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My puppy coughed up hair, has gastritis. How can I help naturally?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 2 years and 11 months old | 6 lbs

My puppy Bruno licked after being trimmed dry and vomited a tiny ball of hair. He has a cough and his writing is dark. Bruno has gastritis and I gave a small dose once a day. I would like to help my puppy naturally if possible. What I can do? I'm very anxious I do not like to hear him coughing.

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 31st, 2017

Coughing could be caused by several different things. The source of the cough is the most important thing to determine - meaning is it primarily a respiratory problem or a cardiac problem. Without doing an exam on Bruno it is impossible for me to know what the cause of his cough is. However, I would assume that since he hacked up a hairball he may just have some inflammation/irritation in his throat. If this is the case it should go away within a day or so and you should not need to treat him with anything. If the cough persists for more than 2 days then I would recommend taking him in to the vet so the cause of the cough can be determined. Once it is, your vet can recommend a specific treatment. Good luck.

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