I'm Scared for my dog? she has asthma.HELLLPPP

[Horseluver]

PLEASE!she is only 2 years old? ok, well i am scared because she has asthma, and if she is overcrowded or pulled on her collar in a not gently way, or is she gets yelled at, 1 of these causes her to have an asthma attack, what can i do to stop being fearful for her because i suspect and my mother does she has ashtma because she might be fearful of suffocation and concluding death, i love her, and i am scared for her. i never abused her, i am against animal abuse, so idk y she has asthma, what can i do to stop beng fearful for her, because dogs can sense a persons feelings.ok now this is weird, this is the 2nd time in the past 20 min she is having another asthma attack, but nothing happened!she is just resting on my bed, both times!WHATS HAPPENING?!?!?!

[Say What?!]

What kind of dog is she?I have a Maltese and it is common for them to have asthma.Don't listen to all the stupid people in the world,I would know because me and my cousin both have a Maltese and the vet said it is FINE!!!So stfu all the people who don't know what the frick their talking about.And my dog get's asthma attacks when she is OVER EXCITED!!! And I don't use a harness because my dog doesn't like it and I'm not gonna torture her.I'm sure your dog is fine,but if you want to make sure,bring her to the vet.

[Schatzi]

Ok, has your dog been to the vet? If so, what was the advice? Is there medication? Did they give you techniques to calm the dog? What are those techniques? What is the medication?If the dog has not been to the vet, why not? How do you know it is asthma?It's doubtful that she has asthma attacks because she fears suffocation or death. Dogs don't think about consequences in the future like that.

[Alejandra E]

Take her to a vet ! Take her to a vet ! She could die !

[cool cass]

Just comfort her and spend time with her so she can feel good and know that you care for her. Make sure you don't do anything to harm her. If it doesn't work then go to the vet.

[EasyVee]

Is her collar too tight? She sounds anxious. It's best to get her to the vet.

[Johanna P]

Is she a petite dog? Small dogs have a tendency to prolapse their tongue. My pomeranian has those attacks a couple of times a week. They're frightening sounding, but my vet explained that would eventually happen if the tongue doesn't flip back into place is that the dog will pass out, the tongue will relax, and the dog will begin breathing again. You should still get her to a vet just to make sure. The way I get my dog to stop is to very gently lift up her head. If you can, try to get her to lick something so she will stick out her tongue (but don't feed her anything--she could choke). Frequently, that will flip the tongue back into place.

[Erryn B]

Try to get her to an emergency vet clinic. They can confirm the diagnosis.Animals don't fear death, but not being able to breathe will cause panic and discomfort.You are attributing psychological causes, which might be the case, but also look for physical causes. I had a cat who had breathing problems - turns out there was black mould in the house. She and I were the only ones who had problems - my roommate and the other two cats and the dog weren't affected.Also, dust. Or fleas. My cats are allergic to flea bites and they get awful sores.You mentioned the dog was on your bed. Maybe something on the comforter? Make sure you and the vet go through all the physical possibilities before moving on to the psychological.They can treat stress with tranquilizers and anti-depressants, if it turns out to be psychological.Also, you are bang-on with the dog reacting to you. When I used to suffer really bad depressive episodes, my dog would gnaw on her paw until it bled. That was how she dealt with the stress. Once I was on the correct medication, I was able to become the alpha. She was happier with me in control and hasn't gnawed herself since.Good luck.