If there is secretion when coughing, you should first relieve the cough and reduce phlegm so that the dog can get appropriate anti-inflammation and calm the wheezing, or receive targeted treatment according to the cause of the disease. If you have a mild cough, don’t be too nervous, because coughing helps clear sputum and foreign matter in the respiratory tract, which is a protective reaction. It is not advisable to use cough medicine when you have a mild cough or there is sputum.

Secondly, for those who have severe, frequent, spasmodic coughs, or inelastic dry coughs, or frequent coughs caused by other diseases, some antitussive drugs should be used in time, such as Bichou. Ping, Kefu Le, and Miraculous Crichton to name a few. You can also use Xiaoer Niuhuang Qingfei Powder (if you can’t buy it, you can also use Lingyang Qingfei Powder), take half a bag orally, twice a day + Shanxi Qingkailing injection for subcutaneous injection, half a tube a day + cephalosporin anti-inflammatory drugs 1 capsule, 2 times a day + half a spoonful of snake gallbladder ointment, 1 time a day. If the cough is very stubborn, it will take more than ten days to fully recover.

There are many causes of cough. Some common bronchitis can cause cough, and some severe infectious diseases such as parvovirus and canine distemper infection can also cause cough, so they should be treated differently. If a dog's cough has no other symptoms and is only caused by barking or stimulation by smoke, dust, cold air, etc., it does not require treatment. The symptoms can basically be eliminated after a period of rest.

But if your dog has the following symptoms while coughing, you should not take it lightly! For example, frequent harsh dry coughs, discharge from the nose or eyes, depression, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, it means that your dog may be suffering from a serious illness. If the disease occurs, please consult a veterinarian immediately. Otherwise, acute symptoms may turn into chronic and long-term symptoms, and may also aggravate the condition and even cause death.

Generally, dog coughs can be divided into dry cough, wet cough, and painful cough. You can learn about them.

Dry cough: If the dog only coughs dryly, its sound will be very clear, dry and short, with no phlegm or very little. This kind of cough indicates that there are no secretions in the respiratory tract, or there is only a small amount of sputum. If there is a foreign body in the dog's throat, it is easy to develop acute laryngitis, pleuropneumonia and tuberculosis.

Wet cough: The sound of this kind of cough is very muddy, wet and long, which indicates that there is a large amount of thin secretions in the respiratory tract. Dogs can also spit out some spillage from their nostrils when they cough, or you can find that your dog will swallow after coughing. This phenomenon is common in conditions such as bronchitis and bronchopneumonia, as well as lung abscesses.

Painful cough: When a dog coughs, you can clearly see that it is in pain and has a painful expression. At this time, the dog will also stretch its neck extra straight when coughing. Pleurisy usually occurs, but pericarditis and rib fractures can also occur.