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Bobble Head · 07-16-2008, 07:38 AM

I am Winston's mommy, I have posted a few threads on here regarding his coughing problem at night time.

To sum it up - after we had him groomed the first time, that night he had a terrible cough and than he threw up a white foamy stuff. And than the next night the same thing.

The white foamy stuff quit after a while but his cough has lasted a month now. His cough sounds like "cough, cough, yak, gag" and he only does it when he starts to sette down to go to bed.

His over-all health is 100% normal (eats, drinks, poops/pees, and plays like normal).

We took him to the vet the second night he had this cough. The vet told us it was nothing and that everything looked fine and felt fine in his throat. We took him back to the same vet about a week later because his cough was still the same. All the vet could say is yorkies are small breeds and that he will JUST have a cough. I demanded an ex-ray that visit but the vet said it looked normal.

So we took Winston home and figured we would just have to live with this cough.

But after about 2 weeks, we just couldn't take it any longer. Our poor little boy was suffering and we didn't believe in our guts that it was 'just because he was a small breed'.

Yesterday we took him to a different vet for a second opinion. This vet right away told us 3 things that he thought it could be and than he narrowed it down from there. First thing he mentioned was collapsed trachea but Winston wasn't showing all the systems for it, second was allergies but also he wasn't showing all the systems. Thirdly he said it could be tonsillitis, he said that Winston showed ' all the clinical systems' for it.

Right away his new vet showed us books on where his tonsils are and put Winston on a treatment plan.

The reason I'm telling everyone this is... DON'T BE AFRAID TO SECOND OPINIONS! I can't believe his first vet wasn't even willing to explore what it could be. He was just going to let poor Winston suffer.

We are switching vets now. And I will always trust my gut for now on.

07-16-2008, 07:38 AM	#1
Bobble Head Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 80	Don't be afraid to get a 2nd opinion!! - Couging at Night - read this I am Winston's mommy, I have posted a few threads on here regarding his coughing problem at night time. To sum it up - after we had him groomed the first time, that night he had a terrible cough and than he threw up a white foamy stuff. And than the next night the same thing. The white foamy stuff quit after a while but his cough has lasted a month now. His cough sounds like "cough, cough, yak, gag" and he only does it when he starts to sette down to go to bed. His over-all health is 100% normal (eats, drinks, poops/pees, and plays like normal). We took him to the vet the second night he had this cough. The vet told us it was nothing and that everything looked fine and felt fine in his throat. We took him back to the same vet about a week later because his cough was still the same. All the vet could say is yorkies are small breeds and that he will JUST have a cough. I demanded an ex-ray that visit but the vet said it looked normal. So we took Winston home and figured we would just have to live with this cough. But after about 2 weeks, we just couldn't take it any longer. Our poor little boy was suffering and we didn't believe in our guts that it was 'just because he was a small breed'. Yesterday we took him to a different vet for a second opinion. This vet right away told us 3 things that he thought it could be and than he narrowed it down from there. First thing he mentioned was collapsed trachea but Winston wasn't showing all the systems for it, second was allergies but also he wasn't showing all the systems. Thirdly he said it could be tonsillitis, he said that Winston showed ' all the clinical systems' for it. Right away his new vet showed us books on where his tonsils are and put Winston on a treatment plan. The reason I'm telling everyone this is... DON'T BE AFRAID TO SECOND OPINIONS! I can't believe his first vet wasn't even willing to explore what it could be. He was just going to let poor Winston suffer. We are switching vets now. And I will always trust my gut for now on.