A Delhi resident shared a post featuring a pet Golden Retriever on a nebuliser, highlighting growing concerns over the worsening air pollution in the national capital.

“Air so s**t even my dog’s sick,” the user said in the Reddit post on the account r/Delhi. “My dog got diagnosed with bronchitis due to the air. Pura parivaar bimaar,” the caption of the post read.

In the post, the user said that the pet was diagnosed with bronchitis - a condition the user blamed on Delhi’s toxic air.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) touched hazardous levels yet again. On Friday, Delhi breathed 'very poor' air as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 370, a marginal drop from 391 the day before, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The post drew hundreds of comments, with people sharing their own struggles with respiratory illnesses during the pollution season.

One user urged immediate relocation: “Get out of Delhi anyway you can.”

Another user said: My pet has also developed red eyes.

Others recounted years of dependence on inhalers and nebulisers. “When I was there in Gurgaon, every winter I had to keep my son on Levolin and Budecort. Bought a nebuliser just to go through the winters. He was getting sick almost 2-3 times per month,” a user said.

Another user commented: “3 years ago I had the chance to shift to Delhi for my college , luckily I did’nt get the college I wanted.”

“I’m 18 right now, and I grew up in Delhi for the first six years of my life. We had to get a nebuliser at that time too, and I remember when I moved to Chennai. After that it was so much better.”

One user with asthma shared how terrible the current condition felt: “I have had asthma since childhood and only once in my life did I actually need nebulisation during Diwali long ago. Nebulising every 6–8 hours – that’s something I can’t imagine.”

According to the CPCB, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.