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Why does my small dog cough when excited? Is it a health issue?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 6 months old | 6 lbs

My Yoki coughs some times . When she is excited she starts coughing for 5 sec. What is the reason?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 15th, 2019

It could be Heidi has a collapsing trachea. This can be common in toy breed dogs, and you see coughing when they are excited. It could also be due to heart disease. I'd take her into the vet tomorrow to get this checked out. Best of luck.

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