It is best to treat a dog with pneumonia in time. The hope of cure is very high. If it is not treated, it can probably live for about 1 to 2 weeks. This has a lot to do with the dog's own constitution, condition and treatment methods. If it is a relatively mild pneumonia, it can be cured in about a week by taking medicine or injections. If it is a more severe pneumonia, it will take about a month to recover. , Dogs should supplement nutrition during their illness to improve their resistance and facilitate recovery.

Common causes of pneumonia in dogs:

1. Inhalation: Foreign objects enter the respiratory system and cause infection. These foreign objects include vomit and food. This phenomenon often occurs in dogs with abnormalities of the upper gastrointestinal system (such as paralysis of the throat and structural abnormalities of the esophagus). In addition, improper anesthesia handling and improper force-feeding are also easy to cause.

2. Bacterial: Bacteria enter the lungs through the oral cavity or nasal cavity, further causing infection in the trachea, bronchus and alveoli. The incidence rate is higher in working dogs weighing more than 12 kilograms, hunting dogs and dogs that exercise a lot. It can occur at any age, but it is more common in children under 1 year old, and the incidence rate is higher in male dogs.

3. Immunity: Mainly occurs in Siberian Huskies due to congenital immune deficiency causing lung infection. In addition, heartworm infection is also a major cause.

4. Fungality: Molds or yeasts in the environment or other organs in the body enter the lungs and cause infection. Common sources of infection include Blastomyces, Histoplasma, Coccidioides and Cryptosporidium. It usually occurs in large dogs, but certain molds are more likely to appear in breeds such as Cocker Spaniels and German Wolfhounds. The age of onset is usually within 4 years old, and the incidence rate in male dogs is 2 to 4 times that of female dogs.

5. Injury to the lung itself: mainly damage to the tissue between the alveoli and the alveoli, which is the most common problem associated with canine distemper infection.