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Breathing Complication Treatment for Dogs Greenville SC

have a 14-year-old female Basset Hound. She is spayed. She sees our vet regularly. Over the Christmas holidays we had a lot of family over, which resulted in her woofing for a very long timeto the point that she got hoarse. When she went back to the vet for her swim therapy (she has weak hind legs from a previous disc surgery and she uses her wheels for balance), I asked the vet to check her outshe sounded like a cross between Janis Joplin and Stevie Nix.
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Breathing and Coughing Complications

Q. I have a 14-year-old female Basset Hound. She is spayed. She sees our vet regularly. Over the Christmas holidays we had a lot of family over, which resulted in her woofing for a very long timeto the point that she got hoarse. When she went back to the vet for her swim therapy (she has weak hind legs from a previous disc surgery and she uses her wheels for balance), I asked the vet to check her outshe sounded like a cross between Janis Joplin and Stevie Nix.

I have tried to keep her quiet, relaxed and resting so she would heal up, but it seems to be getting worse. Every time I mention it not getting better, I get brushed off. In the last week, her wheezing has gotten worse. Particularly when she tries to eat. She loves to eat, so appetite is not a problem, but the wheezing appears to hamper her ability to breath and eat, so she makes this wheezing sound while eating. She looks like she's holding her breath to eat, and sometimes after eating she'll make this coughing sound, much like an old man clearing his throat. Right now she's asleep at my feet making a gurgling noise.

A. It really is tough when your dog gets older and things just start to go wrong. However, even as veterinarians, we sometimes will explain away clinical signs and symptoms such as "old age." We always have to remind ourselves that old age is not a disease.

I'm very impressed that you're such a committed dog owner, and would bring your dog in regularly for swim therapy. I'm equally impres...

Author: Jon Geller, DVM

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