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Just as a reminder, there are times a cough can indicate heart trouble. So if a dog is coughing and it's a new thing I always suggest a vet visit. I've just heard of the first case amongst clients that has kennel cough and the dog is indeed vaccinated against it. Gee, just love Fall and Spring
It's probably something called Reverse Sneezing. It's incredibly common, although it looks and sounds scary. It happens intermittenly, there's usually no indication that it's going to happen and it doesn't last very long. Sudden or loud noises, i.e. something that frightens or startles the dog are usual contributors. Hope this helps and I hope it's this and nothing more serious.
My Lab does this constantly in the summer months. The vet advised the same treatment with Benadryl and told me that it was a flea allergy. Seems like the more he chews on himself the worse the wheezing is later in the day...I think it is a buildup of dog hair etc that causes him to breathe like that. Once I realized that he was not going to fall over dead, it was much easier to deal with. Hopefully it is the same thing for your pet, and as soon as the cooler weather comes, the flea population will decrease and so should the wheeze. Good luck.
My new Terrier was doing the same thing. We took her to the vet to have her stitches out (fixed) and I asked the vet about the "hack" and some to find out she has the beginnings of kennel cough! She is on two meds for 10 days but vet said we caught it so early that she will be fine.
Sounds like your dog has the REVERSE SNEEZE. Look it up. It doesnt hurt them. There is no treatment for it. You just have to massage their throats and calm them.
One of my Great Danes coughed like this, I thought she might have a bone or something caught in her throat. Turns out she had tonsellitis and needed srugery to take them out! How weird for a dog, never heard of that before, but it sure fixed her cough!
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Could be anything from a reverse sneeze to heart problems, and anything in between. It could be kennel cough even if the dog was vaccinated. The vaccine only protects against some strains, not all, and it's only good for about 6 months. Kennel cough is going around right now where I live.
My dog has made the same type of noise for about 6 years. Sometimes it's a hairball, sometimes it's just reverse sneezing. Yes, dogs can get hairballs. My dog hacked up the biggest hairball I'd ever seen a few years ago, even though he gets brushed daily. He grooms himself like a cat. The vet we had at the time was highly amused, as this was his first experience with a dog who got hairballs.
My chocolate labrador lulu has kennel cough and has all the above
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