ANSWERS: 10
  • It's most probably choking. You should really call the Vet.
  • it could be that something is blocking his airway. or it could be something wrong with his lungs. but if this is occurring right now i would suggest calling a vet instead of going on answerbag.
  • Vet! Now!
  • I may be mispelling this word but i have a lil chuiapooh that does this & I was told years ago it was his trachiluar gland I think is what its called & when they get excited it shrinks & causes them not to be able to breathe as good, or it could be congestive heart failure depends sometimes on the age of the dog. And it could also be asthma or bronchitis either way plz take ur lil furry baby to the vet & have it checked out. It may be something thats treatable now but if left untreated could cause death soon or a miserable life if it don't get help. Good Luck
  • i think its global warming and pollution collapsing their little doggy lungs lol sorry i didnt mean to laugh
  • My dog has the same problem and I am trying to find the answers myself. My vet thinks it could possibly be a heart condition. The x-rays showed an abnormality but most xray of hearts are not accurate. I am scheduling an echo next week. My dog's breed is known to have heart problems. He does have known allergies so his could be related to his seasonal allergies.
  • I have a old choclate lab and he cannot catch his breath at all in hot weather or when hes excited. He will then run around even though hes out of breath and go cough up some foamy stuff
  • I HAVE THE ANSWER!!!! (i think) OK, so i have a really small Yorkie with the same problem and i have taken him everywhere to find out about this. This is a condition called Collapsed Trachea and what happens is that your dog's airpipe (the tube that goes from mouth/nose to the lungs) is not fully opened. This is a condition that has no cure with medicines but it can be controlled. Whenever my dog gets really bad attcks i take him to the vet for a shot of cortizone which helps to open up the airpipe, then he has to have the complete cortizone treatment which lasts about two weeks because cortizone has very bad side effects if not given properly. What I recomend is that you learn and accept the fact that your dog has this condition, and the best way to prevent it is to keep him relaxed. When the dog gets too excited he can probably end up getting an attack. What I do is that when my dog starts breathing like this I try to calm him down and it goes away after a few minutes. When he gets "permanent" attacks and needs to get cortizone is most likely when he travels and gets severe weather changes. Humidity and stuffy hot places are the worst. Try to controll this as much as possible so he doesnt get worse and he will have a normal life! I still recomend you ask your vet about this because I might be talking about something different...
  • It depends...does he do this when you are walking him as he is pulling the collar? If only then, then that is normal as he is pulling it...obviosly...but if he is gasping in other situations when he should not be....i advise you to take him to a vet ASAP! having a pet is not only cuddling it...it needs care and attention, no matter the cost....take him to a vet!
  • Go to You Tube and look at some "reversed sneezing" video's, if that is what your dog is doing it usually isn't anything big. It is caused by irritation of the naso-farynx. Stroke its throat or keep its nose clesed untill it swallows to stop it. If it isn't reversed sneezing you should be visiting your vet.

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