[cinnamonmon]

I am either a nut case or this is the most unhealthy dog ever. I have posted before to say she has had more problems than either of my other two together. I have taken her to the er vet 3 times . She has inverse sneezes and frequently has stomach upsets, and quickly dehydrates. However in the last few months there have been several symptoms I have really worried about, some of which come and go. #1. She pants alot...even when it is not hot out...also her at rest breathing is much higher rate than normal. I took her to the vet for this several months ago and he said "it must be normal for her, some dogs pant more than others." (but she never did this before)
#2 She is a very picky eater though she is 9lbs so does eat something and has frequent gurgling stomach, vomiting, and loose stools (probably twice a week)
#3 she has a very itchy rash for the last week which is driving her crazy (this is the second incident like this) Vet said it was hives and gave me a combo antihistamine and steroid, but it is not going away.
I dont know if any of these are related at all to each other but I am very worried. Sitting here watching her breathing, next to my other two dogs, she breaths almost twice as fast. She seems to tire so easily and doesnt like to play anymore. She is only 2 yrs. old so its not age.
I wonder about heartworm or some kind of heart problem.(she is my sons dog who I inherited and the did not do heartworm prevention)
I guess the rash could be allergies and not related to the breathing thing.
He did give me a special dog food to try by Hills, but she wont touch it, so I went back to home cooking
I like my vet, but I just feel he may be missing something. What do you think? Anyone with similar problems? Thanks
Laura