My dog is breathing fast, coughing, and vomiting. Should I see a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | English Bulldog | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 3 days old | 22 lbs
Luna has been breathing fast and coughing or burping a lot. She threw up this morning but we think she ate her food to fast-but the fast breathing has been making us anxious. We switched her food and didn’t mix her old food with it because we ran out, so she just started new food. That could also be it but I just don’t know.
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Published on January 1st, 2019
I highly recommend bringing Luna to a veterinarian to have her heart and lungs listened too. Did the breathing start after she vomited? If so, then she may have aspirated some food. Did it start before? It can be something related to her heart or even her lungs. Without a good physical examination and someone listening to her it is hard to say what it is. I would take her as soon as possible if you feel she is breathing a lot faster and heavier. I get concerned about breathing issues especially in an English Bulldog and is an emergency especially if she is turning blue. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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Published on August 19th, 2017
Hello. I am sorry that Luna isn't feeling well. If this has been a sudden change, breathing fast and trying to vomit with nothing coming up, or constantly vomiting and bringing up foam, can indicate that maybe she ate something that is stuck in her guts. Puppies do have a faster respiratory rate, so if she is playing, eating, not vomiting, and defecating normally it could be her normal behaviour. If she seems distressed, not playing, weak, or the vomiting is continuing then I would get her to a vet right away. Best of luck with Luna!
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Published on January 29th, 2018
Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. If she ate something toxic, these symptoms could be related to whatever she ate. A foreign body obstruction is also a possibility. I would recommend taking her in to a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I would recommend having her blood tested and have abdominal x-rays taken. 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.
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