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06-21-2010, 05:59 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS
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| So Scared it's Collapsed Trachea I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid or overly cautious, but Miles has been making choking sounds for quite a while now, but it's getting to be more frequent. It usually happens when he gets really excited, like when I get home from work, when someone new comes to visit, or when we're outside playing. He'll start to choke and just stop in his tracks and cough until it finally stops. It sounds horrible, and I feel terrible that there's nothing I can do to help him. Of course I've done some "research" online, and I'm seeing the most horrible things. Most of them seem to imply that if collapsed trachea is the case, I'll have to put him down. Just typing the words gets me so upset I can hardly stand it. I am beside myself and so scared. I want to go to the vet, but I'm so scared about what I might hear. If this truly is what I think it is, is there any hope? Is this something that can be fixed? Does anyone else have a yorkie with these symptoms? Miles just turned two years old, and I can't bear the thought of losing my puppy... Thanks for your help... Melissa |
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06-21-2010, 06:53 PM | #2 |
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| Why would you think he will have to be put to sleep if he has a collapsed trachea? There are many treatments from cough suppressants to brochodilators to weight loss that can help. Switching from a collar to a harness, not exposing him to cigarette smoke, etc. also can help. In most cases it can be managed medically. The first step is to take him to your vet and have him examined. Tracheal Collapse - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company! Collapsed Trachea in Dogs |
06-22-2010, 03:57 AM | #3 |
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| That makes me feel a little better. All I've read is that the surgery isn't a good idea, and that there aren't really any good alternatives. And once you Google the topic, all you see are terrible stories about yorkies that passed away. Once I started searching in the forums here, I finally saw that there are medications....whew... |
06-22-2010, 06:54 AM | #4 |
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| I'm wishing you the best. I hate to see this. I would take him to a good dr that can diagnose him and help him.
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06-22-2010, 08:11 AM | #5 |
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| Do you think there's any chance it could be kennel cough? Just a thought. |
06-22-2010, 08:34 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Melissa - I'm not sure it's the same thing...but Bridget does a noise like that - when I asked the vet about it he felt it was "reverse sneezing". He suggested I go to YouTube and search it out to see if that is what it is. I know others have posted the different videos so that you can see/hear what they sound like. I don't know how to attach them, but if you search out reverse sneeze I'm sure you'll run across it....they are posted quite often. My vet also suggested that if I'm still not satisfied I could bring him in a video and he'd be able to tell me...but from what I've seen others post (scared about the collapsed trachea) after watching the videos they saw it was indeed the "reverse sneezing". I also have a friend who's Doxie had a collapsed trachea and did just fine with proper care and meds. All the bad things seem to jump out at us when we're looking for things like this. I think it's because people need to talk about things when they are upset - but when the outcome is good - they are just relieved, and move on. I don't mean on this site - but in general... I'm sure everything will be just fine but I think Ladymom is right - first get your vets opinion....if it is anything more than "reverse sneezing" you can get right on the proper approach to get it manageable. Good luck!
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06-22-2010, 09:04 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Overland Park, KS
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| Thank you so much for your replies, everyone. I'm 99.9% sure it's not kennel cough. Miles actually had a really bad case of that when he was young, and this doesn't seem like the same thing at all. I did check out videos of "reverse sneezing" and it does sound awfully familiar! Although after watching videos of both the reverse sneezing and collapsed trachea, it is a little hard to tell the difference sometimes. If this ends up being reverse sneezing, what exactly is that? Is it dangerous? I'm going to make an appointment with my vet in the next couple weeks to try to get a definite diagnosis. Thanks again! |
06-22-2010, 09:34 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | lol Melissa - I thought the same thing that's why I asked my vet. He said that they are so close to the ground that even if you take your hand and hit your carpet...all the dust that rises goes right up your baby's nose. (guess I need to clean better) From what I understand - it's not dangerous....just their was of sneezing... "Young puppies can reverse sneeze, but the first episode typically occurs in late adolescence. Stay calm and get it to swallow with one of the methods described above. In a few seconds to a minute, it will run off to play. Reverse sneezing is a harmless phenomenon which needs no vet consultation and no medical treatment whatsoever. It is very common in toy breeds. I took this from this site: Yorkie Medical Information (which was the first one to pop up when I googled reverse sneeze) - but I'm sure someone on here can explain it better - or read some of the posts....they are full of others having the same concers and a lot of suggestions on what to do when they have a "sneezing" attack. Good luck ....I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a "ezeens" (reverse sneeze) diagnosis!!!
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06-22-2010, 09:53 AM | #9 |
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| Addie also does the reverse sneeze - sometimes a lot! I thought it was collapsed trachea, but nope! I read somewhere a simple test would be to apply some pressure to the throat area. If they start the wheezing, most likely collapsed trachea, otherwise reverse sneezing. Still get it checked out by your vet. If you go into the Yorkie Library, Wylie's Mom posted three videos, one of kennel cough, one of reverse sneezing, and one of collapsed trachea. You can see the difference then.
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06-22-2010, 10:41 AM | #10 |
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| A dog with a colapsed trachea makes a very distinct "honking" sound when it coughs. It sounds similar to "whooping cough" that humans can get. There is a sticky or thread on here that shows the three types of coughs and a dog performing each one so you can hear what it sounds like. One of them is a reverse sneeze, one is a collapsed trachea and the other is a kennel cough. I'm sure if you searched on here you could find it. I sure hope your pupper is feeling better soon!
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06-22-2010, 02:14 PM | #11 |
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| If the coughing ends with a gag, it could be kennel cough. See what the vet says.
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