Modern thought often places fruits and vegetables at odds with each other. A food can belong to one but not both. Botanically speaking, a fruit develops from the wall of a plant's ovary and encases the seeds, so back in 1893, John Nix was right: Botanists consider tomatoes a fruit, not a vegetable.
and cough in dogs are more commonly the result of a complex of infectious agents including. viruses rather than a single bacterial species. Clearly, Bordetella species can cause symptoms of upper respiratory infection in dogs, and. bordetella species are considered the single most important causal agent for CIRD.
Congestive Heart Failure Can Cause Dog Respiratory Symptoms. One reason for heavy dog breathing is congestive heart failure. Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart, damaged by poor diet or genetic abnormalities, fails to pump an adequate amount of blood through the body. This leads to fluid retention in the lung and body cavities.