Wheezing

[boricuajenny5]

Turns out that my little Amaya has developed allergies and as a reaction, her throat closes up. She was given a shot and will be taking a number of pills for the next two weeks to see if that helps. The vet says she could be allergic to the forced heat coming through the heater vents. The filters are clean and I havent even turned the heater on in about a week so that cant be where she is getting her allergies from. Only my bedroom has rugs but i've seen her react in the living room and kitchen so its not isolated to one room. I'll have to find out what it is. Hopefully its nothing major and she'll get over it within a week. I would hate for this to be the start of a long battle.

Thanks for all of the great advice!

[Freedom]

I have forced hot air for heating as well. I put some filter material on the inside of the grill on the INTAKE vents. This prevents any additional "stuff" getting into the venting system. It has been a year now, and I am AMAZED at how mucch "stuff" collects on the vent. (I just vacuum it away, no need to bend over or anything.) This doesn't cost much except some time, and it benefits all who live in the home. Might be something you want to consider.

I used paper clips and those black gripper clips (office supplies) to attach the material to the inside fo the grill.

Prayers that the pills and shot work!

[boricuajenny5]

I know it is too soon to tell for sure but I havent heard Amaya wheeze since I took her to the vet. I cant remember the name of the shot they gave her but she is taking Antibiotics and started on Cortizone today. I dreaded the thought of giving her pills because when Amaya was only a pup, we had battles trying to get her to swallow half of a small tablet. Now she is grown and takes the tablet from my hand like nothing.

I've been keeping a close eye on her and hope to never hear that noise again