We humans will cough and retching. Generally, these two conditions are caused by colds or gastrointestinal injuries. Do you know that dogs can also cough and retching? So what is the cause of dogs coughing and retching? Come and take a look if you want to know.
Let’s first talk about the reasons why dogs cough:
1. Hot and cold stimulation: Dogs suddenly move from a warm indoor to a cold outdoor, and they will cough when stimulated by cold air or dust.
2. Heart disease: When the heart cannot work properly, fluid may accumulate in the dog's lungs, causing the dog to cough.
3. Tracheal collapse in dogs: Tracheal collapse is the main cause of airway obstruction in dogs. Dogs will cough because of this. In addition, they may also have difficulty breathing, discolored gums, and loss of appetite. The cause of tracheal collapse is not yet clear. It may be congenital or it may be a tracheal irritant.
The conditions that cause retching in dogs include many:
1. Heart disease: Heart disease can cause retching in dogs, and may also cause dogs to cough and feel like there is a foreign body in the throat. It is also accompanied by dogs who like to lie down and lose or gain weight significantly. However, the cause of retching in dogs is that heart disease is inherently sudden and urgent.
2. Eating food by mistake: After a dog eats food by mistake, it will also cause retching. Retching is to expel foreign matter. Pet owners should note that if the dog vomits foreign matter and the retching disappears, then the dog will not have much impact.
3. Vigorous exercise: We humans sometimes retching when we exercise too much, and the same goes for pets. Dogs will retching if they have difficulty breathing during exercise.
Therefore, we would like to remind everyone not to underestimate the retching of dogs. There may be big problems behind the small symptoms. Dog handlers should pay attention to the abnormal behaviors displayed by dogs, pay attention to the dog's diet and rest, and take the dog for physical examination regularly. In addition, the dog starts to eat less, is less active, or has a sudden change in routine, and is active at night. These phenomena should be paid attention to.