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Constant Panting

My Aussie is constantly panting. She is also very timid. Is this a trait and is it normal?




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Panting
by: Anonymous

My aussie pants a lot because she is very active and gets overheated. As for timid - they are all different. You would have to check out the parents. My aussie's father was very timid and the mother was a sweet, sweet dog. Mine is in between. I have had only had one aussie and she is 2 1/2 yrs old. She is truly a jem. Very loyal to her people, is on guard all the time (seldom sleeps) and protects/plays with our lab (same age). She kills any animal that tries to get in the yard (except dogs). She has killed mice, moles, groundhogs, cats, birds, and rabbits.
Panting
by: Diane

I have often had this same question regarding Aussie's and panting.
Sadly I lost my beloved 4 year old Aussie to lymphoma a year ago July. He lived 7 months after his diagnosis. His vet treated him with chemo and herbs. Most of the seven months he felt very good, but was always panting. As a puppy we would have to put cold cloths on his head and keep the house very cool. His Holistic Vet said he has internal high heat and we tried everything to clear it without success.
We now have Jess our 5 year old female Aussie and she too pants all the time. She was a breeder dog and sadly has not had a very good life up until now 4 litters of pups and she is only five!
Been debarked even though the breeder denies this she cannot bark and has neurological trauma to her neck and hind quarters she too pants all the time and again we cannot clear the heat which her Vet said can cause problems. If there is anyone out there that has knowledge on clearing internal heat please share, she wakes up at night panting. I know panting can be pain and several other medical conditions, but she has been through testing and is often at the Vets sometimes weekly with multiple problems without resolve. Both of my Aussie's were and are positive for the MDR1 gene... makes me wonder if this is somehow connected.
My heart breaks for her as she never seems comfortable and is the sweetest little angel. As far as behavior both of my Aussie's have been wonderful. Jess is timid of dogs, but was attacked by one with one of her previous owners. We are trying to work on her fear issue, but at her pace.

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