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By Dr. Andrew Jones
Hello and Greetings to you.
I am wanting you to have a look at these X-rays, and give your best guess as to the diagnosis.
The chosen WINNER will get a complimentary manual of Veterinary Secrets.
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Here is the case
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This was a 7 year old Lab cross, with a 2 month history of coughing.
He had less energy, and seemed tired.
He tested negative for heartworm, other blood tests were in the normal range.
Here are the Chest X-rays:
What is your diagnosis?
Good Luck!!
Dr Andrew
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Topics: Pet Health Contests | 343 Comments »
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:38 am
looks like the dog only has a lung on one side – is the other lobe collapsed?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:38 am
I am guessing the 7 year old lab mix is suffering from heartworm, even thought the blood test showed negative. It takes 4-7 months for heartworm to test positive in the blood. The heart appears somewhat enlarged. I would re-test for heartworm.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:39 am
Just a guess: enlarged heart and beginning heart failure, leading to fluid buildup in the lungs, leading to lowered energy and coughing.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:40 am
My guess about the diagnosis is congestive heart failure.
Andrea Green
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:40 am
ingested something that is blocking him;
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:41 am
The answer is enlarged heart, heart disease.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:41 am
I think the white spots in the dogs xray could be scar tissue and it could also be from second hand smoke.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:41 am
Cardiac myopathy – hypertrophy leading to CHF?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:42 am
The Lab had swallower a ball or lemon and it was stuck just above the stomach. This blocked food intake and pressed on lungs restricting breathing.
An alternate is a tumor or cancer in the esophagus.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:43 am
he has a mass in his chest, eitehr a tumor though it looks not attached so perhaps he swallowed something?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:43 am
I’m going to say that this lab mix swollowed something that he was chewing on. As we all know who owns labs, they like to do that. That could probably cause the coughing and being so tired because he isn’t able to breath properly.
Patty Nick
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:44 am
The dog swallowed a ball
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:44 am
do i detect a micro fracture, located where a humans sterum area is?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 am
Lung cancer?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 am
It looks like a normal x-ray to me.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 am
tumor in his lung. ?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:46 am
my best guess would be congestive cardiomyopathy…congestive heart disease/failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:46 am
The heart is enlarged, he has heart disease.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:48 am
Bronchitis
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:48 am
is it cardiomyopathy?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:49 am
Looks like Dilated cardiomyopathy
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:49 am
swallowed a sock ball
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:49 am
Just a wild guess, my son’s dog recently had bronchitis and exhibited those symptoms, only he was much older.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:49 am
The heart looks enlarged to me. The coughing might be because it is rubbing against the trachea, causing a type of reflex cough
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
looks like he swallowed something, maybe a ball.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
Congestive Heart Failure?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 am
this dog must have swallowed something, like a ball or a sock & it is stuck in there.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:51 am
I would guess pneumonia. thank you.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:52 am
It looks like a mass in his stomach, or he ate a tennis ball, sock or something.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:54 am
This Animal ingested something. the Xray shows, an object lodged.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 am
I think the lab has swallowed a stone!
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 am
My guess is allergies
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 am
Is it a tumor in the stomach?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:56 am
Heart Disease
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:57 am
He ate a couple socks
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:59 am
Appears possibly and enlarged heart reducing the area for the lungs, the upper section of the lungs look like they may have some fluid as they are not as black looking
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:59 am
I am sure you ruled out a tumor. So I would guess with the coughing, he may have ingested something.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am
Was this an enlarged spleen?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am
COPD? Just a guess. 🙂
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:00 am
I think the dog swallowed something. At first I thought it might be an inflated ballon but changed my mind about that. Now I think it is fluid in the lungs. I hope the dog got better. Please let us know the outcome. Hopefully I will win the book because I sure could use it with 7 small dogs.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:02 am
Did he swallow one of his toys?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:04 am
This dog has congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:05 am
Enlarged heart – Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:06 am
TB?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:07 am
diagnosis, pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:09 am
Lung tumor
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:12 am
Enlarged heart. Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Tumor??
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:13 am
Hmmm,
Perhaps is it Kennel Cough?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:14 am
Mitral Valve Disease
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:15 am
Could that be a very large pulmonary tumour?
A dog’s x-ray is quite different from a human’s, so I’m not sure where the heart is, or the stomach for that matter.
Hope the poor dog can be helped, Dr. Jones. Take care.
Bobbe Deubel
bobbed@shaw.ca
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:15 am
either an Enlarged heart or a growth in The chest cavity ?????
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:15 am
enlarged heart causing heart to fail
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:18 am
The poor dog only has one lung!
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
The dog swallowed a toy
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
well, according to the case statements, it´s a large breed middle aged dog, with trouble breathing normally and coughing, though blood testing shows normal and heart worm neg., looking at the X-rays a DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY would be my best guessing.
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September 2nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
i guess the dog has CHF (congestive heart failure)…
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:20 am
The pup ate the cell phone
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:21 am
he ate a tennis ball
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:22 am
Looks like a lung tumer
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:22 am
Possibly a lung tumor.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:23 am
CANCER
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:23 am
I think the dog has pneumonia.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 am
Distemper
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 am
He swallowed a rock.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:26 am
Heart Disease ~Edema – pulmonary
my guess
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:27 am
This was a 7 year old Lab cross, with a 2 month history of coughing.
He had less energy, and seemed tired.
He tested negative for heartworm, other blood tests were in the normal range.
I think he had Bronchitis.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:28 am
he ate a pillow or the stuffing…
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:28 am
Guess: Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:29 am
He has swallowed some kind of ball or toy
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:30 am
He seems to have a mass in his abdominal cavity. He could have eaten something that lodged in his intestinal tract, or a tumor.
Or he has pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:30 am
With little info given, I’d guess allergies.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:31 am
I would think he has a problem with his heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:31 am
Bordetedella
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:31 am
I think that he has either pneumonia or a tumor associated with lung cancer
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:33 am
My guess on the x-rays are that the Lab was playing or chewing a toy Kong that was too small for him to chew and should have had a much bigger one. and he swallowed it!
I think this is what I see..in the x-ray….
hope this is the correct answer.
thank you
Penny Mackay
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:33 am
Cardiomegaly
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:34 am
I’m going to go with pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 am
Swallowed a ball!
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 am
It looks like an obstruction OR some type of growth.
Look forward to hearing what the diagnosis is.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 am
It look like Pneumonia.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:37 am
I’m taking a wild guess–enlarged heart?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:40 am
I think that poor puppy has a pneumonia. I hope he is treated quickly.
God bless
Ruth Anne Kirsch
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:41 am
conjestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:41 am
Hi Dr. Jones, I’m thinking this might be bloat.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:43 am
Enlarged heart..and hydrocardia
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:44 am
Enlarged heart?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:46 am
Enlarged heart I’d guess.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:48 am
Inhaled a “kong”
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:48 am
It looks like a growth – perhaps a tumor, hopefully not cancer.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:49 am
Hello Dr Andrew,
Stomach torsion can not be, since is terminating in 1 day.
I suppose is a tumor on the lung or in the surrounding ( liver may be as well) compressing the lungs therefore causing the cough.
Rgds, Eniko
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:50 am
My guess is he either swallowed something (a sock?) or he has a tumour…but I’m sure you figured it out without any problems!
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:51 am
With nothing to compare to I would guess an enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 am
I think it is something he swallowed
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 am
The poor Lab Cross might have had swallowed a cup. ?
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 am
I think he is having a fever. I would use H2O2 1 drops in a glass of water every 4 hours or colloidal silver 1 tsp 4 hourly.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:58 am
Or an enclosed container?
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:01 am
I guess lab has enlarged heart, indicating heart problems.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:06 am
This looks like a sponge that the dog swallowed.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:07 am
I think he has congenital heart disease, an enlarged heart and fluid in his lungs because his heart is unable to pump efficiently and it looks enlarged.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:08 am
Looks like he has an enlarged heart. Could be a heart murmur, valve defect.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:09 am
Looks like a large tumor
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:09 am
I believe that the dog may have an enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:11 am
Could this dog have bloat? Looks like it
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:12 am
looks like he swallowed a wad of paper towels!
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:13 am
My guess would be the dog swallowed a ball. Kindly, let me know. Thanks.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:13 am
I believe he has an enlarged heart due to congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:13 am
enlarged heart
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 am
The dog x-rays. Dog swallowed an object. Possibly a ball. Maybe tennis ball.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:20 am
I’m going to guess enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:22 am
My guess is kennel cough.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:23 am
Cardiomegaly?
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:23 am
I am not sure, but it maybe something he swallowed and his stomach cannot digest, or it could be a tumor.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:25 am
Andy,
Of course my initial thought is a cancerous tumor in the lung, but that seems too obvious. So after a bit of thought I think the dog has inhaled something , such as a fox tail, a marble, a piece of a raw hide he was chewing on or some other object that was small enough to pass through the nasal passage and lodge in the lungs. This item has been attacted by white anitibodies and has created the mass in the lung area over time.
Whatever it is I hope it’s not serious and that the dog recovers quickly without long term effects.
Fun event. Daralyn
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:31 am
A severe case of my first gue, ckennel cough, would be dog influenza or dog flu.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:31 am
Chronic inflammatory disease.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:34 am
Enlarged heart/congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:34 am
My diagnosis from looking at the Lab’s x-rays would be an enlarged heart.
Thanks,
Linda
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:37 am
Fluid in the lungs? My new cat had a very stuffed up nose and cough so wouldn’t eat. After syringe feeding him and too many visits to a mainstream vet, x-rays, and drugs that did not work, someone told me to give him Natrum Mur #9. I purchased the pills (which moves fluid in the body to more appropriate areas) at the health food store and gave them to him every 20 minutes (recommended for cats in acute cases)for 2 days as much as I could. His breathing was better in approx. 4 days and he started to eat.
PS he then had acupunture and an immune system booster from an holistic vet.
Cheers,
Ursula
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:41 am
I would guess that the lab X has congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:43 am
I’m guessing he ate something that got stuck, like a soft toy, or the stuffing from the toy.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:46 am
Heart disease?
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:50 am
My best guess, an enlarged heart from congestive heart failure/issues…..
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:56 am
A tumor in the trachia/oesophagus above the stomach.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:58 am
congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:05 am
Diagnosis is Cardiomyopathy
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:07 am
The lab has a big heart than a normal one. As a result his heart is in a very close proximity with his other internal organs. His heart cannot pump normally because it is now bumping into other organs. HIs heart then needs to work overtime to produce oxygen. The result is he is having a hard time breathing, making him cough,and making him tired.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 am
Enlarged heart
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 am
My diagnosis is : Water on the lungs.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 am
yourt sure aren’t giving a whole lot of info here,, but it looks like an enlarged heart,, or kennel cough
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:08 am
My diagnosis would be congestive heart failure/enlarged heart. I have been dealing with this with my oldest dog, “Ky”. He is doing well on meds and his cough has substantially been reduced by prescribed diuretics, etc. He just turned 14 and was diagnosed over 18 months ago. I’m grateful for the meds.
P.S. I’d love to win the manual. I’ve been reading your terrific information for awhile now and am grateful for your emails. I’ve learned alot!! Thank you so much!!
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:10 am
My guess is an enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:14 am
My diagnosis is pneumonia?
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:16 am
I know this poor lab swallowed something that is imbedded and I pray it can be easily removed and relief this precious companion to move on with his life comfortably. I would say some kind of ball.
Alyce Hnad
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:16 am
I’d guess cardiomyopathy. The heart is enlarged so it’s probably not working very well. That would explain the coughing and the listlessness, too.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:17 am
allergies? is the dog exposed to tobacco smoke?
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:19 am
My DX would be foreign object! I believe that the poor pup swallowed either a ball, or some type of toy that is not passing through his system!
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:20 am
i have gone with some of this and it is like kennel cough but it is a virus that can take up time to heal
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:23 am
swallowed a dish towel
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:23 am
is it a sock????
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:29 am
Enlarged Heart pushing against the lungs.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:30 am
poor thing looks like a swallowed piece of clothing. ie sock
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:31 am
I was going to say, this poor lab seems to being having congestive heart failure, but it looks like there are alot of us that seem to think this is the diagnois, so I doubt I will win the book, and as much as I would love to have it, my main concern is for the lab. Please let me know what the outcome was for this wonderful animal, another of God’s beautiful creations!!
Thanks for all you do to help us keep our pets healthy!
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:32 am
If he has trouble breathing could an object have gotten into his lung?
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:40 am
Lack of energy would tell me the dog is somehow unable to get nutrition from his food. Coughing (is it dry, hacking cough, or other?), not sure but, assuming there is a blockage in the digestive tract, the dog is trying to cough/vomit it out.
I don’t know how to read x-rays… I’d venture a guess this Lab has either managed to swallow a ball/toy, or developed a bezoar in his tummy. In either case, I’d see a vet ASAP.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:40 am
I’ll guess Labrador Bloat.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:41 am
I guess a mediastinal mass with lymphadenopathy.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:44 am
looks like a growth in his chest tumor , has irregular shape
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:46 am
Heart disease. I thought my comment went through three hours ago.
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:49 am
Enlarged heart, pressing on trachea, making it hard to breathe. Congestive heart disease, or heartworms that didn’t show up on test (depending also on type of test and time given – i.e., microfilaria or antibody, day or night, etc.)
September 2nd, 2011 at 9:51 am
Oh, I see it now, sorry
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:05 am
Something to do with his diaphragm – he has pain in that area
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:07 am
A grass seed/s in the lung maybe.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:08 am
I would guess he has some type of cancer.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:10 am
Splenic mass
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:13 am
I think he swallowed a rock.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:18 am
It looks like he swallowed something like a small ball or a toy. I’ll go with that.
Cheers,
M. Churchill
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:22 am
The poor dog is suffering from gastro dilation volvolus (bloat)
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:24 am
Looks like cancerous growth pressing on the esophagus and causing the cough.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:32 am
bronchitis and pneumonia
September 2, 1132
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:33 am
I don’t know how to read x-rays, but maybe he has only one lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:34 am
Since I can’t see any other organs, I would guess he only has one lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:40 am
Rt lower lobe pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:46 am
It looks like a small football he might of ingested. I hope he is alright and you were able to remove whatever it is.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 am
If you flipped th dog in a standing position it would be more prone on his left side. I say it could be an enlarged gall bladder, or a blocked intestine. Looks like it is pushing up on the lungs. Looks also like it is something that dye was used to get a correct immage. If it were liver problems, liver enzymes would show up in the bood. Could it be an abdonimal aneruerism on the side of an aorta blood artery?
In any event I hope the dog has recovered.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 am
pnuemonia.,heart disease
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:49 am
Heat Disease. My dog is suffering from the same thing. Only she is a lot smaller.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:52 am
I think this dog as CHF or Cardiomyopathy-enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:54 am
COPD & CHF
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:57 am
Congestivel heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:00 am
Sounds a lot like my Saluki, who has epxanded cardiomyopathy.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:03 am
I had a large Rottweiler that had the same symptoms.. His problem was a football shaped tumor located behind his lungs… Thus leading to being unable to breathe and eventually collapse… It had already mastitised to his liver and we had to put him down. I was so sad 🙁
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:05 am
Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:06 am
The dog swallowed something – possibly a ball (or rock)he/she was playing with.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:14 am
Congestive heart failure is my guess
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:17 am
the black is lungs. white is bone or organs … the heart seems awfully large. could be congestive heart failure or other heart-related issue.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:26 am
I’m going with an Aneurysm.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:26 am
Pneumonia?
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:30 am
I would say he swallowed an egg
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:31 am
I guess he swallowed his toy or the stuffing…
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:38 am
My guess is congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:38 am
The xrays were a bit blurry so I could not see the artery to bronchus ratio, however, if I am looking at the xrays correctly, there may appear to be edema/bloating involved. Not knowing possible other symptoms, such as how the lungs sound, if the cough is chronic, what the activity level of the pet is, if there is gagging, if there is excess fluid in the abdomen, weight loss, vomiting, discomfort, any further symptoms, patient history, and the possible different testing performed and the results,
my initial guesses would be some type of heart disease (ie, chronic heart failure/other), bloat, heartworm, some type of obstruction and/or bronchitis.
Even though you state the dog has tested negative for heartworms, you did not indicate the type of testing performed. Most commercial tests will accurately detect heartworm infections with one or more mature female heartworms that are at least 7-8 mos old, however, the tests might not detect infections of less than five months duration. Plus it can take up to 6.5 months after being bitten by infected mosquitoes before a dog might test positive for heartworms, especially if they have not been on appropriate heartworm prevention.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:44 am
This is a fun one doc but I don’t know how to read xrays… Was thinking bloat but I’m going to say he looks like he’s missing a lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:47 am
It looks like the dog swallowed a toy–a ball of some kind.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:48 am
abnormal pressure around heart
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:53 am
based on the information given, I would say what we are seeing in the x-ray is an enlarged heart. Cardiomyopathy… low energy, coughing… If it were an obstruction he would be ineffectively vomiting and have appetite problems. If it were bloat he would have been dead long before 2 months. Respiratory tract disorders would typically have fever and something should show up in the blood test…elevated white blood cells…
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:57 am
i would say a tumor
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:58 am
a tumour
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:01 pm
having lost a wolf-chow mix 3 years ago of some of the same symtoms,I would like to guess it could possibly be a lung bulla.
Hoping he recovers no matter what and thank you for your great information and for stand ing up for what you truly believe helps our wonderful animal children and wildlife !
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Looks like heart disease (heart is enlarged). I don’t know if you want us to be more specific.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:06 pm
After readubg through 163 opinions, what is the correct answer?
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I think this dog has lung cancer. This looks like what my cat had, and she also coughed and had to breathe with her mouth open and could not sleep as she had trouble breathing. Xray looks similar to her xray when diagnosed with lung cancer. We do not smoke but she was old 16 and was very healthy, but then our other old cat died at 19 and a month later after he died, she started coughing, and the surgery would only give her 90 days to live, so we had to say goodbye as the vet didn’t think she would survive the surgery. It was very sad as it was so unexpected. She was so healthy her entire life that we thought we had another 5 years with her. It was a tough Christmas losing one before Christmas and one shortly after Christmas.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Heart Disease.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:16 pm
lung cancer
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Heart Failure.Hugely enlarged heart pressing on chest wall.My guess CHF.
Barb/Behaven Shelties
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Blocked Heart Valve ,so less Blood flow
Jean M
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm
it”s a boiled egg
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 pm
I think his heart is enlarged. The coughing is caused by the constriction of the lungs and since his lungs can’t expand properly he can’t get enough oxygen. That is why his energy level is low.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:34 pm
Aspiration pneumonia for sure if she swallowed something. Possibly lung cancer type of tumor.
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:41 pm
looks to me like a collapsed lung
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Looks to my untrained mind that he has swallowed a large rock
September 2nd, 2011 at 12:52 pm
The dog has a thimble inside his lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Swallowed a sock and it’s stuck somewhere betwixt and between…
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Hi I think this puppy has swallowed a plastic cup and it is lodged in her chest. I know this sound silly but they do swallow the strangest things.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 pm
Swallowed a sock and it’s stuck somewhere betwixt and between the dog’s stomach or bowel ?
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:08 pm
It looks like it may be a tumor.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:17 pm
It looks like the dog inhaled something… a toy perhaps. Instead of swallowing it went down his esophagus and into his lung.
My dog did that with dog food. Husband shined a flashlight through the window while the dog was eating. Startled the dog and he started barking while he was eating. A morsel was sucked into his lung. Next day he coughed so hard it flew out of his mouth.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:20 pm
I think it’s congestive heart failure. keep up the good job
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:22 pm
The dog has a collapsed lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:31 pm
My first impression is that he has an enlarged heart. If he is coughing it could be CHF. Poor baby. Hope you can help him. I had a Chihuahua with CHF. She also breathed really fast and that was what alerted me to the fact she was sick.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:31 pm
I think he swallowed a toy.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
twisted stomach
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Ruptured Diaphragm with abdominal contents pushed up into the lung space. Happened to my dog.
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Symptoms indicate Heart Disease or Fluid in Lungs. Hope vet can make the dog more comfortable. Rheter.
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Could the dog have swallowed glue? Once ingested, water activated glue will expand hand get hard. The only way to save the dog is to surgiiically remove it.
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Enlarged heart with fluid, likely a partial collapsed lung.
September 2nd, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Is it a broken sternum?
September 2nd, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I will guess pneumonia.
September 2nd, 2011 at 3:38 pm
A lump that contributes to the excess water in the lung area…
September 2nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I think it could be tracheal collapes.
September 2nd, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Enlarged heart or congestive heart condition?
Enlarged heart is pressing against the trachea or windpipe, causing cough. Congestive heart conditions cause the tired feeling, less energy.
September 2nd, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Kennel Cough?
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:10 pm
plastic
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:17 pm
My guess is enlarged heart, which is pressing on his lungs and causing decreased oxygen in his system.
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Enlarged Heart
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:35 pm
I would say the Lab is much overweight and the stomach is pushing up against his heart causing his breathing problems.
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:42 pm
I am no vet, but I would say that this poor pet has non-hodgkins Lymphoma and can cause all kinds of illnesses as heart failure. Perhaps the dog also has an enlarged aorta.
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:49 pm
possibly have swallowed a small piece of rawhide that went into the chest cavity instead of the stomach causing congestion, the nagging cough of trying to expel the foreign object, also not knowing from what part of the country this 7 yr old lab is from it could be desert valley fever that leaves a dog lethargic, coughing, congested lungs, elevated white cells that attack within the lungs etc and could create a mass from the mold spore cells that were ingested internally, most likely running a fever as well with being lethargic. Prognosis – not good, unless under specialized and intensive care by someone as good as you, Doc!
September 2nd, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Enlarged liver
September 2nd, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Hemangiosarcoma
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 pm
an enlarged heart pressing against the trachea,causing the cough….congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Canine bronchitis
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
looks like he swallowed or breathed in a balloon!
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:31 pm
This looks like Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia (TVD)as indicated by the enlarged right side of the heart. It is not Mitral Valve Dysplasia as the left side of the heart would be enlarged instead.
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Is it a enlarged spleen?
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 pm
my guess is pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 6:51 pm
The cough is usually the first sign (accompanied by dry hacking) of a failing mitral valve, an enlarged heart and the consequential build-up of fluids into the lungs and pressure on the windpipe.The pet gradually -but often quickly- tends to display lassitude,a dwindling appetite, a difficulty breathing, perhaps constipation, and in his last days, weakness, less control of his limbs and a fast variable pulse. In particular, as an early symptom, the pup will display a bloated stomach more obvious when laying down. Of course,xrays which display a rounded shape as shown are usually definitive of CHF.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:12 pm
after having to visit my animal doctor again I change my guess.
My new guess is a Collapsing Tracia.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:28 pm
I am going to make a guess and say the lungs look good, so if that is the stomach, the Dog ate something to cause bloat, if that is a , then it is quite enlarged due to fluid build up. If it had a bloat from twisted gut, it would not have lived that long, but enlarged heart would cause a cough. Also so would an enlarge stomach from swalling something large, it could cause the cough and depression from being against the lungs.
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Inhaled foreign object
September 2nd, 2011 at 7:53 pm
My guess would be CHF due to enlarged heart.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:06 pm
I would say the Lab ios much overweight and the stomach is pushing up against his heart causing his breathing problems.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:06 pm
my guess is enlarged heart..cardiomyopathy.
congestive heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Sorry for the duplicate entry.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
I’m going with Enlarged heart. Looks similar to the x-ray of my dearly departed Himalayan who had an enlarged heart and kidney failure. Hard to treat them both effectively, but her heart was super sized and super fast.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
Looks like an enlarged heart, so I would guess congestive heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Heart failure
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:47 pm
It looks to me like he swallowed a plastic cup,possibly a medicine cup off pepto bismol or something like that,or even a larger one but still I think it is some sort of plastic cup.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
The heart is enlarged. The contour however is very rounded. Could it be there is fluid in the pericardial sac? Heart enlargement can have many causes, so can pericardial effusion.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:53 pm
It looks like a lemon,because of the nipple at one end.Or a very small ball. Please let us know
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September 2nd, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Pneumonia
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:14 pm
I have to agree with the people who said enlarged heart/heart failure.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Is he eating well? If he didnt get better or worse over the two months, is it perhaps a potato he has swallowed?
September 3rd, 2011 at 1:41 am
I think he has an upper respiratory infection. His lungs are filled with fluid…pneumonia
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:09 am
This dog has two sets of the same organ born with an xtra organ not picked up as a puppy. One organ works and the other makes the dog unwell.
Regards KATRINA
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:13 am
Born with two hearts
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:18 am
coughing and severe heart enlargement is the sign of MVD :Mitral Valve Disease
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:55 am
tumor
September 3rd, 2011 at 3:14 am
I think it could be Pneumonia.
September 3rd, 2011 at 3:58 am
could be a mass of parasites
September 3rd, 2011 at 4:14 am
I would say congestive cardiac failure.
September 3rd, 2011 at 5:13 am
The dog ingested something – perhaps a sock?
September 3rd, 2011 at 5:47 am
I think it might be a congestive heart problem, & pneumonia making it hard for the dog to breathe.
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September 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 am
My guess is hemangiosarcoma with an enlargement. of the spleen
September 3rd, 2011 at 6:33 am
fluid build up around the heart, likely caused by a virus or parasite.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:09 am
To me it seem he has a shadow around his heart which has some extra fluid, giving the heart the appearance of being slightly enlarged. It would be interesting to know if a pericardial friction rub cold be detected. Therefore my guess would be pericarditis.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:33 am
Pericardial effusion.Fluid in the sac around heart.Many causes most likely viral.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:38 am
Cardiomyopathy
Seems be fit the symtoms.
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 am
I’m with the swallowed a ball crowd.
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:41 am
I agree with those who think dog swallowed something (?). Lungs are suffering thus the cough and letharghy. Poor guy.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:15 am
Looks like he ingested a toy he really liked
poor guy of course he has a hard time breathing!
Hope somebody got it right I really feel for him
hugs for all dog lovers
antoinette
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:18 am
Cardiomegaly, left sided, with what looks to be a primary lung mass and a widened mediastinum
September 3rd, 2011 at 1:29 pm
I would think it is kennel cough/
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:41 pm
It looks like he somehow managed to swallow a turkey baster.
September 3rd, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I think it is congestive heart failure/dilated cardiomyopathy
September 3rd, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Congestive heart failure
September 3rd, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I think it is congestive heart failure.
September 3rd, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Is it an enlarged heart and congestive heart failure?
September 3rd, 2011 at 4:27 pm
not sure but it looks like the dog has a heart that is too big might have fluid in the bag around the heart
September 3rd, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Looks like a large mass above the stomach, still in the esophagus. Above the stomach (not gut) because the ribs are surrounding it. Must be something he swallowed. Almost looks like a plastic cup. If in the trachea he would not be breathing.
September 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Looks like heart disease his heart is enlarged an that puts pressure on the airways causing a cough. Hope all is well with him.
September 3rd, 2011 at 6:37 pm
There is no cancer. Masses show up black on x rays. I think the poor dog just has a mass poop. The lungs i believe are on the right of the x ray. So this would mean you cant see the heart. And i dont see any exit way. So the possibility of swallowing something or not digesting something is my best guess. Take puppy on a walk/jog and might get it out.
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:47 pm
It looks like a tumor.
September 3rd, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Cardiomyopathy.
September 3rd, 2011 at 11:10 pm
This lab has an enlarged heart with blood diversion in the lungs suggestive of heart failure & cor pulmonale – increased fluid build up in the lungs as a result of the heart failing to pump efficiently has caused the cough & lethargy. The primary cause of the heart failure I am not sure of….so CCF.
September 4th, 2011 at 12:22 am
LVF [ LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE ]HYPER TROPHY OF HEART LEADING TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
September 4th, 2011 at 4:59 am
My guess is he swallowed something and it went down wrong leading to aspiration pneumonia and possibly
later spreading to the brain leading to encephalitis and seizures.
September 4th, 2011 at 5:16 am
Swolled rag
September 4th, 2011 at 5:16 am
or stomache turned
September 4th, 2011 at 6:39 am
Could be liver problem!
September 4th, 2011 at 7:24 am
He swallowed a toy
September 4th, 2011 at 8:33 am
The dog ate something like his ball.
September 4th, 2011 at 10:26 am
Typical lab probably chewing on a small toy or food and either swallowed or inhaled it and it is stuck in the esophogus or lung causing the coughing.
September 4th, 2011 at 11:35 am
Did the dog swallow a small toy that lodged in his esophogaus and gave him less oxygen. I would guess that he wasn’t eating as well as he should.
September 4th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Heart or Kidney Failure
September 4th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Since he is a lab, he probably ate and swallowed a rock or stone. Some labs never learn but love them anyway… His food does not contain the necessary nutrients, thus eats/swallows non-digestible things, such as this rock/stone.
September 4th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I would guess congestive heart failure. I had a dog with it and so does my husband!
September 4th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Heart disease … ?
September 4th, 2011 at 5:20 pm
a foreign object has become imbedded
September 4th, 2011 at 5:52 pm
It appears to me that it’s an enlarged heart, esp. with the coughing symptom and age factor, I would suspect congested heart failure.
September 4th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Hi Doc, It looks as if the heart is enlarged and it looks as if there is fluid build-up in the lungs. The dog is coughing because it feels as if it is drowning in the fluid. The coughing is a gagging reflex and should not be confused with kennel cough. For treatment I would give blood pressure medication as well as a water tablet as to reduce the discomfort of the dog and clear the lungs. This dog can live many more years to come provided it stays on chronic med’s. If treated the lethargy will disappear as well. Regards, Alida.
September 5th, 2011 at 12:22 am
I guess it’s a liver problem.Maybe even a tumor.
The liver is too large,and it’s pressing against the lungs.
September 5th, 2011 at 4:05 am
Looks like a balled up sock.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:04 am
I think he swallowed a toy of some kind, maybe a kong.
September 5th, 2011 at 7:18 am
Cardiomyopathy. PS: Can someone help me with my dogs right middle lobe pneumonia. She has Addisons, well controlled and they tell me a month ago her RML pneumonia had to come from aspiration. Her panmcreatitis screen was normal but her lipase was elevated. Her amylase was normal. She was on 14 days of Amoxicillin and Cipro. The cough improved and the pneumonia almost completely resolved by radiograph. 4 days later cough worsened and she acts like something is crawling up her throat. Every now and then she chokes as if she swallowed something wrong, but isnt eating at the time. Now back on the same 2 antibiotics for 14 more days and she is not resolved of the cough. Eating, playing, sleeping great. Also, her urinary incontinence resolved after pneumonia came. Thus, I have stopped her Proin. I worry about reflux, but prilosec doesnt seem to help. She does not have megaesophagus. I adore her. She is 7 and beautiful. Help! Wrong antibiotics? condodasmith@gmail.com
September 5th, 2011 at 9:20 am
Swallowed a stone which was too large to pass through.
September 5th, 2011 at 9:37 am
I would test again for Heartworm using a serology test instead of Microfilaria test. If this also came back negative then I would guess pneumonia.
September 5th, 2011 at 10:32 am
Your info is sketchy at best not enough to go on to be accurate.This being said,CHF is my first concern.If the canine has been progressivly tiring over a period of time with labored breating that would signify congestive heart failure.The x-ray or ultrasound will confirm this.What throws me off is coughing for two months,I never seen this in CHF cases.I would have to guess and go with a enlarged heart possibly due to a tumor.
September 5th, 2011 at 10:41 am
He’s swallowed a couple of stones.
September 5th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Hi My guess is a stomach turned over, common in labs. Thank God I have never had this problem but I’m learning a lot having 2 labs now and having one passed from cancer 2 years ago.
September 5th, 2011 at 11:37 am
lung cancer
September 5th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Ingested a piece of rawhide which expanded in his intestine and is pushing on this diaphragm.
September 6th, 2011 at 1:58 am
My guess is torsion, twisting of the the stomach due to rapid eating and too much activity afterwards.
September 6th, 2011 at 2:49 am
I’ll take a wild geuss I think the lab could have asthmatic bronchitis
September 6th, 2011 at 5:23 am
Looks like tumor on the spleen caused by those wonderful preservatives BHA, BHT and Ethyoxequin
September 6th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Sock
September 6th, 2011 at 5:39 am
Sock.
September 6th, 2011 at 6:21 am
Heart disease
September 6th, 2011 at 8:27 am
this might be the case of congestive heart failure
September 6th, 2011 at 8:53 am
patch of cough. its a case of pneumonia
September 6th, 2011 at 10:19 am
Pericardial effusion
September 6th, 2011 at 10:30 am
fluid in lungs due to heart failure
September 6th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
I would guess it’s a hairball.
September 6th, 2011 at 5:27 pm
I think that mass in this Labs gut is swollen yeast. Labs are nuts for ‘people’ food like most other dogs, but this looks like it ate raw dough that has since ‘risen’ causing pain and listlessness and pressure when its lungs expand.
September 7th, 2011 at 5:52 am
Could you please give us the answer the suspense is killing me…. Thanks again
September 7th, 2011 at 7:51 am
Did he swallow a ball?
September 7th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
If everythign looks to be in the normal range,,,Could this be something as simple as kennel cough?
September 7th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Looks like fluid build up in the lungs cause by torsion of one of the lobes?
September 7th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
It looks like he has swollowed the bulb from a baby asperator. (What they use to clear babies noses with).
September 7th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
ENLARGED HEART
September 8th, 2011 at 4:02 am
He ate a Sock!!
September 8th, 2011 at 5:26 am
Enlarged heart/heart disease, overweight lab perhaps?
September 8th, 2011 at 11:12 am
looks like the dog ingested a tennis ball
September 8th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
CHF
September 8th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
This dog is suffering from Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:37 am
Looks like he might have swallowed a sock.
September 9th, 2011 at 8:09 am
I’m not even sure what I’m looking at, but I’d go along with the enlarged heart/congestive heart failure.
Would help those of us who aren’t used to seeing X-rays to see what a NORMAL x-ray looks like.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
It looks like the heart either enlarged so much that it pushed the lungs down into the abdominal cavity or this poor dog actually did have heartworms and they were so massive that they forced the lungs into the abdominal cavity, I don’t know, it just looks odd to me like things aren’t where they’re supposed to be. Though I’m not really medically inclined I’m just guessing. But when I really look at it & since I went from being a dog person (due to losing my spirit guide dog in 1995) to being a cat person it actually reminds me of a hairball. So oddly I’m thinking that maybe it’s somehow a hairball because I have a tiny cutie kitty who had a cough for a month or so, was low on energy & seemed tired until I started doing the simplest thing. My vet suggested a small amount of olive oil. Now he’s doing great!