What can I do for my Dog?
Help! Our Labrador/Boxer mix has been ill for over 2 months. She pants most of the time, is restless, and only eats half of her food every day. Initially she was short of breath and had a muffled bark.
We took her to a good vet who x-rayed her chest. The x-rays showed spider web-like “something” in her lungs. The vet has asked to perform an operation in order to retrieve some of the material for biopsy. The biopsy and operation will cost $2,000, which my family does not have. We don’t know if it is a bacteria or fungus.
In the meantime our lab has been prescribed 500mgCiprofloniacin X2 a day for 2 weeks. Her bark has come back a little, but she continues to pant heavily for no reason and be lethargic.
The vet and the x-ray diagnostician are mystified. Our vet knows we can not afford the operation, so she has now prescribed 100mg Doxycyline twice per day. Still this new med has made apparent improvement to our labs condition.
Our dog has had very little contact with other animals and/or dogs.
Does anyone have any idea what I am describing? Is there an answer?
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