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Why is my 2-year-old dog breathing heavily, shaking, and withdrawn?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Female | unspayed | 2 years and 1 month old | 6 lbs

My dog is breathing heavily and shaking and not wanting to be held. She is 2

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 13th, 2018

Willow is experiencing very general symptoms of disease, these symptoms could fit almost any internal condition, maybe she is suffering from nausea due to a gastrointestinal disease and maybe she is in pain, from the symptoms described it's very hard to know. i would recommend taking her to the vet as soon as possible in order to get her checked, if she doesn't show any other obvious symptoms during the examination, a blood test and possibly an ultrasound will be needed in order to try and find out what is wrong with her.

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