Have you noticed that your normally happy, healthy dog has started coughing constantly? A lot of things could be the cause of your dog's distress—some of them pretty harmless, others more serious. The ...
Your four-legged bestie makes all sorts of cute and funny noises — from barking to whining and growling — but one that may be especially worrying when you hear it is coughing. When your buddy has a ...
This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Parasitic worms that occasionally reside on the right side of the heart of pets, such as dogs, cats and ferrets, cause the serious and ...
In my many years of practicing veterinary medicine here in the Vail Valley, I have seen innumerable coughing dogs, during every season of the year from many different causes, and some more life ...
Question: How do heartworms affect my dog, and how important is it to get my dog on preventative? Answer: The heartworm is a parasitic worm that infects mostly dogs, but can infect other pets too, ...
Sometimes my dog has coughing spells. They usually happen after we’ve been outside, but sometimes he seems to cough for no reason. Should I be worried? What could be causing it? Dogs typically don’t ...
DEAR DR. FOX: My healthy 14-month-old Rottweiler developed a hacking cough, which I thought indicated that she had something stuck in her throat. I took her to my vet, and the vet gave her an ...
Climate change could be contributing to the spread of heartworm in the U.S., creating conditions ripe for the transmitters of the parasite, mosquitoes, to breed. A 2019 USA TODAY article cited data ...