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Dogs with a wet cough, which produces phlegm, may make a gargling sound as they hack up mucus. Severe coughing episodes can also result in a dog retching and throwing up some bile or food, which ...
Vets have warned that the mystery illness is highly contagious and could potentially be fatal
As a result of owners not noticing coughing or confusing it for something else, like throat-clearing or gagging, some dogs are arriving at vet facilities in more advanced stages of the condition ...
Symptoms include a cough, fever, lethargy, sneezing and watery eyes. In some cases, the illness proceeds to death. [1] Cases tend to fit three clinical syndromes: chronic mild/moderate tracheobronchitis of prolonged duration (6+ weeks), [4] with coughing, sneezing, and watery eyes; chronic pneumonia that is minimally responsive to antimicrobials, possibly including dyspnea; and, rarely, acute ...
Viral and bacterial causes of canine cough are spread through airborne droplets produced by sneezing and coughing. These agents also spread through contact with contaminated surfaces. Symptoms begin after a several-day incubation period post-exposure, [3] and in most cases will clear up on their own.
Pneumonia in these dogs is not caused by the influenza virus, but by secondary bacterial infections. The fatality rate of dogs that develop pneumonia secondary to canine influenza can reach 50% if not given proper treatment. [21] Necropsies in dogs that die from the disease have revealed severe hemorrhagic pneumonia and evidence of vasculitis. [22]