Dog Dry Cough With White Foamy Vomit: What It Means

1 Dog Dry Cough With White Foam: Causes and Solutions

1. Causes of a dry cough

A dry cough can come from hot-cold swings irritating the stomach, or from a cold. It may also be parasites inside the body, or a swallowed foreign object stuck in the throat causing nonstop coughing. Note that tracheitis and viral infections also directly cause coughing — the owner must tell them apart so the dog gets treated in time.

2. Causes of white foamy vomit

White foamy vomit is often a sign of gastroenteritis, usually with diarrhea and reduced appetite. The foam is likely stomach fluid — the acid the stomach secretes — which is the most common sign of acute gastroenteritis. Intense exercise after meals or overeating also triggers vomiting, so watch the color of the vomit. Viral infections directly cause white foamy vomit too; distemper and parvovirus are common contagious ones.

3. What to do

1) If the cough and vomit come from intense exercise or overeating, adjust the dog’s diet and routine, feed soft food, and calm the dog down.

2) If gastroenteritis is the cause, see the vet promptly: withhold food and water, and give probiotic tablets as appropriate to ease the symptoms.

3) If there are other symptoms alongside the cough and vomit — low spirits, poor appetite, blood in the stool, fever — it is likely a viral infection and the dog must go to the clinic without delay.

Coughing and vomiting are common signs of dog gastroenteritis, but they can also come from a viral infection. We hope this helps, and wish every dog healthy growth. For other questions, you can consult an online vet.