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[madeinamerica]

Beauty, I got out my "Speaking for Spot" book, since it was written by a wonderful internal medicine specialist veterinarian.

Here is her input...perhaps it might be aspiration pneumonia? All depends on the results of the chest x-ray.

From the book,

Are you hearing increased breathing noises?

If so, chances are that the problem is in the upper respiratory tract (throat or windpipe) rather than the lower respiratory tract (the lungs.)

Is Lucy struggling to inhale or exhale or both?

If she is working hard to inhale, the problem is probably located in the throat or trachea. If breathing out is the hard part, the origin of the problem is probably in the lungs.

Has your dog (cat) recently vomited?

Sometimes, during the course of normal vomiting, some ot the stomach contents are inhaled into the lungs. which causes an abrupt onset of labored breathing. This condition is called aspiration pnemonia.

Hope this helps and I continue to pray for a good outcome. Love to you and Lucy.