Pug in trouble! HURRY!

IheartPugs · #1 Jun 25, 2009, 08:41 PM

My pug will not stop gasping for breath! My mother and I just took her on a short, 20-30 minute walk with our other dog around the block (we took it slow). That was about an hour ago. She is gasping a lot, and it sounds like her air-way might be closing. How can I help her? I have already tried putting her in a cool room in the house (the basement) so she can cool off, but it didnt help much. Ive tried to get her to drink water (I had to force-feed it to her, but I did it gently) and that seemed to help a little.

I just checked on her (she's currently with my father, who is trying to sleep). My pug seems to be breathing alright, but still gasping. It sounds like she's going to have a stroke or something! Please hurry!

Altenweg · Jun 25, 2009, 08:43 PM

There's really nothing we can do, you have to call a vet. There are emergency vets open 24 hours a day, check your phone book or google for one in your area.

They'll ask you for her symptoms and then determine whether you need to bring her in or not.

I hope she's okay.

Good luck.

IheartPugs · Jun 25, 2009, 08:45 PM

Thank you, I'll ask my mom right away! I think her gasping has slowed down, though, so I may wait a little longer.
But Im sticking to her like glue.

Altenweg · Jun 25, 2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by IheartPugs

Thank you, I'll ask my mom right away! I think her gasping has slowed down, though, so I may wait a little longer.
But Im sticking to her like glue.

Let us know what happens.

Good luck.

IheartPugs · Jun 25, 2009, 09:54 PM

I just checked on her again (I think my father has given up on trying to sleep, lol) and she now has about 10 sec. pauses between gasps, which are now much shorter. It could be that my father's room is now colder then a freezer or something. I'm still watching her closely, though, and I thank you for your help. I think Ill wait on calling the vet until tomorrow, if it doesnt stop.