A server running Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is called a domain controller. It authenticates and authorizes all users and computers in a Windows domain type networkâassigning and enforcing security policies for all computers and installing or updating software.
Infectious diseases and heartworm disease. Infectious diseases, like kennel cough and canine influenza in dogs, and feline herpesvirus in cats can cause abnormal breathing. Heartworm disease can also cause abnormal breathing in dogs and cats.
Confusion and sleepiness may occur in the last hours. Secretions in the throat or the relaxing of the throat muscles can lead to noisy breathing, sometimes called the death rattle. Repositioning the person, limiting fluid intake, or using drugs to dry secretions can minimize the noise. Such treatment is aimed at the comfort of the family or caregivers because noisy breathing occurs at a time when the dying person is unaware of it. The death rattle does not cause discomfort for the dying person. This breathing can continue for hours and often means that death will occur in hours or days.