Dog Cough

Hello, I wondered if someone would be able to advise. My dog seems to of developed a cough at night. It's a dry cough and has proper coughing fits at night. Been on going foe a couple weeks. He is a staffy cross with a long nose. He doesn't have a flat face is what I mean. Should I worry or just take it as he has a little cough?

I should of said I do have another dog with no cough symptoms so don't think it's kennel cough.

Hello!  I hear that you don't think this is kennel cough, but obviously it can't be completely scored off the list yet because it is very possible for one dog in a household to get kennel-cough before another, perhaps immunologically hardier dog, catches it. However, because the cough is mainly nocturnal I think that heart related coughs might top my possibilities list at this stage.  They tend to be caused by fluid sitting on the lungs, which all collects in one place when the dog is at rest. Therefore I do think that it's worth your worrying - a little bit - and asking your vet to check this one out.

If it were to be a heart related coughs, the diagnosis and treatments of such diseases are better than they ever have been before.  Other possibilities may include infection, objects pushing on the trachea, etc.  Obviously always tell your vet's receptionist that the dog has a cough when booking.   They may want to put you in a separate room until kennel cough has definitely been ruled out.