PREVENTING CANINE COUGHING

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Todays Tips-Preventing Canine Coughing.
Canine coughing is a potentially serious issue. If your dogs cough goes on for longer than a day, you may have a canine health problem on your hands, and you should take your dog to the vet immediately.Tips to prevent coughing caused by external irritants rather than coughing from viruses or bacteria. If your dog has the flu, or some other illness, it will need medication from the vet.

. Outside, pollen, dust, fumes or other types of irritants can cause your dog to cough. So make sure the area where your dog plays is as free of these things as possible. In summer, particularly if there is a lot of pollen in your area at this time, you could keep your dog inside in the early morning and late afternoon. Indoors, cleaning products, carpet powders, and dust stirred up by vacuuming can cause canine coughing just as much as it causes people to cough. Try keeping your dog in another room whilst you vacuum - the noise would probably bother him anyway.

. If the air is too dry inside your house, your dog can develop phlegm or mucous in the back of his throat. This will lead to canine coughing to try and clear it from the back of his throat. If this is a problem, try buying an air humidifier to keep the air more moist. They're not expensive.

. Second hand cigarette smoke is not good for animals. So if you smoke, try smoking outdoors. And if you must smoke inside, ensure there is very good ventilation and fresh air circulating. Open windows and doors. Or if its very cold or snowing outside, smoke at an open window, or in a room where the dog doesn't go. Some dogs have developed emphysema from the second hand smoke of their owners.

. Dogs can take cough suppressants. But you should talk to your vet about your dogs coughing before you give your dogs cough suppressants. There may be an underlying canine health issue that needs to be dealt with. Vets suggest using a product with the active ingredient dextromethorphan. But this should be an absolute last resort for dealing with canine coughing. If you've ever taken cough suppressants yourself, you'll know they don't make you feel full of vitality. I personally would rather cough than take a cough suppressant.