Why is my dog breathing heavy?
My dog just started breathing really heavy and I'm not sure if this is normal. It just seems like he's having to put in a lot of effort to breath normally. How can we distinguish between regular panting or an illness?
A pant is normal but serious heavy breathing other than panting can have a few different underlying causes that I would recommend getting your dogs breathing on video and going into the vet with that. From there the vet will work out a plan with you and let you know what is going on.