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09-06-2006, 04:51 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lodi,NJ
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| Coughing... My yorkie Deuce has been doing this reverse sneeze thing since he was young and the vet said he would eventually grow out of it. I dont know if it is coincedence but we just adopted a stray chihuahua (which they told me was medically treated for any illness) and it seems like Deuce's hacking is getting worse. It was so bad yesterday that I thought he was choking. (I had just given him a treat when it happened)Also the chihuahua has this gray mucus in the corner of her eye every morning and now Deuce has that too. Anyone ever had these sort of problems??? |
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09-06-2006, 07:53 AM | #2 |
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| I hope this is of some help to you: I am certain that the condition referred to as inspiratory paroxysmal respiration, or reverse sneezing, and collapsing trachea syndrome are totally different conditions. However, I think that the symptoms of these conditions are very similar in some cases, though. Especially in dogs with severe coughing episodes associated with the tracheal collapse, which can look a lot like the extreme inspiratory effort that is typical of reverse sneezing. There are other reasons for confusion between these conditions. They both occur most commonly in small breed dogs and it is likely that there are a number of dogs who have both conditions. Tracheal collapse can be aggravated by any other condition affecting the respiratory tract, making it possible for a dog with reverse sneezing to develop tracheal collapse symptoms over time. I think that there are probably a number of causes of reverse sneezing and that many cases occur for no discernible reason. According to the "Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine" by Ettinger and Feldman, swallowing stops attacks of reverse sneezing. This source says that reverse sneezing may be controlled by massaging the pharyngeal area or briefly closing the dog's nostrils. Several of my clients have mentioned that their dogs respond to rubbing of the upper neck region, so this advice may be useful. Reverse sneezing is a problem of the pharyngeal region. Tracheal collapse is a problem that occurs because of improper formation of the tracheal rings. Weakness in the tracheal rings leads to a condition in which the trachea collapses, either during inspiration or expiration, depending on the location of the problem in the trachea. This is highly irritating to the dog and couging results. Reverse sneezing tends to start at an early age and to be a persistant problem. Tracheal collapse may cause some symptoms at an early age but in most patients there is a gradual increase in coughing over time and it may reach a point in which there are coughing episodes that last for several minutes and do resemble reverse sneezing. Severe tracheal collapse symptoms are more common in older dogs. Mike Richards, DVM 10/26/2000 http://www.vetinfo.com/drevsnz.html I would call the vet's office and ask about the eye problem.
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09-10-2006, 04:29 AM | #3 |
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| Only One has it? I have 2 Yorkie's a male and a female, but only one has "Reverse Coughing", he only does it when he is very excited......right before we leave to go out, or when he sees other Dogs or People. It stops once he calms down, it's quite annoying and it sounds like an "Asthma Attack" or a "Smoker's Cough"? he is almost 3 yrs. old and he has not grown out of it? But my female does not have it, they are not related in any way. I'm curious to know if it's Hereditary through his Breeding? Or is it Contagious? When I got him my Vet. said it was "Kennel Cough" so that's what they treated him for? I have had it Diagnosed by "Groomers" and other Yorkie Owners as a collapsed Trachea too? But my Vet. has not "Diagnosed" it as such, apparently it sounds the same? |
09-10-2006, 04:33 AM | #4 |
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| One of mine does it when she gets excited. The other one des not do it. i dont know if it is hereditary but its not contageous.
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09-10-2006, 05:53 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Could is possibly be a kennel cough infection from the new pup?
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