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Golden - needs help ASAP....

19 17:58:49

Question
How can I make him more comfortable overnight until his vet appt. in the am?  He is breathing rapidly, coughs and spits up fluid, his head is caved in on each side (dehydration), he hasn't eaten since yesterday, has had drinks of water occ, but spits them up.  He cannot get up by himself (he is exhausted from the hard breathing).  Help me make him more conmfortable, please.

Answer
Pat, I am so sorry, he needs an I.V. of fluids right away.  Could be in Congestive heart Failure????  Hard to say..
Pat there are vets who take emergency visits...
Please get your Golden to the vet ASAP.
I am so sorry...

Marie Peppers
mtnmom@gci.net