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Dog has whooping cough, wheezing, honking, gagging. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | neutered | 8 years and 9 months old | 10 lbs

Tito has a whoop like cough with weezing/honking and gagging. I do have a video of it

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on October 26th, 2019

This could be something like kennel cough or a collapsed trachea. It could also be a severe respiratory infection. You cannot share videos on the forum, but if you request a consult, you can share one there. I recommend having Tito seen by a vet for this problem.

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