Hi all - been 3 years since I've been here. Wow. My black lab Payton needs your help. About a month ago, he started having episodes of "gasping" for breath. He is actually gulping for air. We've been to the vet who believes it is congestive heart failure and laryngeal paralysis. He's on enapranel, aminophyline, temeril-P and lasix. He doesn't seem to be getting any better. He's 12-1/2 years old. We haven't had any problems with Payton since I rescued him at 3-1/2 years old. He's always been quite a handful - not ever really learning how big he really was (about 90 pounds). My LD passed on 10/01/2007 from lung cancer. Only 7 years old. Payton's ears, which have always been problematic, got worse in January. He was on antibiotics with his ears being washed out twice at the vets. The second time he had an episode like I described above. It was like a panic attack, unable to catch his breath. Not another episode since January until March 6. Now they keep coming. I don't think it's laryngeal paralysis. While he's sleeping, he breathes fine, he hasn't been panting, etc. If any of you have heard of something like this, please let me know. Thank you for helping me and my Payton.
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