SOS Animal — Respiratory Module

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Respiratory Module Chien

Guidance & scientific information — not a medical diagnosis

Step 1 of 5 — Your dog's breed

What is the breed?

Some breeds have significant respiratory predispositions.

⚠️ Brachycephalic — heightened vigilance

🔶 Fragile trachea

Small breeds

Large breeds

Autre

Step 1b of 5 — Recording context

Condition at the time of recording

This choice affects the reference standards used.

Step 2 of 5 — Medical history & Treatments

Medical history & Treatments

This information is essential for correctly interpreting symptoms and tailoring recommendations.

Current treatments

Medical history

Vaccination

Neutered?

Step 3 of 5 — Observed symptoms

What do you notice?

Select all that apply. Multiple choices possible.

Step 3b of 5 — Observation video

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Record your dog for 10 seconds

AI will analyse its posture, nostrils, mucous membranes and general condition.

📋 Frame correctly: head + chest visible · Sufficient lighting · Dog calm

Press Record to start.

Step 4 of 5 — Audio recording

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Detecting your device…

📱 Step 1 — Positioning for respiration

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📱 Mic here — Right flank, 5 cm

Place your device on or very close to the right flank of your resting dog.
Your dog must be calm or asleep for at least 15 minutes.
Duration: 30 seconds. Remain silent.

🫁 Respiratory recording

30s

Press Record when your dog is calm.

✅Respiration recorded

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Perfect! Respiration captured.

Now, slide the device to the left thorax — just behind the left front elbow, where heartbeats are most audible.

🐕 → Place the mic behind the left front elbow, pressed against the thorax

Step 5 of 5 — Additional details

Some additional details

To refine the guidance.

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Veterinary emergency

The signs indicate severe respiratory distress. Your dog needs immediate veterinary care.

📞 Call 3115 — 24/7 Emergency

Clinical nutrition & studies

In a respiratory emergency, feeding is not the immediate priority. However, once stabilised: therapeutic diet enriched with omega-3 fatty acids EPA+DHA (≥0.24% DM) — demonstrated 30-40% reduction in airway inflammatory markers. Antioxidant complex: vitamin E (≥400 IU/kg), vitamin C (≥200 mg/kg), beta-carotene. If associated heart failure (pulmonary oedema): strict sodium restriction (sodium ≤0.28% DM), taurine (≥1,500 mg/kg), L-carnitine (≥490 mg/kg). For brachycephalic breeds: kibble adapted to facial morphology (cushion or clover-shaped) to ease prehension, reduce aerophagia and feeding time. Split into 3-4 small meals to minimise gastric distension which compresses the diaphragm.

Références :
• Bauer JE — « Therapeutic use of fish oils in companion animals » — JAVMA, 2011;239(11):1441-1451 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.11.1441 (oméga-3 et inflammation respiratoire)
• Kealy RD et al. — « Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs » — JAVMA, 2002;220(9):1315-20 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1315 (restriction calorique et longévité — 25% restriction → +1,8 ans chez le Labrador)

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Vigilance level

Simple monitoring

Clinical nutrition & studies

Good news: the situation is stable. To maintain good respiratory health: balanced diet enriched with antioxidants (vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium). Marine-source omega-3 fatty acids (EPA+DHA ≥0.20% DM) help reduce chronic airway inflammation. For brachycephalic breeds (Bulldog, Pug, Cavalier, Shih Tzu, Boxer): easy-grip kibble adapted to the prognathic jaw, enriched with L-carnitine for weight management (overweight worsens dyspnoea by +40% in brachycephalic dogs).

Références :
• Bauer JE — « Therapeutic use of fish oils in companion animals » — JAVMA, 2011;239(11):1441-1451 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.11.1441 (oméga-3 et inflammation respiratoire)
• Kealy RD et al. — « Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs » — JAVMA, 2002;220(9):1315-20 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1315 (restriction calorique et longévité — 25% restriction → +1,8 ans chez le Labrador)

🗄️Session anonymously recorded in our respiratory database.

📊 Open datasets — Veterinary respiratory

SOS Animal relies on open scientific databases for respiratory assessment.

🧬Canine VHS Radiographs — Mendeley CC BY 4.0 (153 radios thorax chien) 🐱Feline Thoracic Radiographs — GitHub Latreth (500 images annotees, test set open) 📊VetCompass BOAS Prevalence — RVC (19.5% Bulldog, 26.5% Carlin) 💻Chest X-Ray Pneumonia (humain) — Kaggle (5,863 images, pretraining transferable au canin) 📦VetDataHub — Meta-repo datasets veterinaires open source

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Consultation recommended

Within 24–48h

Clinical nutrition & studies

Consultation recommended. En attendant : alimentation enrichie en oméga-3 (EPA+DHA). Contrôle strict du poids — BCS cible 4/9 pour les races brachycéphales (plus strict que le 4-5/9 standard). Humidifier l'air ambiant. Éviter les irritants (fumée, parfums d'ambiance, litière poussiéreuse).

Références :
• Bauer JE — « Therapeutic use of fish oils in companion animals » — JAVMA, 2011;239(11):1441-1451 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.11.1441 (oméga-3 et inflammation respiratoire)
• Kealy RD et al. — « Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs » — JAVMA, 2002;220(9):1315-20 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1315 (restriction calorique et longévité — 25% restriction → +1,8 ans chez le Labrador)

🗄️Session anonymously recorded in our respiratory database.

📊 Open datasets — Veterinary respiratory

SOS Animal relies on open scientific databases for respiratory assessment.

🧬Canine VHS Radiographs — Mendeley CC BY 4.0 (153 radios thorax chien) 🐱Feline Thoracic Radiographs — GitHub Latreth (500 images annotees, test set open) 📊VetCompass BOAS Prevalence — RVC (19.5% Bulldog, 26.5% Carlin) 💻Chest X-Ray Pneumonia (humain) — Kaggle (5,863 images, pretraining transferable au canin) 📦VetDataHub — Meta-repo datasets veterinaires open source

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Urgent consultation

Veterinarian today

📞 Emergency 3115 — 24/7

Clinical nutrition & studies

Urgent consultation nécessaire. L'ensemble des signes nécessite une évaluation vétérinaire dans la journée. Alimentation thérapeutique à instaurer après diagnostic : selon la cause identifiée — formulation cardiaque (si OAP), formulation respiratoire anti-inflammatoire (si bronchite chronique), ou formulation hypoallergénique (si composante allergique). Les formulations enrichies en EPA+DHA à haute dose ont démontré une réduction de 35-40% des scores de toux chronique en 6-8 semaines.

Références :
• Bauer JE — « Therapeutic use of fish oils in companion animals » — JAVMA, 2011;239(11):1441-1451 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.11.1441 (oméga-3 et inflammation respiratoire)
• Kealy RD et al. — « Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs » — JAVMA, 2002;220(9):1315-20 · DOI: 10.2460/javma.2002.220.1315 (restriction calorique et longévité — 25% restriction → +1,8 ans chez le Labrador)

🗄️Session anonymously recorded in our respiratory database.

📊 Open datasets — Veterinary respiratory

SOS Animal relies on open scientific databases for respiratory assessment.

🧬Canine VHS Radiographs — Mendeley CC BY 4.0 (153 radios thorax chien) 🐱Feline Thoracic Radiographs — GitHub Latreth (500 images annotees, test set open) 📊VetCompass BOAS Prevalence — RVC (19.5% Bulldog, 26.5% Carlin) 💻Chest X-Ray Pneumonia (humain) — Kaggle (5,863 images, pretraining transferable au canin) 📦VetDataHub — Meta-repo datasets veterinaires open source

📊 View the full report