Just recently Russell has started breathing very noisily and it has me worried.
So much so I am considering taking him to the vet even though he doesnt appear to be ill.
Granted he has put some weight on since his brother died, for which I have put him on a diet and despite his best efforts to get me to feed him more he is slowly loosing it. So whilst part of me thinks it may be due to him being somewhat chubbier than he used to be I find myself thinking if that were the case shouldnt it be getting better now he is returning to his slimmer self. Instead it seems to be getting more noticeable and more frequent, now it happens whenever he goes to sleep.
It doesnt sound like a snore, but instead sounds rattley almost fluidy.
He hasnt lost his apetite.
Is as keen as he ever was to go out for a walk, however, he doesnt run around as much as he did but in truth I put that down to him being a little podgier than before.
He doesnt appear to have a temperature, (though I havent checked it)
And he is bright eyed, pink gummed and seems okay except for his breathing.
Half the time when I take my dogs into the vets they just look at me as if to say, 'what on earth are you on about women, the dog is fine' and whilst this doesnt bother me, I fear taking the dogs in for 'nothing' will lead them to thinking me akin to the boy who cried 'wolf'.
It is so hard, when the dog doesnt appear to be ill and yet you know he is just not right or something is bothering you. Maybe I am being a bit panicky, having just lost his brother (his breathing sounded pretty similar at times) I am projecting my fear of what happened to him onto Russell.
I have been thinking about seeing if some eucalyptus oils burning in the room might help him. But don't want to mask the problem if I later end up having to take him to the vets. Have any of you guys tried herbal remedies to help ease a wheezy chest in your dogs?
Or would you just say, 'suck it up and take him to see the vet?' I won't be offended, I genuinley need other dog people to let me know what they think, because bless him, my hubby hasn't an inkling of what goes on in my head regards my dogs and doesnt understand the way I am with them.
But you guys do.
:thanx:
So much so I am considering taking him to the vet even though he doesnt appear to be ill.
Granted he has put some weight on since his brother died, for which I have put him on a diet and despite his best efforts to get me to feed him more he is slowly loosing it. So whilst part of me thinks it may be due to him being somewhat chubbier than he used to be I find myself thinking if that were the case shouldnt it be getting better now he is returning to his slimmer self. Instead it seems to be getting more noticeable and more frequent, now it happens whenever he goes to sleep.
It doesnt sound like a snore, but instead sounds rattley almost fluidy.
He hasnt lost his apetite.
Is as keen as he ever was to go out for a walk, however, he doesnt run around as much as he did but in truth I put that down to him being a little podgier than before.
He doesnt appear to have a temperature, (though I havent checked it)
And he is bright eyed, pink gummed and seems okay except for his breathing.
Half the time when I take my dogs into the vets they just look at me as if to say, 'what on earth are you on about women, the dog is fine' and whilst this doesnt bother me, I fear taking the dogs in for 'nothing' will lead them to thinking me akin to the boy who cried 'wolf'.
It is so hard, when the dog doesnt appear to be ill and yet you know he is just not right or something is bothering you. Maybe I am being a bit panicky, having just lost his brother (his breathing sounded pretty similar at times) I am projecting my fear of what happened to him onto Russell.
I have been thinking about seeing if some eucalyptus oils burning in the room might help him. But don't want to mask the problem if I later end up having to take him to the vets. Have any of you guys tried herbal remedies to help ease a wheezy chest in your dogs?
Or would you just say, 'suck it up and take him to see the vet?' I won't be offended, I genuinley need other dog people to let me know what they think, because bless him, my hubby hasn't an inkling of what goes on in my head regards my dogs and doesnt understand the way I am with them.
But you guys do.
:thanx: