My dog coughed after bath. Is water in his lungs? What's normal?

It is a little high. I would wait after a few minutes of calm and quiet and recheck it. A dog at rest should have a respiratory rate under 30/minute. At sleep, preferably under 20/minute. Increased respiratory rates, even without distress, could be caused by heart or lung disease or anemia.

I would recommend that you have Rousey checked out by a vet. Breathing that quickly is not normal. While sleeping, she should breathe less than 20 times in a minute. Increased respiratory rate at night could indicate heart or lung disease, anemia, or pneumonia. If she has fractured ribs, she could benefit from pain medications. She should probably also be checked for intestinal parasites, which are easily picked up while hanging out on the streets.

Hello. If his lungs sound normal when he is awake, then you might be hearing the equivalent of a snore. Try to obtain a sleeping respiratory rate. Count the number of breaths he takes per minute. Normal is 30 breaths per minute or less, so unless he is having a puppy dream ( which may temporarily increase the respiratory rate ), I would not be too worried. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

52 breaths per minute is considered tachypneic and points to some breathing problem such as an upper respiratory or pulmonary congestion or a heart condition. The fact that this is even worse when she is resting is also pointing to a possible heart condition. I suggest you schedule an exam with your veterinarian for an exam.

That is a fast respiratory rate and should be ideally checked again by your veterinarian as, if the bronchitis did not resolve, could be suggestive of a deeper respiratory infection. I would recommend to take DoReMi to your veterinarian for a check up.

This sounds like perhaps a hiccup or respiratory distress, hard to tell based on your description and without seeing the event myself. If your pet seems to be having a hard time breathing continuously or has increased respirations >50 breathes per minute, then I would recommend taking her into the vet for a good physical examination. However if this is intermittent and does not seem to trouble here I would monitor for now, take a video recording of the event and schedule an appointment at some point to get a vet to look at this an ensure this is not something to worry about.

I would recommend to monitor him closely for the next 4-6hours in case signs become more consistent. The presentation you described should not be a problem at all, especially if there are no other signs with it.