Viral Infection
- Causes Acute Laryngitis in dogs. Yes, animals do get laryngitis too. This may cause from Viral Infections. Viral infections like those that form the common cold. The infection will attack the vocal cords and and allow them to become inflamed and swollen. Thus disturbing the air flow between vocal cords.
Over Barking
- If you ever had one of those dogs that will see a cat staring out the glass window next door and begins to bark from sundown to sunup for one whole week, chances are your dog has overworked his voice box and may just loose his bark for a while.
Dog Allergy
- You dog may loose his bark also because of some allergy. One thing for certain is that your vet will give him a good diagnosis to pencil out the cause.
How to Tell If Your Dog May Develop Laryngitis
Give Your Dog Honey
Honey has been used traditionally to soothe a sore or irritated throat.
Give your dog soft foods fr a while
You do not want to have anything hard or rough like particles of bone passing his throat until he sees a vet
Ensure that he gets plenty of room temperature clean water to drink. Once you can see the vet, then he will diagnose and prescribe any remedies if necessary.