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My dog is coughing. Can I get sick or infected from his cough?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

If one dog is coughing so can we also get cough and bacteria from those dogs can we also get infected ??

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Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

Veterinarian

Published on March 25th, 2019

Hi, no I would not worry about getting infected, Most cough are caused by virus and bacteria that are species specific therefore will affect mainly dogs. Hope this helps, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach !

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