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Rusty has short shallow breathing and is lethargic. He had heartworms when we rescued him and congestive heart failure. He has been on Lasix and Enacard for 6 years and has done well until this point. He recently had orthepedic surgery to repair his left shoulder (broken). The Louisiana Vet School repaired the shoulder with a plate. We took him to the emergency vet last night his temp was normal his heart and lungs looked good - he did have otitis externa and excessive tearing in his eyes which is now being treated. He may be constipated as well as the x-rays indicated feces in the bowel, but he only used the bathroom this morning and not very much. He did eat a very little bit last night. The vet checked his leg because he was limping a little (on and off), but she did not feel anything unusual - she gave him Rimadyl for pain, but he never moved when she was checking the leg so I don't know if he is in pain. She did say that she saw something unusual on the x-ray on or near his liver. She said it could simply be a nodule or it could be cancer. Is there anything that the vet may have overlooked last night? I love this dog and I want to do what I can to help him - he is like my child. He is not himself, a typical hyper terrier and he seemed to go down overnight - please help!

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