Table 3.

Characteristics of cough in dogs with chronic cough.

Characteristic	All dogs (n=115)	LAD alone (n=64)	No LAD (n=27)	P-value LAD alone vs No LAD
Onset (responses exclusive)
Gradual	59 (51%)	33 (55%)	14 (52%)	0.873
Sudden	42 (37%)	23 (36%)	11 (41%)	0.758
Neither selected	14 (12%)	8 (13%)	2 (7%)	0.606
Consistency (responses exclusive)
Consistent day to day	31 (27%)	18 (28%)	6 (22%)	0.459
Better on some days	51 (44%)	29 (45%)	12 (44%)	0.753
Better some weeks	9 (8%)	3 (5%)	3 (11%)	0.292
Better some months	2 (2%)	2 (3%)	0 (0%)	0.339
Sometimes absent	11 (10%)	4 (6%)	4 (15%)	0.217
None selected	11 (10%)	8 (13%)	2 (7%)	0.478
Character of cough (responses not exclusive)
Dry	54 (47%)	36 (56%)	10 (37%)	0.094
Moist	35 (30%)	14 (22%)a	12 (44%)a	0.030
Gag or retch	62 (54%)	33 (52%)	15 (56%)	0.727
Quiet or soft	9 (8%)	3 (5%)	2 (7%)	0.603
Loudb	80 (70%)	46 (72%)	20 (74%)	0.830
Loud or harsh	33 (29%)	15 (23%)	10 (37%)	0.184
Hacking	57 (50%)	31 (48%)	15 (56%)	0.535
Honking	28 (24%)	15 (23%)	8 (30%)	0.535
No description selected	3	2 (3%)	1 (4%)	na

LAD, large airway disease;

^aStatistically different.

^bTotal dogs with a description of loud or harsh, hacking, and/or coughing.