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If My Pet Dog Is Coughing Up Blood Could This Be Serious?

The probable factors that cause cough in a pet dog is very wide from fairly simple non life threatening illness like enlarged tonsils or kennel cough, to serious diseases like pneumonia, heart failure and also cancer. You must really take your dog to the vets particularly if he is unwell with the cough as fast treatment can be life saving.

The vet will start by taking a history for example how long has the cough been going on for, is it coughing anything out, do you find it short of breath, is it sneezing or have a running nose and is it unwell, fatigued, listless or losing weight. He may inquire whether this is a periodic problem, what vaccines it has got, and whether or not it has recently been in boarding kennels and so on. He will then go on to look at them normally looking in the mouth, and having a listen to the heart and lungs and checking out its temperature. This should let the vet to identify the problem and suggest an appropriate plan of action. The following are several of the common issues.

Kennel cough most commonly presents with sneezing and also dry cough. The animal is normally well in its self and there is typically a history of direct exposure to a poorly pet 3-7 days just before the illness starts, commonly at boarding kennels or anyplace where dogs have been in close contact. It can either be treated with anti-biotics or just simple cough medicine as the problem is self limiting.

Pneumonia is a likely life threatening problem. It usually presents with a short history of breathing difficulties, productive cough as well as fever. The vet may be able to hear coarse breath sounds. Therapy is with antibiotics and ought to be started instantly.

If you do not be able to afford to go to the vets first check out if your vets practice has any schemes for people on low wages or if not then take your pet dog to an animal charity such as the RSPCA. Please do not leave your pet suffering.

If My Pet Dog Is Coughing Up Blood Could This Be Serious?
If your dog is coughing this could represent a number of potentially serious underlying conditions and you should see your local vets practice for advice.

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