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My (12) year old female cocker spaniel has been panting virtually all day every day for about (3) weeks now. She seems to be eating and drinking fine. When she sleeps her breathing seems okay. Kind of fast and steady. But when shes awake, the panting and drooling starts. Is she in pain or uncomfortable? I don't know what to do. She does have tumors in her ears that have grown over the opening of her ear canal. I am sure she is having a hard time hearing. But would that make her pant? Other than that she seems to be fine. We had her to a Vet for Colitis and besides the tumors, Vet says she still has some life left in her. But this did start after the Vet visit. Could you please help me?
Thank you so much for your help ahead.
You need to go to a different vet. Excessive panting "usually" is a sign of pain. And she shouldn't be breathing fast when she's sleeping.
If it started after the vet visit - what happened there? Is she on a medication? Food change?
Have you called the vet to report on this?
Delores
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| Comment | Good Ms. Beck; Thank you so much. That's what my husband and I thought. That she might be in pain. But we needed an experts opinion. We never feed our dogs dog food after the "Purina" scare. We feed them rice, chicken, beef, vegetables and soup bones. Been that way for years now. She has always been fine on that, in fact better without the "dog food". My other cocker spaniel won't touch dog food now. Finiky. Not on any med's now either. Because of your wonderful response, we have made an appointment with another Vet to have her examined to find out the cause of her pain. She is old so I am hoping it is only arthiritis. (Sorry if I didn't spell that right.) Again, Thank you and have a quality weekend. | ||
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Delores Beck
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Health, nutrition, training. Please note: I used to highly recommend Innova products but, unfortunately, as with Canidae, they have sold out to Proctor & Gamble. This guarantees lower quality to a dangerous point so I will no longer be advising anyone to buy it.
Experience
20 years of owning this breed.
Education/Credentials
Psychology, MA
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