I have a female Boston Terrier approx 9 yrs old. She has started having episodes of panting with tongue hanging out (not from heat although we do live in Florida). They are intermitent. She will wake from a sleep and start panting and literally jump into my lap or find me and try to climb up on me to hold her. She seems to get very hot (nose is hot and so are ears and chest. She sometimes runs into the closet as if to hide. I don't have the money to take her to a vet since I lost my husband and my job.....was in real estate business....haven't been able to find any free clinics for pets in Florida....any suggestions? It is killing me to see her like this. My Bostons are the only thing keeping me going at this point. I see them as my family and not animals.
