{"id":6230,"date":"2022-03-25T06:36:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:36:07","slug":"why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is my dog breathing fast while resting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/#Why_is_my_dog_breathing_fast_while_resting\" title=\"Why is my dog breathing fast while resting?\">Why is my dog breathing fast while resting?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/#Should_I_be_worried_if_my_dog_is_breathing_fast\" title=\"Should I be worried if my dog is breathing fast?\">Should I be worried if my dog is breathing fast?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/#Why_does_my_dog_breathe_heavy_for_no_reason\" title=\"Why does my dog breathe heavy for no reason?\">Why does my dog breathe heavy for no reason?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-is-my-dog-breathing-fast-while-resting\/#Why_is_my_dog_breathing_fast_but_not_panting\" title=\"Why is my dog breathing fast but not panting?\">Why is my dog breathing fast but not panting?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_breathing_fast_while_resting\"><\/span>Why is my dog breathing fast while resting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>When a dog&#8217;s heart starts to fail his body is not circulating enough oxygen, and rapid breathing develops to counteract the lower levels of oxygen in circulation. Breathing can also quicken due to fluid build-up on the lungs and compression of the lungs due to an enlarged liver and\/or fluid in the abdomen.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_be_worried_if_my_dog_is_breathing_fast\"><\/span>Should I be worried if my dog is breathing fast?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Fast breathing in dogs may indicate a number of conditions, injuries or illnesses and should be evaluated by your veterinarian as soon as possible. Some potential causes include: Asthma. Breed characteristics (squish-faced breeds may be more prone to breathing problems)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_breathe_heavy_for_no_reason\"><\/span>Why does my dog breathe heavy for no reason?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s normal for dogs to pant or breathe heavily after exercising (walking or running), playing, or if they are in a hot environment where they need to cool down. In most cases, it is no cause for alarm. If your dog is breathing heavy at rest, it can be a red flag for a number of serious health issues.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_dog_breathing_fast_but_not_panting\"><\/span>Why is my dog breathing fast but not panting?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This happens when <b>your dog is overheating and quickly becomes dehydrated. This can often cause your dog to be breathing fast but not panting. Injuries, traumas, sore muscles, and gastrointestinal disorders are all reasons. Your dog breathing fast could be due to pneumonia, a tumour on the lung, or laryngeal paralysis.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why is my dog breathing fast while resting?Should I be worried if my dog is breathing fast?Why does my dog breathe heavy for no reason?Why is my dog breathing fast but not panting? Why is my dog breathing fast while resting? When a dog&#8217;s heart starts to fail his body is not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}