Breathing problems with dogs.. (Any vets here??)?

Question

My dog will chase something only once and start have trouble breathing it really sounds like shes dying ..Either she has asthma?? or allergies idk.. maybe something is stuck in her throat .. has anyone else had this problem with their dog?? if so then what was it.. im starting to get worried about her, it just doesn't sound right..


She has and this going on for two months now ..Anyone on here a vet?? My vet isn't a good one .. all he does is to give her benadryl..

My dog is only four years old.. She is a yellow lab .. The vet told us to give her benadryl to calm down the wheezing and she had red eyes for a week and then that went away so that was another reason we gave her that medicine.. He said she had allergies, but this kinda sounds like asthma

Answer 1

I would suggest you try another vet. Your dog could have something going on with it's cardio-vascular system that's not quite right and should be checked out. Benedryl treats the symptoms and not the problem. Dogs don't get asthma.

Answer 2

Is it a small dog? My dog get over excited and does a wheesing sound. The vet told me that is bronchials will collapse kinda like asthma. I have given my dog allergy medicine. He has a hard time in the spring with the grass and the fall with leaves. I buy the children's chewables and go by the child's weight dosage. Does it come and go? It does with my dog. He's a 5 lb Min Pin. He starts sneezing if i paint my nails, or clean the house. He eats the cherry flavored ones, try cheese. I give him about 1/4 of one.

Answer 3

Okay, if she's breathing okay but sounds congested, she may have one of 2 things or maybe both. Both are life threatening for an overweight little dog. 1. Congestive Heart Failure. Her heart is not pumping sufficiently and therefore her lungs are filling with fluid. It's like drowning and can be remedied by a heart pill that makes the heart pump better, such as digoxin (for humans) and a water pill, which makes her pee more to the excess fluids building up don't end up in her lungs. 2. Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) This can easily turn into pneumonia! Check the color of her gums. If they are pink, that's a good sign. If they are pale or sort of blue-ish (cyanotic) then it's NOT good and she needs to be at the Vet. Please, do not delay. She's counting on you to do the best you can for her! Good Luck to you and doggie. from~~GrammaCarrie

Answer 4

Sneezing is not as common in dogs as it is in people in response to upper respiratory diseases, but it
does sometimes occur. When sneezing persists, we usually want to look for an underlying cause,
whenever possible. The most common underlying causes are allergies (not as commonly in dogs as in
people, though), tooth root problems, foreign objects trapped in the upper airway system, infections
of the nasal passages or sinuses, nasal passage parasites (nasal mites), nasal cancers and probably
some other things I'm not thinking of. In Mollie's case, it would be necessary to think about the
possibility of a return or spread of the mast cell tumor, but hopefully this is not the case.

I can't recall a case of pneumonia in which sneezing was an early sign. It is probably safe not to
worry too much about this possibility.

The only thing you can really do if the sneezing has persisted is to start to look into the possible
problems. A good physical exam, then tests like X-rays of the tooth roots and nasal passages,
examination under anesthesia for a foreign body or signs of infection or nasal parasites (it may be
necessary to have an endoscopic examination of the nose to find these), nasal flushes or other tests
might be necessary. Your vet can help you figure out the best path to take to get to a diagnosis if that
is necessary. Hopefully, Molly is better and it won't be.

Mike Richards, DVM
6/5/2001

Answer 5

If you feel your vet is no good I would be finding another & take the dog in to be checked out. Two months is a long time for something to be left untreated. Very well could be asthma.

Answer 6

So find another vet, and get a 2nd opinion.

No vet is going to diagnose your dog's problem over the net. They will need to see the animal, examine her, and ideally have the dog's health history. If you're worried enough, and don't trust the other vet, and you care about her, then take her to another vet.

Answer 7

NOT a VET, but my dog has allergies and does this. I have known of dogs to have asthma. Find yourself another Vet .

Answer 8

First You need to find a vet that you like and trust! and TAke your dogs as soon as you can.

It could be a number of things how old is he?

Answer 9

yes! Im a vet. She probobly is gettin very tired. Is your dog old? It maybe has respitory problems. That is what it seems to me. The best thing you should do is take it to you local vet. I'm sure they will treat it there.