I have developed what I believe to be inflammatory laryngitis. I tried to bark at a sound I heard yesterday and all of a sudden, boom a horse bark developed. Not sure if its allergy related, or what, because I hardly ever strain my vocals as I do not bark a lot, only on occasion. Dad had given me a new treat over the past day or so, and is now wondering if there is something in them that I may have had a reaction to, so he has stopped giving them to me for now to see if it make any difference.

Hopefully it is just something simple and not a more serious condition that can lead to respiratory issues down the road. We will keep an eye/ear on it for a day or two and see how things go, otherwise a trip to the vet may be necessary to rule out other things. 

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When we adopted him, the staff said the previous owner stated he had a cough of sorts, and they along with us had not observed or heard any such cough, and the vet said his lungs sounded great.. Wondering if this was something they misinterpreted as a cough and its been happening off and on previously. Its kind of like when we talk and suddenly our voice cracks.. well his bark does the same thing. He gets maybe one bark and then it kicks in.

UPDATE: 07/18/2025

Seems to have passed over a couple days. I am guessing that after his first encounter with the other dog and putting a lot of strain on his neck, may have caused an irritation to the larynx, and his first bark after a day to relax, kind of just wasn't there..a few corrections within 36 hours for his attempting to bark and keeping him mellow, seems to have worked out ok for him as he no longer has that harsh, hourse sounding bark, he is back to normal and we have since changed him to a harness for his walks taking the collar pressure off his neck, and larynx area.