AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My dog is behaving strangely. He's panting excessively and seems very out of breath. He's seems like he can't get comfortable and keeps lying down one place for a couple of minutes then moving to another and another. He has plenty of water but isn't drinking excessively. We played a bit earlier but nothing crazy. Just a little ball tossing. He did eat part of a shoe earlier. I think he got a little leather off the back of my favorite dress mule. :huh: He has never acted like this before. Am I just being paranoid? He's a 9 month old Olde English Bulldogge puppy and was just at the vet last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I would call the vet immediately. I wish Astrid were around, I seem to remember something similar in someone's dog a while back, and she said it could be dangerous. I'm sorry, I wish I could remember what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Really? Oh, my. That's not good at all. Where IS Astrid, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzymom Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I would see a vet. The panting and inability to get comfortable indicate pain, and if you know he ate something, he may have an obstruction. I hope he feels better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 stomach torsion? I forget what the technical term is - but I'd take him in asap. Astrid? Astrid!! Where AAARRRRRRE you????? Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver_67579 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'd go to the vet asap-even the emergency vet. Knowing the dog ate something could mean an obstruction. The symptoms are also similar to bloat and pancreatitis. All of the above are very serious and require emergency care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Take him in to the vet asap. Obvious signs of bloat/torsion would be http://www.bmdinfo.org/Health/Reference_Guide_Bloat_GDV.pdf With an obstruction it can actually take a few days for issues to show up but with gdv/bloat/torsion hours can make the difference. Thinking good thoughts for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Ok, thanks everyone. I was about to be out the door but DH said he didn't think so, and then the dog laid down and wen to sleep. So strange. If he wakes up in the same condition I'm taking him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBJones Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 To the vet immediately. There might be some sort of blockage. Hope your pooch gets feeling better .(We had to have an x-ray done on our Morkie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I'd take him to the emergency vet right now. Please update us later! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 He's sleeping but still breathing much more rapidly than he normally does. My husband thinks he's fine. I think my husband is wrong and frankly doesn't want to spend the money. I may be going anyway in a minute or two. I'm worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 He sounds like he is in some kind of distress. I would definitely take him in. Can you call the emergency vet and see what they say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 It doesn't cost anything to call and talk to the vet. Just sayin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 I took your advice and called the emergency vet. The dog was sleeping at the time, but his respiration was abnormally fast. The vet said as long as he was sleeping and didn't seem otherwise uncomfortable that she'd wait and see, but if he showed additional signs of distress to take him right in. She asked a bunch of questions about his abdomen (I'm sure looking for signs of bloat, as some of you said, which bullies are all prone to because of their deep, wide chests), eyes, skin, energy level, etc. before making the recommendation. About 10 minutes later the dog woke up and his breathing seemed to go back to normal. DH took him outside to see how he did on a short walk, and the dog apparently burped, farted, and had a monstrous bowel movement. :crying: He seems much better now. I wonder if he was just constipated or something? Anyway, thanks for all of your advice. I was ready to go but I'm glad I called first. I'm still concerned about him and if he seems off in the morning I'll take him to our normal vet. He was just not acting like himself at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thanks for the update! I think you definitely did the right thing in calling, and I'm so glad he seems to be feeling better. Hopefully he'll be totally back to normal by morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I took your advice and called the emergency vet. The dog was sleeping at the time, but his respiration was abnormally fast. The vet said as long as he was sleeping and didn't seem otherwise uncomfortable that she'd wait and see, but if he showed additional signs of distress to take him right in. She asked a bunch of questions about his abdomen (I'm sure looking for signs of bloat, as some of you said, which bullies are all prone to because of their deep, wide chests), eyes, skin, energy level, etc. before making the recommendation. About 10 minutes later the dog woke up and his breathing seemed to go back to normal. DH took him outside to see how he did on a short walk, and the dog apparently burped, farted, and had a monstrous bowel movement. :crying: He seems much better now. I wonder if he was just constipated or something? Anyway, thanks for all of your advice. I was ready to go but I'm glad I called first. I'm still concerned about him and if he seems off in the morning I'll take him to our normal vet. He was just not acting like himself at all. Well, with all of those symptoms it sound slike you lucked out. He sound slike he was suffering form an excess amount of gas BUT was able to expell it on hiw own this time. Very lucky, however with him being this younng and already having moments like that I would print the chart that i posted for you and keep that on your fridge for moments like this. Follow that chart, again with bloat/gdv/torsion hours can make the difference between life and death. Glad everything seems to have worked out so far. Allene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I just saw this this morning, and am so glad he is okay! I was going to tell you that our dog had those same symptoms many years ago, and when we finally brought him into the vet, she said he had a blockage and was unable to urinate. He had been like that for a couple days, and she felt if we had waited even a couple hours longer, he probably wouldn't have survived. I shiver even now thinking of the pain and discomfort he was in. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 He also vomited this morning, and there was a giant chunk of hard plastic in it! I wonder if he didn't have some sort of airway blockage, too, that moved itself around enough to make him more comfortable to sleep all night. I don't know. He's completely back to normal now, though. I'm definitely on alert for bloat, particularly because it's quite common for the breed. But his abdomen wasn't distended everything felt normal enough when I palpated it, and he showed no indication of discomfort with pressure applied to the area. I was still going to take him. He made me very nervous! Thanks for all the advice and well wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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