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My 6 year old walker female has been coughing for a while. She breathes heavy and rapidly. Now the last couple of weeks she's lost her appetiate and is getting skinny. I've had her to the vet probably 5 times for this. They treated her with a bacteria infection in her lungs but after many antibiotics shes no better. They sent a sample from her lungs to make sure there wasnt fungus infection but there was none. They tested her blood. She gets coughing and gags. I dunno what else to do wanting some suggestions on what you think could be wrong. Thanks

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I would change antibiotics and change vets. Have you cleaned and disinfected her kennel area? Sometimes if you dont kill the source it will keep reoccuring. Also look at your dogs bedding and water source. You have to treat them like kids sometimes to really get a good analogy of the problem. Good luck!!

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We have a beagle at the house right now doing the same thing, we had her to the vet and they said she has early congestive heart failure. Might want to tell them to check for that....

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Congestive Heart Failure

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Originally posted by starlitekennels
Congestive Heart Failure

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She's on a couple of different pills, but they haven't seemed to do much at all

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sounds like what it probably is. Any other feedback?

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I had a dog get congestive heart failure years ago.vet gave me alot of high dollar pills for her. they never did anything for her at all she just got worst she got to where she could not eat or get up one day. we hand fed made her eat. she died that same evening from the congestive heart failure.if I remember right she lasted two weeks only and got worse with each day.

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have her checked for heart worms

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You can give medication to lessen their signs of the disease like Lasix to take the fluid off the abdomen and heart pills to help it pump better but unfortunately there is no cure there is only a prolonging of the inevitable.

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