Symptoms of difficulty breathing in dogs

1. Cough: If it is accompanied by difficulty breathing and mild and wet cough symptoms appear, it may be congestive heart failure. If it is dry cough and goose cough, it may be congestive heart failure. If there is whistling, the chance of tracheal collapse is highest.
2. Nasal obstruction: You can gently place a piece of toilet paper at the exit of the nasal cavity to determine whether there is airflow.
3. Upper respiratory tract obstruction: tracheal collapse, stridor, snoring, trachea becoming very sensitive, and goose crowing, causing difficulty in exhalation and inhalation.

Causes of difficulty breathing in dogs

1. Respiratory diseases include inflammation, edema, tumors or foreign bodies in the trachea and bronchi, leading to stenosis or obstruction of the trachea and bronchi; lung diseases such as lobar pneumonia, bronchitis Pneumonia, lung abscess, pulmonary edema, etc.; rib fractures, pleural effusion, etc.
2. Heart failure, congenital heart disease, etc. in dogs caused by various reasons.
3. Anemia and poisoning: such as nitrite poisoning, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc.
4. Nervous system diseases: such as abdominal bleeding, brain tumors, encephalitis and meningitis, etc.
5. Allergies caused by other factors.

Solutions for dogs with difficulty breathing

1. Keep quiet and avoid moving the dog to prevent aggravation of difficulty breathing.
2. Let the dog sit in a sitting position to reduce oxygen consumption.
3. Appropriately administer phlegm-reducing and antispasmodic drugs such as aminophylline and bixanthin to keep the respiratory tract open.
4. Remove foreign objects and keep the respiratory tract open.
5. Dyspnea caused by suppression of the respiratory center, such as morphine and barbiturate poisoning. Respiratory center stimulants should be injected immediately, including intramuscular or intravenous injection of sodium sodium, 0.1-0.3 grams each time; intramuscular or intravenous injection of nikosamid, 0.125-0.5 grams each time.
6. Serious dogs should be sent to the hospital for treatment immediately.