It seems to be pretty often that she does this, what could it be??
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Sounds like kennel cough. My puppy just got over this. Kennel cough is a very distinct cough and sounds like your dog is clearing its throat or choking. A dog with Kennel Cough will tend to cough when engaged in activity or exercise.
Symptoms of Kennel Cough usually appear several weeks after exposure.
To diagnosis Kennel Cough the vet will rub the larynx and see if that causes the dog to cough. If your dog expels mucus when coughing, more tests such as an x-ray will be done to see if the cough resulted in the development of pneumonia or distemper.
If the cough is severe, your dog will cough for extended periods of time and may throw up food or mucus. The color of the mucus ranges from white to green (green means more serious). If this is the case see a Veternarian immediately
Kennel cough usually lasts for 7 to 21 days.
The cause of Kennel Cough is an airborne virus or bacteria and is one of the most common infectious diseases in dogs. Usually several types of virus or bacteria need to be breathed in by the dog to get a case of kennel cough. Kennel cough is most commonly caused by a bacteria called bordatella bronchiseptica.
The disease effects the lining of the trachea causing minor irritation. Dog鈥檚 with Kennel cough tend to cough every couple of minutes throughout the day.
I hope she gets better!
There are several things that this could be. My advice would be to take her to the vet immediately. I know you are concerned about her or you wouldn't have posted this question. Some possibilities could be kennel cough, which is contracted by close contact with other infected dogs, or she could have a tracheal blockage. Both of these are very serious conditions. I don't want to scare you, but if left untreated, she could even die. Please take your dog to the vet immediately.
Its most likley shes choking on a hair ball of something is irritating her throaght. give it some time, if this keeps up for more that 3 days, you need to go see a vet, but give her lots of water to help sooth her irritation.
Was the dog kenneled a short time ago? Might be a bad case of kennel cough.
Only a vet can say for sure. Could be kennel cough, could be allergies or irritation, could be a heart condition.
well, when dogs cough, its not good. ive had two dogs that one had parvo and the other had kennel cough. those are both real real bad so take your dog to the vet
If she is a very small chihuahua, she could be "reverse sneezing". The throat/diaphragm go into spasm,
Dogs that are especially tiny, or dog breeds that have especially long snouts or the scrunched up faces like Pugs and Pekes sometimes do it.
If that is what it is, massage her throat and put your finger over her little nose very gently and encourage her mouth to open.
But be very gentle.
But take her to the vet immediately first to make sure that it isn't something more serious like she has something caught, is sick, etc.
It sounds like Reverse Sneezing. 3 of my 4 do it. I thought she was dying the first time my girl did it as it was so horrible. I ran to the vets just down the road with her in my arms only to have him laugh and tell me what it was.
My vet is a good friend of the family by the way. Not a bad vet for laughing. *LOL*
My chihahau does the same thing.They are very finicky.She will be fine.
Hello ..Diane has a good answer..it's not uncommon, also if you're leash training her %26 she's pulling, it can cause some soreness %26 bruising if they are pullers %26 lungers..Little dogs have a tendency to think they are the biggest dog on the block...Take Care :)
it's a chihuaha. it's probably choking on something microscopic!
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