Why is my senior dachshund coughing with Cushing's and a heart murmur?

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15.5 yr old dachshund has had a chronic wet gagging cough for over a yr. He has Cushing's disease, a 3 out of six heart murmur. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund | Male | neutered | 16 years and 3 months old | 20 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Since Moxie does have a heart murmur and Cushing's disease, there is a chance that he has either congestive heart failure or at least fluid retention and pulmonary edema. This would explain the cough. I suggest you have his heart and lungs examined by your veterinarian who, if he finds pulmonary edema, can prescribe a diuretic to remove the fluid from the lungs and heart medication to help the heart be more efficient, This would afford Moxie a much better quality of life as he could breathe much easier and would have more strength and power to move around.

Why is my senior dachshund coughing with Cushing's and a heart murmur?

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