Whew...where to start? I've been stewing on this awhile now.
Tuffy will be 8 months old in 4 days; he was about 5 months old when we got him & sadly I have not met the breeder or the sire & dame. I thank God & all of you YTers for this site, I really do as it's taught me a tremendous amount.
2 days after we got Tuffy he got a sandspur & me, being the new mom I was/am took him to the vet that he'd seen before he came to live with us. First let me say I don't like the fact that the dogs are taken to a back room out of sight to be worked on. After what seemed forever, this doctor we hadn't seen before came into the room with Tuffy & a form he insisted I sign that gave permission to "gas" him to remove the splinter. WHAT?! OK, now I'm upset because I see that my poor little guy is out of it still. Turns out that doctor was filling in that day for the regular one.
Next day he started showing signs of CT & through the videos posted here I was able to tell the regular vet what he'd been going through. She agreed, gave him antibiotics for a week to see if it was a reaction to the gassing or really CT. Unfortunately, he's still honking
He seems to choke more just after he's woken up but it doesn't seem that he does it at all after exercise. From what I've read, they tend to do it more after exercise than at other times. He wears a choke-free harness & I've ordered a couple of the silk step-ins too. I'm at a loss what my next steps should be. I'm not blaming the vet for his condition but I'm seriously considering finding a vet that "fits" me & Tuffy better.
Thoughts?