All about Laboured Breathing in Dogs
Dyspnoea, commonly known as difficulty in breathing or laboured breathing is a life-threatening condition that obstructs oxygen supply into your dog’s bloodstream. Dog heavy breathing could be a result of several underlying causes such as heart or lung disease. Often older dogs report fluid accumulation in the lungs, which causes difficulty in breathing. In some cases, laboured breathing in dogs could be due to lung infections such as pneumonia or fungal infections, lung cancer, allergies, kennel cough, or trauma causing injury to the chest wall. Difficulty in breathing could also be due to pain or problems of metabolism. It could also be caused if a foreign object gets stuck in your pet’s throat. Signs of laboured breathing in dogs If you observe any of the below symptoms in your dog, you must treat it as a medical emergency and immediately rush to the nearest vet: Noisy breathing Chest and belly movement with each breath Flared nostrils when breathing Ex...