mouse-crazy
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Hi. My poor Cloud has been breathing strangely for a few weeks (rapidly/quickly), and sometimes has a squeaky sound while breathing.
The vet gave me Baytril and Doxy in case it was an upper respiratory infection, although she said that she didn't hear any of the telltale crackling that is normal in those cases. She couldn't find anything wrong with him during the examination. I'm taking him back tomorrow for a re-check since the medication (given for 2 weeks) had no effect.
Anyway, my question is whether some other issue could cause breathing problems. I thought maybe it could be heart trouble (he breathes better when he's calm) but the doctor couldn't hear anything wrong there as well. We didn't want to give him an xray because breathing problems and anesthesia don't mix well.
Any suggestions? I'd like to have something else to try if she still can't find anything wrong.
Thank you!
Edited to add: he's almost 2 years old and is a chubster - but that's nothing new in his life. His only other symptom is some discharge/porphyrin from the eye and nose.
The vet gave me Baytril and Doxy in case it was an upper respiratory infection, although she said that she didn't hear any of the telltale crackling that is normal in those cases. She couldn't find anything wrong with him during the examination. I'm taking him back tomorrow for a re-check since the medication (given for 2 weeks) had no effect.
Anyway, my question is whether some other issue could cause breathing problems. I thought maybe it could be heart trouble (he breathes better when he's calm) but the doctor couldn't hear anything wrong there as well. We didn't want to give him an xray because breathing problems and anesthesia don't mix well.
Any suggestions? I'd like to have something else to try if she still can't find anything wrong.
Thank you!
Edited to add: he's almost 2 years old and is a chubster - but that's nothing new in his life. His only other symptom is some discharge/porphyrin from the eye and nose.
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