My senior Westie has a tumor and rapid breathing. Is it urgent?

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Hello I have a westie with a mammory tumor not sure if cancerous, she is 13 nearly and her breathing is rapid and shallow, breathing through nose, she seen a vet on Friday who gave her a antibiotic injection and some painkillers and said come back in a week if no improvement but her breathing is really worrying me, any advice please, thankyou. Pet's info: Dog | West Highland White Terrier | Female | unspayed | 9 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

In dogs, 50% of mammary tumors are malignant. I am concerned about her breathing as well, and it could be she is in a lot of pain. I would take her into a vet now to get checked out. Please take her into an ER vet clinic; if there isn't one in your area, there will be a vet on call for emergencies. The information to reach that vet is found on a clinic's answering machine or website. Best of luck.

My senior Westie has a tumor and rapid breathing. Is it urgent?

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