What's wrong with dogs panting in summer? Generally speaking, there are the following causes of rapid breathing in dogs in summer: 1.  Respiratory diseases: When dogs suffer from respiratory diseases, their breath will become rapid, common ones include pneumonia, bacterial infections, granulomas, etc. At this time, it should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.

2. High temperature: The wind is too strong in summer and the indoor temperature rises, making the dog more tired and breathing will become rapid. At this time, you should help it choose a good resting place, or fan it with a fan. 3.  Toxins in the body: When the dog has too much toxin in its body, its breathing state will also become rapid. At this time, it should be cleaned as soon as possible, such as taking a bath, looking at teeth, and detoxifying to help it remove toxins in the body.

Dogs panting rapidly in summer is due to heat stroke. Unlike other animals, dogs have few sweat glands and are distributed only on the tip of the nose, foot pads, etc. It is far from enough to dissipate body heat by sweating alone. They can only help dissipate heat by speeding up the breathing frequency, or opening their mouths and raising their tongues.

Therefore, as long as the body produces a sharp increase in heat or is difficult to dissipate heat, such as excitement, panic, exercise, and excessive ambient temperature, it can significantly increase the number of breathing, or even open the mouth and stick out the tongue to breathe. This is not a pathological, because the dog has no sweat glands and the skin will not dissipate heat. If the weather is hot in summer, the dog will stick out his tongue and pant, and use this method to dissipate heat.

In summer, some hair can be removed for dogs to help them dissipate heat, especially for dogs with longer hair, such as golden retrievers.