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Dyspnea (shortness of breath), Wheezing and Total-body Redness in a Belgian Shepherd
My belgian shepherd Cosmo has occasional "attacks" of Dyspnea
(shortness of breath), wheezing and complete redness of skin over his entire body. Mostly at night, but not in conjunction with any food change or allergen content in the air. Sometimes the attacks are night after night for weeks -sometimes he goes months without one. I have scoured the web looking for answers with no luck. He has been to our vet several times, but the vet doesn't know what to do either. Sometimes benedryl helps, but not always. Has anyone heard of this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated - My boy suffers so when it happens. Thanks! |
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Dyspnea (shortness of breath), Wheezing and Total-body Redness in aBelgian Shepherd
FlipFitch wrote: My belgian shepherd Cosmo has occasional "attacks" of Dyspnea (shortness of breath), wheezing and complete redness of skin over his entire body. Mostly at night, but not in conjunction with any food change or allergen content in the air. Sometimes the attacks are night after night for weeks -sometimes he goes months without one. I have scoured the web looking for answers with no luck. He has been to our vet several times, but the vet doesn't know what to do either. Sometimes benedryl helps, but not always. Has anyone heard of this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated - My boy suffers so when it happens. Thanks! The symptoms sound like those of heart failure in humans. I don't know much about the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions in dogs, but you might mention it to your vet, and also research the incidence of heart defects such as aortic stenosis in this breed. Amy Dahl |
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Dyspnea (shortness of breath), Wheezing and Total-body Redness in a Belgian Shepherd
"FlipFitch" wrote in message
ups.com... My belgian shepherd Cosmo has occasional "attacks" of Dyspnea (shortness of breath), wheezing and complete redness of skin over his entire body. Mostly at night, but not in conjunction with any food change or allergen content in the air. Sometimes the attacks are night after night for weeks -sometimes he goes months without one. I have scoured the web looking for answers with no luck. He has been to our vet several times, but the vet doesn't know what to do either. Sometimes benedryl helps, but not always. Has anyone heard of this before? Any help would be greatly appreciated ............Has the vet noticed any abnormalities of the heart? Had any heart tests done? Any blood tests done? And X-rays of the heart? The dog is negative for heartworms? What color are the tongue and gums when this happens? Has the vet ever witnessed it? .......If no testing at all has been done by your vet, I think it's time to seek a second opinion. And if it happens again I'd head to an emergency vet. Just seeing the dog in this condition may help with the diagnosis, though I think some basic tests and X-rays should at least eliminate certain possibilities. http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proce...ID=6503&O=Gene ric ......poor pup, hope you can get some help soon. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Dyspnea (shortness of breath), Wheezing and Total-body Redness in a Belgian Shepherd
To all of you who responded - Thank you so much. The vet has seen him
in this condition, and he examined him, but still had no clue. Given that it has happened so many times and that he is still alive, I have a hard time believing it to be heart failure, but my wife and I have definitely take your words to heart. We have decided to get that second opinion from a vet that we used while our vet was on vacation. Again, thanks so much! |
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