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01-09-2013, 10:46 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: MO
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| Breathing Problems I am hoping someone might be able to offer some insight with their knowledge of Yorkies. My sweet Yorkie is 10 years old. I just adore him. He has always had issues with an occasional reverse sneeze, but that is it. It seems like for the past couple of years, the attacks of reverse sneeze are becoming more severe. In the last year, he now has the reverse sneeze, but even at rest he sounds like a human with emphysema. His breathing is always labored. I have taken him to two different vets that just suggest prednisone as needed and a couple of meds for a cough. They don't really have a reason for his symptoms. Other than his breathing problems, he still seems very perky and happy. I have to be very careful for him not to see a ball or anything he wants to play with and chase or he really seems to have breathing issues. Have any of you experienced this with your aging Yorkie? Has your vet had different recommendations. I don't know whether to try another vet, or to just accept the fact that it is normal old age. I just hate not to help him if something can improve his symptoms. Thanks in advance for any replies or insight. |
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01-09-2013, 11:03 AM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I'm sorry your baby is experiencing this. Have the vets ruled out collapsed trachea? Heart sounds okay? Whatever the cause may be, keeping your dog slim is important. If your dog has any extra weight, this will make breathing problems worse. You are doing the right thing monitoring his activity to keep him from over exerting himself. Keep him cool too. Dogs have higher body temperatures than humans. Try to minimize anything that would be an allergen indoors and outdoors, dust for instance. I'm sure people with more experience will give your some more advice on how to help him.
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01-09-2013, 11:07 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: MO
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| Thank you so much for your reply. Unfortunately, he is very slim. He has lost a few ounces, but has always been between 4 and 5 lbs. His heart seems fine. He gets the collapsed trachea intermittently, but he now always seems to be working hard to breath. The vets have mentioned possibly vocal cord paralysis, but he can bark just fine. I wish I could get a diagnosis. |
01-09-2013, 11:22 AM | #4 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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A specialist is what needs to be brought into this....I would get him to a vet school...they have all the cutting edge technology there and all the different specialists....with his age, we can start looking at vascular changes,....dont panic....all treatable....I had my little precious matriarch live on heart meds from age 8 until 16, and she was fine....If it isnt his heart, and it is a pulmonary concern, they will have a specialist there that can diagnose and treat the problem. Please keep us posted about his progress....You are correct tho, with the right diagnosis, you can get him started sooner rather than later, on his road to recovery! Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 01-09-2013 at 11:25 AM. | |
01-10-2013, 01:17 AM | #5 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| I would take him to a specialist. Our precious little Lolita did this for weeks because she was going into heart failure. Unfortunately it was to late for her as her heart was warn out. Will be saying prayers for your puppy and hoping they find out what it is soon.
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01-10-2013, 01:34 AM | #6 | |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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Here we have the opportunity to learn directly from anothers unfortunate situation that happened to their own little baby girl...please get your baby to a specialist before irreversable dammage occurs....that is the key. RIP Lolita, sweet baby girl... | |
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