It's certainly possible. If you really want to know, find a good allergist and get tested. Once you know talk with your pulmo and the allergist to see if there's any way you can keep the dogs without having serious medical problems. I have two suggestions if it's not allergies: one is daliresp, which is a pill that reduces mucous production and therefore reduces the number of exacerbations you get and the other is taking azithromycin every day as a prophylactic or three times a week. Many people have used both these or either of them and have had good luck, both have been extensively studied and are considered best practice treatment for patients who have chronic bronchitis.

I'd also talk with your doc about whether bronchiectasis could be part of the problem. The specific term to use is: Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis, or NCFBE. If your doc doesn't recognize it or thinks you don't know what you're talking about, find a doc who does. In your situation, it's a very reasonable question.

The same thing happened to me with animals I'd always been around. I would highly recommend you get them out of the house to see if it helps. I was shocked at how bad I got from it. I think you will to, if you can somehow take them somewhere else until you know for sure.

My Dr said that dogs and cats can be hard on allergy or asthma sufferers because of the fur and dander. I know you can become allergic even when you are as old as I am but I never have been. I react to ragweed and that's it and that was when my late husband and I were heavily into gardening together.

my ex allergist dr tawila said I was allergtic to dog dander

My GP had a fit when he learned that I have a 13 year old kitty who sleeps with me even. He ordered me to get rid of him. I went to my Cardiologist about this since it would break my heart to give up my kitty. He said that he would never tell a patient to give up their pet. He knew that I had had cats since I was a toddler over 70 years ago.. He told me to keep the kitty on the other side of the bed if I could and to cover my pillow and top of blanket when I got up for the day. I told him that I would never give up kitty, Proto, and that I was not going to let COPD define my whole life. He agreed. Seems to be working fine - he gave me another weird tip that works - wear a rubber glove and wipe any fur off surfaces where it might land. You end up with some fur in the palm of the glove and it really works.