dislike, the dog becomes emotionally excited, or because of something else. Rapid panting caused by local pain, or being particularly interested in one thing, etc., because emotional factors can also cause the dog's breathing to accelerate. This may be the same as us humans. When we are emotional, our breathing and heartbeat speed up, which should be the same reason.