The dog has been panting and shortness of breath, what s going on with the dog panting

There are several reasons why the dog has been panting and shortness of breath:

1.Regulates body temperature.

Unlike humans, dogs do not have well-developed sweat glands for heat dissipation, and the only thing they can rely on is their own respiratory system. Of course, there are other ways for dogs to dissipate heat, such as in gutters. When the outside temperature is high, the dog's panting becomes more severe.

At this time, the owner needs to take some cooling measures for the dog to make the dog feel less uncomfortable.

2.Disease problems.

Many diseases in dogs have the symptom of panting, which is related to respiratory diseases or heart disease. If the dog has not exercised vigorously, or the temperature is not high, the dog will still have the problem of panting, which means that the dog may have corresponding problems, especially after the dog enters old age, the dog is more likely to suffer from heart disease.

3.Poisoning.

When the dog eats some toxic and harmful substances, the dog will also have some adverse reactions, including the problem of panting. Poison is not only the well-known rat poison and so on, in fact, there are many foods in life that will cause dog poisoning reactions, and the owner needs to pay special attention not to let the dog eat some harmful items. For specific items that are harmful to dogs, you can refer to Ju Xiaomeng's other tweets.

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It may be because you have just finished strenuous exercise and your blood oxygen saturation is relatively low.

Shortness of breath is a normal physiological phenomenon, and it is only necessary to calm the dog for a while. If the dog is nervous, the dog will also have shortness of breath. Dogs that are obese and inactive will be more pronounced.

In addition, the dog has cardiovascular diseases or abnormalities in the lungs and trachea, which will also cause the dog to pant shortly.

If the dog is very prone to this condition, some chronic diseases are mainly considered. If the dog has this symptom suddenly, it may be because of acute lesions such as pulmonary edema and emphysema.

Shortness of breath in normal dogs may be normal after strenuous exercise, and can be relieved by quiet rest. If the dog has been experiencing shortness of breath and purple tongue coating, it can be seen in insufficient oxygen**, generally altitude sickness, heat stroke, asthma, esophageal foreign body, brachycephalic respiratory syndrome, such as pit bull: soft palate lengthening, nostril stenosis, congenital tracheal stenosis, tracheal collapse, trachea compression by foreign bodies (tumors, esophageal foreign bodies, etc.), pneumonia, etc.

Dogs are different from other animals, it has very few sweat glands, only distributed in the tip of the nose, foot pads, etc., it is far from enough to sweat a lot to dissipate body heat, only by increasing the breathing rate or opening the mouth and sticking out the tongue to help dissipate heat, at this time it is best to feed some water.

Therefore, as long as the heat production in the body increases sharply or the heat dissipation is difficult, such as excitement, panic, exercise, environmental temperature is too high, etc., the number of breaths can be significantly increased, and even the mouth and tongue are stretched out, which is not a disease.

Because dogs don't have sweat glands, they don't dissipate heat, and if it's hot in summer, dogs stick out their tongues and pant to dissipate heat in this way. Some can also be caused by emotional, activity, or environmental influences. Cutting your dog's hair short is a good way to do it.

First of all, after the dog exercises, because the body is hot, but there are no sweat glands on the body, it needs to be cooled by the sweat glands on the tongue. Secondly, dogs suffering from certain diseases, such as chest trauma, heart and lung diseases, liver and kidney diseases, pancreatitis, etc., will also cause shortness of breath, because these diseases will cause electrolyte disorders in the dog's body, and produce some metabolic acid-base poisoning, which will lead to respiratory depression in dogs.

Shortness of breath in dogs is likely to be related to strenuous exercise or heat stroke, so it is necessary to move it to a cool place to let it rest well and then give it some food to cool off. Pneumonia, bronchitis, heart disease, anemia, poisoning and other diseases can also cause the dog to have shortness of breath, if the dog has other symptoms, it is recommended to take it to the doctor as soon as possible.