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The Surprising Link Between Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Diseases in Dogs

December 6, 2023Dogs, Internal Medicinebrachycephalic, brachycephalic airway syndrome, brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, canine infections respiratory disease complex, dogs, fluoroscopy, gastrointestinal disease, infectious respiratory disease, respiratory disease, west highland white terriersAMCteam

A pug in a blanket

For those of us in the dog world, much of our focus over the last couple of weeks has been on infectious respiratory diseases in dogs. While the current outbreak remains a mystery, today’s blogpost will focus on the well documented link between respiratory and gastrointestinal illness in dogs. The link between these two body systems might surprise the casual reader; however, the two systems share a common origin: the mouth. The mouth divides into the trachea (windpipe) of the respiratory system and the esophagus leading to the stomach.