Dog Pneumonia:
What It Is and How to Help

Two directions at once

If your dog has been diagnosed with any form of pneumonia, time matters. Depending on the severity, the prognosis can run from fairly good to very bad, and sometimes the vet says there's nothing left to try. Many families found us right after hearing that. Whether it's bacterial, viral, or from aspiration, pneumonia is best met from more than one direction. The Breathe Easy Bundle works from two directions: help the dog overcome the condition, and strengthen the immune system at the same time.

The Breathe Easy BundleOx-E Drops for the vaporizer and the bowl, Antioxidant Treats for the immune system underneath, and the interactive step-by-step guideSee the program →

Ox-E Drops, inside and out. Ox-E Drops are used internally as a dietary supplement, and they're also directed at the affected bronchial and lung areas through a vaporizer, so the support reaches the place it can do the most good.

Antioxidant Treats, underneath. Antioxidant Treats provide serious nutritional support. They help the whole body perform better, especially immune function, and a better-performing immune system speeds recovery. Most families tell us their dog is breathing easier in two to four days. More stubborn cases take longer.

One family's case. One customer's dog had a case of kennel cough so serious that the vet had run out of options and said so. That's when the family went online and found Nzymes. With the program routine, and a small closet standing in for a covered kennel during the vaporizer sessions, they reported the dog clear of symptoms after eleven days. Caesar's story, a Great Dane sent home with aspiration pneumonia to spend his last hours, is the one that became the formula for this program.

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Bacterial pneumonia

Almost anything that affects the respiratory tract can set a dog up for bacterial pneumonia. Here's what's happening inside: the airway, the lungs, and the tiny air sacs (alveoli) fill with fluid and inflammatory cells as the body fights disease-causing bacteria. Two serious complications can follow: sepsis, when the bacteria spread into the bloodstream, and hypoxemia, when blood oxygen drops dangerously low.

Causes. Bacterial pneumonia in dogs is most often due to Streptococcus zooepidemicus and Bordetella bronchiseptica, the bacteria behind kennel cough. Other anaerobic bacteria, the kind that thrive where there's no oxygen, can be behind it too.

Signs. Continuous nasal discharge, coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, lack of appetite, and the weight loss and sluggishness that follow.

Aspiration pneumonia

Inhalation, or aspiration, pneumonia is what happens when something that doesn't belong gets breathed into the lungs and they become inflamed.

Causes. Most often it follows difficulty swallowing, or stomach acid coming back up into the airway. It can also follow nerve and muscle disorders, such as a weakened or paralyzed esophagus, and it's a known risk after anesthesia, which is how Caesar came home from a routine neuter with it.

Signs. Difficulty swallowing and breathing, coughing, rapid heartbeat, and a bluish tinge to the skin or gums. Loss of appetite, a changed mood, and regurgitation may also be present. A bluish tinge or open-mouth breathing at rest is a vet visit right now.