Rarely is the cough productive. It only happens directly after a period of sleep, especially in the morning, or inactivity. It lasts a few rounds of cough-up’s and he’s done. He does NOT cough after exertion or play. Seems not to be going away and becoming chronic. He is active and energetic and can play hard with the other dogs without getting winded. This suggests to me it is not CHF or heart worms. Its almost like a little fluid settles in his lung and he needs to briefly cough it out with a few hacks. Possibly its just a respiratory infection that is lingering. -Lou
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I have a 2 1/2 year old female, pure bred blue-nosed APT. She’s 65 lbs, always been very healthy, current on all vaccines, we give her a heart worm pill every month & she suddenly has been having this dry, hacking cough that started this weekend. Her parents never had any serious conditions and we haven’t taken her to the dog park in a few months. She hasn’t been to any vet offices, groomers, or anything which would include other dogs or animals. She’s been drinking water and her coat’s elasticity seems to be normal. We also have 2 other American Pits that are showing no similar symptoms. She has had a slight dis-intrest in her food but she’s still energetic and seems to be normal. She has a vet appt. on Friday but I was wondering if anybody had a dog with similar symptoms? Or even might know what it is? I have done a little research on it but it could be anything! I’m hoping it’s just allergies but she has never had this before! Any info would be greatly appreciated!