My dog coughed up foamy liquid after swimming. Is it dry drowning?

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My mini Australian Shepard went swimming in a pool yesterday and likes to bite at water being splashed at him. Nothing traumatic happened at all. He was fine all day and night. At 4 am this morning he started hacking and coughed up a clear and foamy liquid. I have heard of dry drowning and was paranoid it was that. He stopped and we went back to bed. He has hacked a couple more times throughout the day. He is acting completely fine otherwise. He was also fed pineapple before bed. Pet's info: Dog | Australian Shepherd - miniature | Male | neutered | 4 years and 2 months old | 30 lbs

Linda G, MS, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hello. It does not sound like anything is too serious with Frankie. If there was any aspiration pneumonia from the water, his symptoms would be worsening, not be intermittent. He may have swallowed a bit more pool water than normal that irritated his stomach or esophagus. He may be regurgitating a bit just from this alone. As long as he seems pretty normal, his resting respiratory rate is between 30 - 40 breaths per minute, then he may just have irritated things & should do fine in a few days. But if the coughing worsens, then this may be a case of tracheobronchitis that might respond very nicely to anti-inflammatory medication & an antibiotic. I do not think the pineapple had anything to do with this. Hope all is well soon & thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

My dog coughed up foamy liquid after swimming. Is it dry drowning?

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