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07-03-2009, 08:56 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego, ca
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| Emergency last night / shallow breathing My girlfriend and I got Newton about 7 weeks ago...he is now about 15 weeks old. Yesterday, we traveled from San Diego to Utah (about 9,000 feet elevation) and he began having severe breathing problems. He was absolutely fine all day (at that elevation) until late at night when he began gagging unproductively...occasionally a foamy white substance would come out. He also began breathing very shallow/rapidly and was not at all acting like himself...wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, kept walking (lethargically) away from us to go lie down somewhere else. I have gained so much knowledge from the people at this site, and it occured to me that it might be hypoglycemia, so I gave him Nutrical...the problems persisted. We took him to the emergency vet at 2:00 in the morning, and they kept him overnight in an 'oxygen box', with an IV and a catheter (he is still there). They have not been able to give us a definitive diagnosis, but they think it 'might' be pneumonia, but the rapid onset of symptoms seem inconsistent with that...does anyone have any idea what might be going on with our Newton? We love him very much, and can't stand the thought of him being so scared and uncomfortable. |
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07-03-2009, 09:15 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lombard IL
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| im sorry i cant help but i know someone on here will have some ideas!!! Good Luck! |
07-03-2009, 09:29 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego, ca
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| Thank you. I feel like maybe this particular vet is used to larger dogs (seeing as we're in the mountains), and may not be familiar with the unique problems of smaller breeds...and there is such a wealth of information/experience here that I figure someone will have experience with these symptoms. |
07-03-2009, 03:10 PM | #4 |
YT 3000 Club Member | Im wondering with the altitude change, it is what brought on the symptoms, because of the altitude, it makes people more short of breath, tired, headaches and I would think it would affect a puppy with pneumonia. |
07-03-2009, 03:41 PM | #5 |
YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon
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| Where in Utah are you? I know some great Vets in Bountiful, as I am originally from Farmington, and my family is still there. How much nutri-cal did you give him? Hypoglycemia would have been my guess from your description. Hoping your little guy is doing better! Last edited by Amazing Yorkies; 07-03-2009 at 03:45 PM. |
07-04-2009, 08:13 AM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: san diego, ca
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| Thanks for the replies. We are in Park City, and took Newton to an ER vet in Salt Lake City. He's been there a few days, and they have him off of the oxygen, and he is eating and drinking, which is great, but he's still having breathing problems (not nearly as bad as the other night). It's just really strange how one minute he is absolutely fine, and then all hell breaks loose. We're going to leave him down in the valley until we leave for S.D. tomorrow (assuming they think he is ok to fly). It's also upsetting that we took him to our personal vet the day before we left, and he checked out with perfect health, and she said it would be fine to travel with him...now he's got bronchitis and altitude sickness? |
07-04-2009, 05:09 PM | #7 |
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| Hope all works out for you and your furbaby. They are so fragile and things do seem to go wrong so quickly. Sounds like you are very vigilant parents.
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