Dog Coughing

[macdog3]

Lately my dog has been coughing alot and trying to bring something up but nothing happens...

He is breathing fine, eating fine, drinking fine etc... but what could this be?

Cheers

[Teebs]

if the dog hasnt hurt itself and does not have anything stuck in its mouth/throat. it sounds like canine cough, do a search and you will find heaps of info on it.

[tyra20007]

It sounds like kennel cough

symptoms are:

Symptoms can include a harsh, dry hacking/coughing, retching, sneezing, snorting, gagging or vomiting in response to light pressing of the trachea or after excitement or exercise. The presence of a fever varies from case to case. The disease can last initially from 10-20 days and can rebreak when the dog is put into a stressful situation which puts stress on the dog's immune system. Diagnosis is made by seeing these symptoms, having a history of exposure is also helpful but not always found as kennel cough is easily spread through contact with contaminated surfaces such as the ground, toys, sidewalks, dog parks.

Try touching the throat to see if that makes the dog cough more.

You can give some cough syrup to the dog and the vet may put him on antibiotics. Keep him away from other dogs in the mean time.

You can do a YouTube search on kennel cough and there are a few videos there to see if it is the same symptoms.