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Symptoms

Difficulty breathing

Rapid, noisy, or labored breathing. This is a sign of veterinary emergency.

Diseases that may be associated

These signs can have several origins — this list is neither exhaustive nor a diagnosis.

Heart failure in dogs

Dog · Other · Respiratory

Brachycephalic syndrome

Dog · Other · Respiratory

Newcastle disease

Chicken, Turkey · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Heart failure in cats

Cat · Other · Cardiac

Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Cat · Other · Cardiac

Pleural effusion in cats

Cat · Other · Respiratory

Cat fell from a building syndrome

Cat · Other · Respiratory

cat heatstroke

Cat · Environmental · Respiratory

Mitral endocardosis

Dog · Other · Respiratory

Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs

Dog · Other · Cardiac

Tracheal collapse

Dog · Other · Respiratory

Chronic canine bronchitis

Dog · Other · Respiratory

dog heatstroke

Dog · Environmental · Neurological

Rumen bloat

Cow · Other · Digestives

Cattle heatstroke

Cow · Environmental · Reproduction

Avian influenza

Chicken, Turkey · Viral · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Feline asthma

Cat · Environmental · Respiratory

Ovine pulmonary adenomatosis

Sheep · Viral · Infectious

Bovine pasteurellosis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Estrosis

Sheep, Goat · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Canine heartworm disease

Dog · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Bronchopneumonia in cats

Cat · Bacterial · Infectious

Dog pneumonia

Dog · Bacterial · Infectious

Sheep pasteurellosis

Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Maedi-Visna

Sheep · Viral · Infectious

Paracetamol poisoning in cats

Cat · Environmental · Liver and pancreas

Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

Cow · Viral · Infectious

Bacterial anthrax

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

White muscle disease

Cow · Other · Cardiac

Calf bronchopneumonia

Cow · Other · Infectious

Anticoagulant rat poison poisoning

Dog · Environmental · Blood

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease

Domestic rabbit · Viral · Infectious

Toxoplasmosis

Cat, Sheep · Parasitic · Parasites

Transmissible to humans

Sheep pox

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Feline aortic thromboembolism

Cat · Other · Cardiac

Lamb white muscle disease

Sheep, Goat · Other · Cardiac

Feline chronic rhinitis

Cat · Other · Infectious

Cat anemia

Cat · Other · Blood

Osteosarcoma of dogs

Dog · Other · Cancers and tumors

Caseous lymphadenitis

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Botulism

Sheep, Goat · Bacterial · Infectious

Myxomatosis

Domestic rabbit · Viral · Infectious

Breast tumors of the cat

Cat · Other · Cancers and tumors

Tetanus

Horse, Sheep · Bacterial · Infectious

Fowlpox

Chicken, Turkey · Viral · Infectious

Urea poisoning

Cow · Environmental · Neurological

Stomach dilatation-torsion syndrome

Dog · Other · Digestives

Megaesophagus

Dog · Other · Respiratory

Organophosphate poisoning

Dog · Environmental · Neurological

Viper bite

Dog · Environmental · Poisoning

Peste des petits ruminants

Sheep, Goat · Viral · Infectious

Bluetongue

Cow, Sheep · Viral · Infectious

Feline lymphoma

Cat · Other · Digestives

Bovine tuberculosis

Cow · Bacterial · Infectious

Transmissible to humans

Canine lymphoma

Dog · Other · Blood

Traumatic reticuloperitonitis

Cow · Other · Digestives

Bovine theileriosis

Cow · Parasitic · Parasites

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This information is provided for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for a veterinary consultation. If you have any concerns about your animal's health, consult a veterinarian.

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