First, the normal aging process leads to the relaxation of the throat muscles, thus resulting in snoring. Anatomical abnormalities of the nose and throat, such as enlarged tonsils or adenoids, nasal polyps, or deviated nasal septum cause exaggerated narrowing of the throat during sleep and thus lead to snoring.
Campylobacter is a bacterial which can be found in many different places and many healthy dogs may have Campylobacter residing in their gastrointestinal tract without any incident; some scientific articles show that around 30% of dogs were found to have an underlying Campylobacter infection when swabbed rectally.
The doctor or nurse may ask you to collect a stool (faeces) sample. The sample of your stool is sent to the laboratory for testing. Campylobacter is confirmed if the germ (bacterium) is found in your stool sample. A stool sample is not always needed. Your doctor is likely to suggest one in certain situations, such as: If you have recently been abroad.