Why is my senior dog with heart failure coughing and breathing hard?

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Hello there, I have a terrier senior dog, he is 15 and 8 month,he is suffering from heart failure, he uses several medicine like vetmedin 1.25mg , cordarone200mg 1 quarter morning and one quarter in the evening, upcard 0.75mg 1 in the morning and half in the evening and virospiron 25mg 1quarter a day,but since previous week he starts frequent coughing ,he has a sever shortness breathing tonight and drinking water more. here is tonight X-ray the vet said there is no pulmonary.please advice me. Pet's info: Dog | Tibetan Terrier | Male | 14 years and 8 months old | 10.2515 lbs

Dr. Paula Simons · Accepted Answer

Your dog has severe heart enlargement. For this reason, it is pressing his windpipe (trachea) upward and causing a narrowing which is the likely cause of his cough. Unfortunately, there's no way to prevent this. Ideally, you would keep him as quiet as possible and minimize his activity/stress. Your vet is correct, it doesn't look like he has pulmonary edema. You may want to consider medication to keep him more relaxed to prevent excessive coughing.

Why is my senior dog with heart failure coughing and breathing hard?

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