My dog is coughing blood, has a swollen leg, and won't eat dog food.

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Duke has round worms and an infection he is taking metronidazole 2x daily for 10 days. He is on his second day. He is coughing a lot and has blood in his drewl. He has had a heartworm test and its negative, praise God. When he lays down he coughs worse. Duke has authritus to... His back leg is starting to swell and he won't lay down and won't eat any dog food but he will eat people food. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | unneutered | 10 years and 6 months old | 91 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Based on your description, I would recommend having a veterinarian recheck Duke so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. The leg swelling could be due to an injury or a systemic illness. The coughing could be related to heart disease, respiratory disease, infection, allergies, etc. The coughing and leg swelling could also be related to heart disease. I would recommend chest x-rays to assess the heart and running what we call a ProBNP test to check and see if Duke is in heart failure. The sooner he is seen the better. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

My dog is coughing blood, has a swollen leg, and won't eat dog food.

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