Dog diseases
Respiratory system
Coughing, breathing difficulty, lungs and throat. This guide has 22 articles.
- Sneezing in dogs – causes, reverse sneezing and testsSneezing in dogs can result from irritation or nasal disease. Learn how ordinary and reverse sneezing differ,…
- UrgentAspiration pneumonia in dogs: symptoms and treatmentAspiration pneumonia can follow vomiting, regurgitation or swallowing problems. Learn about breathing signs,…
- BOAS in dogsBOAS narrows the upper airways of flat-faced dogs. Learn the warning signs, when breathing problems need…
- Collapsing trachea in dogs – symptoms and treatmentA collapsing trachea causes a dry, honking cough and sometimes breathing difficulties in dogs. Learn about…
- UrgentPneumothorax in dogs – a breathing emergencyPneumothorax means air around your dog's lungs. Learn about traumatic and spontaneous forms, warning signs,…
- Reverse sneezing in dogsReverse sneezing sounds like forceful snorting. Learn what a typical episode looks like, when the cause needs…
- Kennel cough in dogs: symptoms, infection and treatmentKennel cough spreads easily between dogs. Learn about symptoms, home care, veterinary tests and the warning…
- Pulmonary fibrosis in dogs: symptoms, tests and treatmentPulmonary fibrosis stiffens a dog's lungs and reduces oxygen transfer. Learn about Westie symptoms,…
- Lung tumours in dogs: symptoms, tests and treatmentLung tumours can cause coughing and breathing difficulties in dogs or be found by chance. Learn about tests,…
- UrgentPneumonia in dogsPneumonia can quickly make breathing difficult for dogs. Learn the emergency signs, possible causes,…
- UrgentFluid around the lungs in dogs – pleural effusionFluid around the lungs can make breathing difficult for your dog. Learn about pleural effusion causes, tests,…
- Bronchitis in dogsBronchitis can cause repeated coughing in dogs. Learn how chronic bronchitis is diagnosed and treated, and…
- Pulmonary hypertension in dogs: symptoms and treatmentPulmonary hypertension can cause fainting and breathing difficulties in dogs. Learn about diagnostic tests,…
- Laryngeal paralysis in dogs: symptoms and treatmentLaryngeal paralysis can change a dog's bark and make breathing difficult. Learn about diagnosis, surgery and…
- Laryngitis in dogs – symptoms, breathing risks and treatmentA changed bark, cough and noisy breathing can occur with laryngitis in dogs. Learn about warning signs,…
- UrgentPyothorax in dogs – symptoms, chest drainage and treatmentPyothorax is a serious infection around the lungs. Learn about signs in dogs, emergency breathing support,…
- Nasal aspergillosis in dogs: symptoms and treatmentNasal aspergillosis causes persistent nasal discharge, sneezing and pain in dogs. Learn about diagnosis,…
- Nasal mites in dogs: symptoms, transmission and treatmentNasal mites can cause sneezing, reverse sneezing and a reduced sense of smell in dogs. Learn about…
- Runny nose in dogs – rhinitis causes, tests and treatmentA runny nose in dogs can result from infection, irritation or nasal disease. Learn about persistent…
- Sinusitis in dogs – symptoms, tests and treatmentSinusitis in dogs can involve nasal disease, fungal infection or a dental problem. Learn about signs, CT,…
- Something stuck in a dog's nose: symptoms and treatmentA nasal foreign body can cause violent sneezing and one-sided discharge in dogs. Learn about investigation,…
- Coughing in dogsCoughing in dogs can result from airway irritation, infection or other disease. Learn what to monitor and…