Labrador with lump under his neck, wheezy breathing

[carlos123]

I have a labrador dog that has a lump under his neck. It just randomly appeared after being sick, i'm guessing that still considers him sick. He is 6-7 months old and he has never received any shots. While breathing he makes a semi-loud wheezy noise, and when he swallows it looks like it bothers him every 5 swallows or so. At first i thought it was just dangling skin, but no, this is a ball type thing, not major, but it feels kind of like theres liquid inside of there. When i touch his stomach and he breathes it feels rumbly, of course by his breathing. Please help me!!!! :( thanks in advance!

p.s. his sickness started occuring on friday and this bump and wheezyness started saturday.

[Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM]

Hi its hard to say exactly what this is from your description but taking him to your vet would be my recommendation. A salivary mucocele, can appear under a dogs chin and is a soft roundish mass, filled with saliva. This may or may not be the problem but if it is, your vet can easily diagnose and treat it.
Dr Carol Osborne, DVM

[carlos123]

oh, and hes never had a vet checkup. :(