Retrospective Study of Chronic Coughing in Dogs in a Referral Centre in the UK: 329 Cases (2012-2021).

ABSTRACT: Chronic coughing is a common complaint in small animal medicine and it has an extensive differential diagnosis with very different treatment and prognosis. Coughing is considered chronic when it lasts at least 8 weeks. This retrospective study aimed to describe the most common causes of chronic coughing in a population of dogs that presented to a referral hospital in England between January 2012 and December 2021. In addition, we aimed to evaluate if an association with signalment, weight, coughing characteristics, and/or concomitant clinical signs could be identified. A total of 329 dogs met the inclusion criteria. The most frequent diagnoses were airway collapse (102/329, 30.7%), chronic bronchitis (80/329, 24.3%), neoplasia (62/329, 18.8%), and infectious bronchopneumonia (54/329, 16.4%

SUBMITTER: Asorey Blazquez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758286 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature