There are roughly two types of dogs that keep breathing rapidly: physiological causes and pathological causes. Physiological reasons: emotional tension, excitement or after strenuous exercise, etc., but these generally last for a short period of time and usually recover on their own. Pathological causes: pneumonia, heart disease, or hemoglobin reduction, etc. If it is caused by pathological conditions, you need to take your dog to seek medical treatment in time.
1. Causes of exercise
If the dog has just performed intense exercise, such as running quickly, playing with his owner, it will cause rapid breathing. At this time, the owner does not need to worry too much. This is a very normal physiological phenomenon. As long as the dog eats and drinks normally and is in a normal state of mind, it will be fine.
2. Causes of the disease
If a dog is infected with a disease, such as pharyngitis, asthma, etc., it will also have symptoms of rapid breathing. In this case, you need to take your dog to the pet hospital for examination, and then determine the cause before symptomatic treatment.
3. Causes of heat
Dogs have underdeveloped sweat glands and their heat dissipation effect is relatively poor. Generally, when the weather is hot, the dog will dissipate heat by breathing quickly. At this time, the owner needs to prepare more drinking water for the dog, or turn on the fan or air conditioner to cool the dog down.