UPDATE Final result : Hoarse

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Anyone's dog ever have a hoarse voice?

If I did  not know it was my dog, I would not recognize Spud's bark today.  It is completely different

He is playing and acting normal but that voice is crazy weird 

UPDATE:

It appears to be an upper respiratory infection of some kind and yes, maybe kennel cough or dog flu.

He is happy today, but gets completely out of breath with any activity and starts breathing and rattling hard.  He is not coughing.  Sounds more like the nose and throat area. 

If things do not improve, he will be sedated to get a further view of the respiratory tract. 

Get Well Soon, Spud 

Thank you for  your thoughts

UPDATE 2

We saw Spud's regular vet this afternoon. 

His chest is clear. It is not kennel cough. He is not coughing. The focus is  now on the  heart and/or the swollen airway. Those where the vet's chief concerns but the reasons are unknown. By the time we got there he was quiet and calm but I did show the vet the videos of these episodes we are experiencing and he clearly agreed, " that isnt right" he said. 

No more activity. Just keep him really quiet ( ya, right)   

We will continue the antibiotic and he was given prednisone to get the swelling out of his airway.  If it continues, he will get some xrays. I wish, I would have insisted the xrays would have been done today.   It's his airway! 

 I didnt notice, but he has lost some weight since August on his weight today.  

He is happy, eating, and wants to play. He just cant play without loosing his breath 

Thanks for your thoughts!   

Update 3

WOOF!  WOOF! woof woof woof woof woof and a few great growls too!   

Someone knocked on the front door.   It took me a while to shut him down again.   LOL  

He has turned the corner and it's deep.  Normal. A little husky. Like Sexy -husky   

 

Final Update-with 5 days to go on steroids I think we have crossed over to normal.  We played today 

[Donna K & Quincy]

I hope Spud is all better soon. I can't listen to the video right now because DH is asleep and I don't want to start Quincy barking. I really hope he is back to normal asap.

[DJ & Chance]

Take care, Spud, and get your real voice back soon, please.

[Joani, Skadi & Elli]

Poor baby.  Hope nothing serious.  Sounds like it needs to be checked tho.  Take care mom...take care Spud.

[Kaitlin and Ludo]

Poor guy! I hope everything turns out ok!!

[Jenny and Cooper]

Joanne, hope Spud ate all his dinner tonight. Keep us posted. Hope his bark will be back to normal tomorrow morning! Will look forward to your update. (Fingers crossed!)

[Nancy & Echo]

This doesn't sound like a possibility, but here goes: Decades ago when I was a child, our family dog got a hoarse voice when she went to the ocean for the first time.  The waves were big and noisy, and I guess they really sounded threatening.  Eventually you couldn't hear her bark over the waves, though she was opening her mouth like barking.   She returned to normal after a few days.  I assumed this was like people getting hoarse after yelling at a football game.

I'm sure you would have noticed if your dog had gotten this excited and barked that much.  But it did return to normal.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Very strange. I'm stumped, it's not like anything I've encountered before. Waiting to hear what the vet has to say today. Stay strong mom! 

[Paige and Leo]

Hope everything is okay today.

[Donna K & Quincy]

I got to listen to video and it does sound rather strange. I hope Spud is doing better today. 

[Camilla and Darwin]

Poor Spud! I hope he feels better in a jiffy!

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Spud, hope you get well quickly.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Poor Spud, JD and I are hoping that you feel better soon! Joanne, we're keeping him in our thoughts and hoping for a big improvement.