My dog is wheezing, vomiting, struggling to breathe. When to call vet?

Thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach with your question about Rocco. I'm sorry he isn't doing well. It could be heart disease, but it could also be a respiratory infection. As long as he isn't in respiratory distress and having severe trouble breathing, you can wait until the morning. Should he go into respiratory distress, this cannot wait until the morning. In that case, please take him into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. I hope this helps!

Hello, and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. With this combination of symptoms, yes - I recommend having Mosley seen by the vet. Sneezing as a sole symptom is not an emergency, and his vocalizing during sleep may have been related to a dream. However, the vomiting multiple times has me more worried, and warrants a vet visit - particularly since it's coming on the heels of his respiratory changes. Hope this helps!

This sign could be compatible with an upper respiratory tract inflammation/infection or eventually to a chronic tracheitis (inflammatory, allergic, infective possibly kennel cough). A clinical examination at your local veterinarian is essential to confirm these clinical suspicions and treat appropriately. Antibiotics may be needed. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Roo. I recommend that he sees a veterinarian as he may have an upper respiratory tract infection. If so, he will require treatment. In the meantime, you can turn the shower to hot and close the bathroom door. Allow the steam to build up in the room. Then place him in the bathroom to breathe the warm humid air. This can help to ease congestion. I hope this information helps!

I think it may be time to consider a specialist. I'm not sure if the vet has done a recent x-ray of Mumchie's chest, but I would be concerned his symptoms could be due to heart disease. That can be common in older dogs. Seeing a specialist may give you some answers. Best of luck.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. If Rooney is vomiting every morning and has wounds that are not healing, I would recommend having him examined by a veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. Rooney should have his blood tested and for the skin, he should have antibiotics and topical medications. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Poor Rocco! It sounds like he really needs veterinary attention, and unfortunately there is nothing that I could recommend you try at home. If he has been vomiting he could be dehydrated and his blood sugar could be low. I would recommend seeing an emergency veterinarian as soon as possible since it sounds like Rocco is in critical condition.