Yellow Lab Excessive Panting, Etc
My yellow lab (who stays with my father because I can't have a dog his size in my apartment) is approximately 6 years old (I don't even keep track of my own age and have to do the math every time, haha).
He's always had a problem with drooling a lot, but it's never been a problem for him and the vet never seemed to think it was much of an issue.
At any rate, my dog has been going hunting this Autumn with my father and it seems that after just a quarter mile he will pant as though he has been running all afternoon. It's not hot outside (a high of 50°C today). Then he would need tons of water. Last season he did this too, but as he was hunted and the season progressed he got better and didn't seem to act as exhausted as quickly.
This season the opposite seems to be occurring. Tonight he barely ran anywhere and was panting worse than ever to the point that he vomited up white foam (I'm guessing bile). I wasn't with when this happened, but my father is concerned. He says that my dog did not eat anything that could have upset his stomach (which was my initial thought).
We're going to consult the vet, but I figured I would post to see what you thought. It is a little concerning since last season he seemed to get better as it progressed, but now he is getting worse. His mother, who is 3 years older than him runs circles around him and consumes a third less water (she is a little smaller than him, but not by a ton).
EDIT: To recap, the symptoms so far only seem to be the excessive panting, drooling, vomiting.