My 6 year old Yorkie is currently in an oxygen tank at the critical care unit. She has been there since Tuesday and has been on antibiotics since then and has also been receiving oxygen, nebulizer treatment, and inhaler. An xray was taken on Tuesday morning and it showed that there were abnormalities with her lungs indicating pneumonia. They were unable to get a better picture, however, because she was having such difficulty breathing and showing signs of cyanosis that they needed to keep her in the oxygen tank and doctors were afraid that stress would be fatal. She did not respond to the first round of antibiotics, which she was on for over 24 hours. Based on a series of events described to the doctor, they are suspecting aspiration pneumonia. She had eaten a spicy cheeto on Sunday morning and then we suspect she vomited and then inhaled her vomit. I didn't see her vomit or find any vomit but I smelled vomit on her. She had also been to the groomer last Wednesday, and we're unsure if she may have caught some kind of respiratory virus then. She also has a history of pneumonia as a puppy and pancreatitis (a year ago). The doctor switched her over to meropenem Wednesday night because she was showing zero improvement on the previous antibiotic and was actually getting a bit worse. She has started eating wet food again the night she started the meropenem and physically looks more alert. Her vitals are all normal, yet her respiratory rate has not gone down at all since Tuesday. It is still measuring in the 70s/80s, so she is still having a very difficult time breathing, even when in the oxygen tank. The doctors were finally able to take a better image yesterday and draw some blood. The doctor said the xray of her lungs don't look as severe as she was expecting but does align with what you would see in aspiration pneumonia, but with that being said, it does not explain why she is still having such difficulty breathing, especially with having been on the meropenem for 24 hours. What other underlying issue could there be that would be causing her to have such labored breathing?

Macknis our 11 week old German Shepard. Yesterday he threw up and had diarrhea twice. This morning he acted like he was going to throw up but didn't and his poop was a lot better. However he is breathing quickly. He is not struggling to breath. It is just quick. We took him the vet this morning and the vet said his lungs sounded clear so he was not too concerned about asperiation. I am just worried because he is still breathing fast and a little bit lethargic. He is eating his food and drinking some water. He does not seem to have a fever and did not have one at the vet this morning

My dog had a back injury that caused him to be presently hemaplegic, he is under steroids treatment, also an accompanying antibiotic since he also has blood parasite. Just today, after vomiting i noticed him panting and breathing through his mouth, with frothy fluid coming out of his nose. We took him to the animal hospital, got an xray, that confirmed a very minimal fluid in his lungs. The doctor wasnt really alarmed about that since the bigger concern was his paralysis and told me to be more attentive with syringe drinking and also change his position often. Is this procedure enough? Or should i take him back to the hospital? Or is there other alternative for home treatment? I noticed also that after changing his position the noise and panting were relieved. Thank you!

My 10 year old Maltese has always cough and gagged after drinking.Recently he has been coughing and wheezing more frequently at various times.i brought him to the vet ,he put him on antibiotics,but I am wondering if his epiglottis has always malfunctioned,could he have a bit of food or something in his lungs?