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Date Posted: 04:38:43 11/23/02 Sat
Author: Gordon T. Welch
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 203.255.61.127
Subject: Re: breathing
In reply to: Missy 's message, "Re: breathing" on 16:51:31 10/06/02 Sun

Greetings. I brought home a female Pekinese 5 weeks ago. She had awful breathing problems and a ton of snot for the first few days. Then I started training her, and letting her play outside for short periods of time; her gasping spirts became less common. After a week of adjusting to her new environment, I started taking her for short walks and increased her training time; her breathing problems all but stopped.

I've heard others say that Pekinese don't need a lot of excercise, but I'd like to disagree. After I began to give her daily walks her breathing problems ceased and she has no mucus overflow, either.

During the past week we've gone on several long walks. Twice for about an hour and today for 3 hours. And this is on a very hilly forest trail.

I've also noticed that any smell that she had before is now gone. So I would highly recommend regular exercise. I think the same is true for humans, too, in that exercise is a key tool to keeping us healthy.

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>Renee,
>I'm looking for some advise that I can pass on to my
>father. He lost a Pek recently and I found another one
>a few months ago and he is once again a proud happy
>Pek owner. Toby is now close to 6 months old and my
>dad has had him into the vet a few times for checkups,
>and more recently because of some breathing problems.
>My dad describes to me that Toby occastionally
>snorts/weezes as if he is grasping for air. The vet
>explained Peks have skin or something in their wind
>pipe that can make it difficult for them to breathe.
>Toby has also had a runny nose and seems congested in
>the morning. The vet perscribed baby benedryl, which
>my dad has been giving him 2x a day for the last 10
>days, it's not getting worse, but my dad is worried
>that he'll have to live on baby benedryl and will
>never kick it.
>
>Your message noted that Peks that don't have a problem
>breathing when their pups won't have a problem when
>they're older. I'm really hoping I can reassure my dad
>that this will be something little Toby will grow out
>of. Any suggestions you can give, I truly appreciate.
>Should I recommend he take him to a specialist of some
>kind, do specialist exist, and how do I find one?
>
>Thank you so much.
>Missy

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