my dog shes 4 and a shitzupoo...?

Question

and she sneezes alot and coughs like shes yacking up a fur ball i never thought of it as anything until my dog one night was shaking and breathing heavily and we called the vet and he said it could be a heart problem or lung problem. So im just wondering what else it could be. so yeah thanks

Answer 1

you should take your dog to the vet to be checked out. things like an upper respiratory infection, and allergies can cause the sneezing and coughing. usually heat conditions don't cause sneezing but do cause coughing along with things like heart worms. heart disease can cause fluid build-up in the lungs and make the dog have labored breathing. the dog needs to be looked at first.
- vet tech

Answer 2

Can also be allergies. You can try childrens benadryl first. If that doesnt take to vet to have the heart and lungs checked.

Answer 3

I have a chi that does that and the vet told me she has allergies and to give her benadryl. You could try it and see if it helps. Give her just a little to start out with { childrens }. Go by the smallest does. Good Luck.

Answer 4

Mine does that. Same breed. He's 3 or 4. Small dogs r prone to lung problems, so......