{"id":6664,"date":"2022-03-25T06:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:35:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:35:24","slug":"how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you help a congested dog?"},"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\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/#How_do_you_help_a_congested_dog\" title=\"How do you help a congested dog?\">How do you help a congested dog?<\/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\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/#Why_does_my_dog_sound_stuffy\" title=\"Why does my dog sound stuffy?\">Why does my dog sound stuffy?<\/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\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/#What_is_a_stuffy_dog\" title=\"What is a stuffy dog?\">What is a stuffy dog?<\/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\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/#What_can_I_give_my_dog_for_congestion\" title=\"What can I give my dog for congestion?\">What can I give my dog for congestion?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-help-a-congested-dog\/#What_does_it_mean_when_your_dog_sounds_congested\" title=\"What does it mean when your dog sounds congested?\">What does it mean when your dog sounds congested?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_help_a_congested_dog\"><\/span>How do you help a congested dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>If your dog has mild nasal congestion, then you could use natural home remedies to treat your pet.<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Humidifier.  <\/li>\n<li>ud83dudc49 Pro tip: for best results keep your pup in the same room as the humidifier for the most effective treatment.<\/li>\n<li>Nasal aspirator.  <\/li>\n<li>Steaming.  <\/li>\n<li>u26a0 Never put your dog directly in the shower when steaming.<\/li>\n<li>Massaging.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_sound_stuffy\"><\/span>Why does my dog sound stuffy?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The congested sounds that your dog might produce are not unusual and can occur for several reasons. The most common cause is that <b>your dog is sleeping in an odd position, resulting in congestion. Other reasons your dog may sound congested are allergies, a cold, obesity, medication, or nasal obstruction.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_stuffy_dog\"><\/span>What is a stuffy dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Typically congestion is <b>a sign of fluid in your dog&#8217;s lungs and can result from conditions and diseases like infections, kennel cough, allergies, and like we said, heart failure. Like humans, dogs will get a runny nose, coughing symptoms, have difficulty breathing, and will often have a fever as well.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_give_my_dog_for_congestion\"><\/span>What can I give my dog for congestion?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nasal sprays: <b>Saline nasal spray and pediatric nasal sprays (Little Noses) can be given in puppies and dogs to alleviate dryness and nasal congestion associated with a cold.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_when_your_dog_sounds_congested\"><\/span>What does it mean when your dog sounds congested?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Typically congestion is <b>a sign of fluid in your dog&#8217;s lungs and can result from conditions and diseases like infections, kennel cough, allergies, and like we said, heart failure. Like humans, dogs will get a runny nose, coughing symptoms, have difficulty breathing, and will often have a fever as well.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do you help a congested dog?Why does my dog sound stuffy?What is a stuffy dog?What can I give my dog for congestion?What does it mean when your dog sounds congested? How do you help a congested dog? If your dog has mild nasal congestion, then you could use natural home remedies&#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\/6664"}],"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=6664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6664\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}