My Labrador has heavy breathing & enlarged heart. What should I do?

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I have Labrador .... From last 5 days my pet harry is having problem like heavy breathing , laziness, not eating food , coughing , vomiting ... So we visit vet. he gave 5 days injection course , but Harry don't response well ., So we change vet He did blood test first day to rule out problem .. In test wbc count is increase Hb level is low ... New vet told to go for x ray In x ray the lab person told enlarge heart 11.6 What to do ...???? I love my harry so much Plss tell what to do

Susan England-Foster · Accepted Answer

I am sorry Harry does not feel well. It looks like according to the x-ray report he was diagnosed with possible dilated cardiomyopathy. This is where the left side of the heart is enlarged and not beating properly. The best option is to take Harry to a cardiologist for pets. They can do an ultrasound of the heart and determine what medications Harry needs. Most of the time these patients need medications for life. Unfortunately this is a fatal disease and needs medication for the heart to function properly. Hopefully Harry will feel better with medicines soon

My Labrador has heavy breathing & enlarged heart. What should I do?

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