My new shelter dog is vomiting and breathing hard. What should I do?

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I just adopted a shelter dog yesterday, he's a husky/Alaskan malamute. He had a runny nose a few hours after I took him home and it got progressively worse over the night. Now his breathing is labored and he's vomiting every 30 minutes. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Large (61lb +) | Male | neutered | 1 year and 4 months old | 64 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

Labored breathing and chronic vomiting are both very serious clinical signs especially when seen in concert with one another. If vomiting occurs during a labored breathing episode, Bachy could potentially aspirate the vomit and cause a serious case of pneumonia. I don't think this is something that should wait until the morning. You should give a call to your local ER vet and see what they think of the situation. They may recommend bringing him in for some oxygen therapy and diagnostic work up. I understand that you only just adopted him yesterday, but this is definitely the best possible thing to do for him at this moment.

My new shelter dog is vomiting and breathing hard. What should I do?

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