Tuesday, February 22, 2005. Anders is a fairly common scandinavian name which means man or manly. In German, it is an adverb meaning otherwise or differently. Its usually a first name, but I have met people with Anders as a last name. I pronounce Anders as On-ders but as a last name, it is usually Ann-ders.
What is a barking cough? A barking cough is a dry, harsh cough that resembles the sound of a barking seal. This type of cough is most often associated with croup (laryngotracheitis). Croup is usually caused by viruses. Bacterial infection may occur secondarily.
A weak, gagging, high-pitched cough that is followed by licking and swallowing typically is caused by a sore throat and perhaps tonsillitis. A dog that has long bouts of coughing, usually at night while lying down, may be suffering from heart disease â particularly congestive heart failure. In toy dogs, a chronic dry, harsh, âgoose-honkingâ cough often is caused by a collapsing trachea. Dogs with a soft cough and a high fever may have contracted canine influenza, which is a fairly recently recognized disease of domestic dogs.