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My senior dog is sneezing blood and clots. Is this an emergency?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 13 years and 4 months old

My 13 year old lab is sneezing blood and clots. This has been happening for 12 hours. What should I do?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 28th, 2016

This is an emergency and you need to take your dog to a Pet ER or out of hours veterinarian now. There could be a bleeding tumor in your dog's upper airways, or a burst blood vessel and severe blood loss.

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