Cough occurs in dogs of any sex and age, regardless of breed. As a rule, it occurs against the background of a cold or allergy. However, in some cases, the cough becomes lingering and can be a symptom of a serious illness. Therefore, if your pet has a cough, you should immediately identify and eliminate the cause.
Instructions
Step 1
The cough can be mild or lingering. In the first case, it can be a symptom of hypothermia, flu, pollen allergies and corrosive gases. A long cough, lasting for months and turning into a chronic form, occurs in diseases such as laryngitis, tonsillitis and sinusitis, as well as in some diseases of the bronchi and lungs. Also, cough is divided into dry and wet. Wet is accompanied by swallowing movements and salivation. However, no matter what form of cough in a dog, the cause of it, if not eliminated in time, can lead to serious consequences. Even a mild illness can cause complications, so you should get rid of it.
Step 2
If your dog has a cold, the cough usually goes away after a week. With acute respiratory viral infections, the animal is warmed with a warm blanket, allowed to take medicinal plants, for example, licorice root and marshmallow, and for a more painful cough, codeine and glaucine hydrochloride are prescribed. The pet is walked only in very warm overalls and try to limit its contact with other dogs, as the disease can be contagious.
Step 3
Dogs often have and. In this case, allergic rhinitis, lacrimation, and sore throat may join it. However, sometimes an ordinary dry cough without additional symptoms occurs with allergies. Allergies can occur to pollen, synthetic wool, certain foods, washing powders. In such cases, the dog is given dexamethasone, oral calcium chloride, or intramuscular diprazine.
Step 4
The cause of a long and sometimes chronic cough can be bronchitis. It occurs against the background of severe hypothermia or gas poisoning. With bronchitis, the cough is painful and dry at first, and then it becomes moist. The dog has a fever, eats little and becomes lethargic. Just like a regular, long-term and chronic cough is caused by pollen allergy. Bronchitis is treated by creating comfortable conditions for the animal and applying warming compresses to the chest. Expectorants such as marshmallow root and sodium bicarbonate are prescribed. The dog is also given intravenous antibiotics and vitamins. For allergic bronchitis, antihistamines are prescribed. To prevent the appearance of bronchitis, you should prevent the dog from hypothermia, dust and poisonous gases in its throat, and diseases such as tonsillitis and laryngitis should be treated in time.
Step 5
Bronchopneumonia, like bronchitis, can occur against the background of sinusitis, laryngitis and tonsillitis. With this disease, severe cough and shortness of breath are also possible. The dog's temperature rises to 40 degrees, lethargy appears, it refuses food. Hypothermia is considered to be the main cause of pneumonia. For this reason, you should also walk your pet with this disease in overalls only in dry weather. When listening to the chest of a dog suffering from bronchopneumonia, wheezing is noticeable. Treat any form of pneumonia with antibiotics, such as bicillin-3, -5, cephalosporin, penicillin, sisomycin. The animal is prescribed vitamins and drinking plenty of fluids. Cough is treated with expectorants, as in bronchitis.
Step 6
Regardless of what caused the cough and what form it took, the dog should only be treated by a veterinarian.
