Why is Your Dog Coughing? | Kennel Cough, Heart Disease, Bronchitis, Tracheal Collapse

In this video, Dr. Andrew Jones delves into the different types of coughs in dogs, helping you distinguish between kennel cough, heart disease, bronchitis, and tracheal collapse. Discover the signs, symptoms, and possible treatments for these common conditions. Dr. Jones provides expert advice on when to seek veterinary care and how you can manage your dog's cough at home. Stay tuned till the end for some essential tips and insights!

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[fayeray]

My little dog started coughing 2 nights ago and last night it became severe. All the emergency vets I was calling said they were at capacity and my own vet of 11 years wouldn't see her. I was desperate it was 2am.
When I saw the little Shih Tzu dog in this video at min 3:30 I burst into tears, it was exactly the same. My little girl was taking over 100 breaths a minute and was in real distress hacking and coughing. I gave her some raw honey as you suggested, literally within 5 minutes she calmed down, her breathing went down to 35 a minute and she relaxed and fell asleep for 3 hours. When she woke again wheezing I gave more honey and the symptoms subsided for another two hours. This was enough time for me to find a vet who would take us and they diagnosed her with congestive heart failure, she spent 9 hours on oxygen and IV's and 4 shots of Lasix to bring her back. They said she just barely made it.
YOU saved my dogs life and I am eternally grateful. Thank you for all of this wonderful information. Blessings. :)

[justlivethemoment]

0:32 kennel
1:35 fluid
2:35 bronchitis
3:22 congestive heart failure
4:12 bronchitis /heart/ tracheal collapse
5:11 bronchitis /dog asthma /heart disease
6:00 heart murmur / tracheal collapse /
8:00 tracheal collapse

[lorrainewheeler]

poor babies so sad to hear them like that thank you dr jones

[LongIslandNY-opsu]

Thank You a million times over for this information! My 9 year old Pomeranian has been coughing for a week now & spitting up at times. I took her to the Vet Hospital yesterday & was told she has a heart murmur 😢. Dr took X-rays & confirmed the murmur & her lungs have some edema too but no CHF detected. I was told to follow up with a vet cardiologist. I’m praying 🤲🏼 hard my baby pulls through.

[mstiqphnx]

My sister’s elderly dog, has been & at the time was continuously coughing for as many years, especially when he gets excited. I ended up taking him for X-rays & it turns out he has tracheae collapse. I eventually a few days later, asked my doctor for prednisalone, which is an athsma medication for relaxing the tracheae muscles in human athsmatics, which has worked really well for him. I asked the veterinarian (I like to work with vet) on how much is the correct dose for my sister’s elderly dog. It helped him greatly.
I have Ozzie Bear in my care now, I’ve a much relaxed environment for him, of course this helps him greatly.
I’m the animal caregiver in the family, most patience with the animals.
Oscar (Ozzie Bear my pet name for him) no longer on any pain medication for his old body full of arthritis for about 3-4 months & no prednisalone for tracheae collapse.

Today & every day I give Ozzie Bear & my little Lhasa Apso, Cheech Chi a 1ml syringe (NO NEEDLE) full of pure honey 🍯 into their mouths. Pure Honey is great for them, they love honey.
My Cheech Chi has an enlarged heart, which causes him to cough often. As his heart being so big, squeezes all his other organs to swell out making him look overweight.

I adore my animals & they adore me, I thank god for my animals 🐶

[johntollen]

My dog is a two year old Chihuahua. A couple of months back I got him a nice dog collar with a engraved ID buckle. Two weeks ago he started having a cough. I watched your video, and removed his collar, and gave him a half teaspoon of honey. The coughing stopped immediately, and hasn't come back. Thank you very much.

[nancywelsh]

These videos are an indespensible and incredibly thoughtful gift to dog owners. My dachshund Wilfred has some sudden onset medical issues. My need for information brought me here then into my kitchen. Knowing I have several natural remedies you mentioned lifted a great weight. For sharing your knowledge in a relaxed and comphrehensive manner Wilfred and I thank you so very much.

[malovela]

Thank you. The dog I'm sitting just had an episode that scared me. I can't tell the difference between the different coughs featured precisely enough to know what's going on with her, but I still want to thank you for compiling the clips and commenting on them; it was exactly the kind of video I was hoping to find.

[vikingdogmanship]

Lost my rescue Cavalier K. spaniel to heart disease 4 weeks ago. Very very sad. He only became 8 years old. He started coughing before the summer... but it was too late. His heart was way to big for his chest and we had to put him down. Miss him so much. He was the kindest soul

[shannahdawn]

You are my favorite go to. I appreciate your compassion and willingness to share information. Thank You for taking the time!

[reallyreallyrhonda]

Hi Dr. Andrew! Thank you so much to everybody who sent videos of their dogs coughing! What a great idea to share this perplexing syndrome; we all feel so bad (and scared) when our pets are in distress... Great video & advice. 🐾 My Gidget - 5 lb toothless angel in a 14 year old Yorkie costume - has a cough off and on; cold weather is inching in on us and she's been cough/gagging as soon as we come inside from a walk. This happened last year too and the vet, after extensive exam including blood work and full body x-ray, said simply that it is "old dog bronchitis." Is that a thing?!
Stay safe! 💖 😷👍

[angeb]

Thank you so much. This information and other people’s stories are helping me through my worries. The second dog I have had since childhood is going to be 12 in March and she has been on and off coughing in her sleep for the past few days. It almost sounds like she’s choking. She’s my best friend, spirit guide, little old lady, and my baby. We’re heading to the vet tomorrow for her annual vaccines and I’m going to ask them about possible causes, diagnoses, and ways to mitigate harm.

[RXM]

My pup had major dental surgery two weeks ago. He is recovering well from that but has been doing the hack-thing like he is trying to clear his throat. Although we are 4 days away from his follow-up appointment, I tried the warm water spoonful of honey and lemon squeeze treatment and it worked immediately! The cough-hack-choke is completely gone. Will have our Vet check it out on Friday to rule out kennel cough. Thank You!

[deannamoses]

I love that he suggests natural remedies. And proper treatment from your vet. I like to try natural 1st and then move on to other medications if needed.

[bunniesbunniesbunnie]

man, you keep saying get a proper work up but my dog presented at 12 post-bath with:

collapse
blue tongue
stiff ribcage/stiffness
could not breathe

two different vets. blood work was ideal, xrays were gorgeous, EKG perfect.

Dead two days later. We couldn't get her back after two more attacks like that and no one has a clue. We spent $600+ in a matter of days and the vets are just as upset as we were because wtf, dog. You looked great on everything in terms of diagnosis.

Sometimes even with a proper work up they still go.

[CK-mqkj]

You are amazing. ! My dog, 15 years old, with a medium heart murmur, she got so bad thought I would have to put her to sleep....so I tried the honey, and hawthorn, and dandelion root tea, made a mixture...and she is much better.

[mauriziadebiasio]

thank You Thank You, my dog was gasping for air late at night, I was about to go to emergency, but thought to look you up first, and it worked, the honey worked within minutes, no exaggeration! Thank you so much for doing these videos for us, you are an angel. Thank you!

[marleypumpkin]

My collie lived in Dublin, Ireland for many years and developed bronchitis and was on two tablets a day for it. I moved to the countryside and within 6 months his bronchitis was gone. Clean air!! Thanks for the video.

[Loveslaugh]

Thank you so much for sharing this info. My dog just started developing a cough out of nowhere. We’re taking her to the vet if it doesn’t go away in a day or two.