[ElizabethMaeve]

Every night for the last week my five year old dog started panting( she never pants, usually), shaking, running a fever and acting terrified. Three times we have given her a low dose aspirin and within 15 minutes she's better. Yesterday and today she has started acting strange during the day as well. Staying in dark rooms, keeping her tail down, shaking, swallowing, and looking sad. What could be causing this?

She's a five year old Chihuahua Italian Greyhound mix and I've had her for three years.

 

[rotten]

Vet visit would seem best. I hope the poor thing is ok.

 

[leashedForLife]

Vet, vet, vet, ASAP

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no vet will diagnose a dog they haven't seen - & it's useless to ask ppl who've never seen the dog & probly never will, for a diagnosis.
We're not vets - & even if we were, it's unethical to Dx on a DESCRIPTION.

This could be anything from an infection that flares at night, to cardiac issues, cancer, Lyme - who knows what?!
it also depends upon where U LIVE - heck, for all we know, it's EEE.

See a vet, get a proper diagnostic exam, & then let us know how she's doing.
It's been 5 days already - don't put it off any longer, please?

- terry

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