My dog is heaving. Is it due to dental surgery or being overweight?

The diagnosis of overweight is based on body condition as well as breed. Body condition is similar to the BMI score in people. When your dog is in good body condition you should be able to feel her ribs and hips with gentle pressure, the bones should be covered but able to be felt. This chart may help you visualize what she should look more like: https://www.vetcetera.com/body-condition-chart/ Getting a dental for your dog will help her a great deal in the future by keeping her mouth and teeth healthy. Tartar buildup causes gum disease and allows bacteria from the mouth to enter the bloodstream and cause heart problems. There is always some risk in general anesthesia, but as long as she is healthy otherwise and she has good results from preoperative bloodwork, that risk in reduced. Discuss your concerns with your vet, part of their job is to help you understand your pet's health and explain it in a way that you can understand so you can make the best decisions for her. If they are unable or unwilling to do so, you might consider finding a veterinarian that will.

This it is an unlikely cause for vomiting and other possibilities should be ideally investigated. Dietary related episodes, gastrointestinal inflammation/infection and (given the age) more sinister causes like tumors must be considered. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Chronic heaving / gagging can be caused by problems with larynx or trachea, like laryngeal paralysis, chronic infection / inflammation, laryngeal mass, mass on the neck and more. A visit at your local vets is recommended to establish diagnosis and implement treatment as required. Your vet may want to examine the throat under sedation and/or take radiographs of the neck and chest.

Yes you should take her to the ER as soon as possible, i do not know if the symptoms are related to the procedure she had, that is definitely a possibility though. she will probably need an xray done and a course of antibiotics.

It could be infection or unrelated periodontal disease. Dabo will need to be rechecked by your veterinarian to confirm either diagnosis. Antibiotics may be indicated. A dental cleaning may also be indicated along with dental xrays to evaluate all the teeth below the gum line. Discuss payment plans or alternative financing options, such as CareCredit (www.carecredit.com) with your veterinarian. Ask friends and family if they can assist you financially. Crowd funding or local charities may also provide financial assistance. Red Rover (www.redrover.org) is also another option for financial assistance.

Eddie's trachea could be irritated from the ET tube used during the dental procedure. Keep a close eye on him, and if this continues over the next 24 hours or he has trouble breathing, take him into a vet immediately. Best of luck.

A mild post intubation cough can sometimes be present for a day or 2 from irritation but it should resolve quickly. If the cough is persistent and especially if the cough is productive, moist, or accompanied by nasal discharge, decreased appetite, or lethargy than this would be more concerning. With recent anesthesia we would then consider aspiration pneumonia and heart failure as possibilites. The easiest thing to do is to have a recheck for chest xrays to rule out something more serious. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!