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Breathing Difficulty in Dogs & Cats
Labored, rapid, or noisy breathing. This is often an emergency requiring immediate veterinary attention.
Common Causes
- • Heart failure
- • Pneumonia
- • Pleural effusion
- • Asthma (cats)
- • Laryngeal paralysis
- • Trauma
Red Flags
- • Open-mouth breathing in cats
- • Blue/purple tongue or gums
- • Extending neck to breathe
- • Abdominal effort to breathe
- • Collapse
When to See a Vet
Immediately. Breathing difficulty is always an emergency.
🐕 Breathing Difficulty by Dog Breed
Labrador RetrieverGolden RetrieverGerman ShepherdFrench BulldogBulldogPoodleBeagleRottweilerDachshundYorkshire TerrierBoxerCavalier King Charles SpanielSiberian HuskyAustralian ShepherdChihuahuaGreat DaneShih TzuBorder CollieCocker SpanielStaffordshire Bull TerrierMaltesePomeranianDoberman PinscherMiniature SchnauzerBernese Mountain DogWeimaranerJack Russell TerrierPugEnglish Springer SpanielShetland SheepdogBoston TerrierHavaneseBrittanyEnglish BulldogWest Highland White Terrier
🐈 Breathing Difficulty by Cat Breed
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