My dog is coughing. Is it croup or kennel cough? What are symptoms?

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Do dogs get croup and what are the symptoms? Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | spayed | 12 years and 7 months old | 6 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Dogs can develop a croup-like cough with viral respiratory infections such as kennel cough. While we do not specifically call this cough croup, it presents croup like. Croup is also known as laryngotracheobronchitis and kennel cough causes tracheobronchitis. If cassie has been coughing I would get her seen by your vet to have an exam done to see what the cause of the cough is. Causes range from respiratory infections, allergies, cardiac disease, cancer, etc. To rule out these possible causes, an initial exam should be performed by your vet followed by any recommended diagnostics such as chest x-rays. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. I am also available via consultation if needed.

My dog is coughing. Is it croup or kennel cough? What are symptoms?

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