Thanx, Wemple. It's the weirdest thing ever. I took him to vet on Dec 21st (few days after choking on carrot) thinking, "I better get this taken care of before Xmas and wind up in emergency). Six vet visits later, here we are. Initially vets convinced me there was no chance it was related to the choking incident, but his breathing just kept getting worse, even with medication. So lesson learned. The surgeon and his team (oh, yes, Ted now has 4 physicians attending to him) are surprised that a piece of food would stay lodged so long in that area. so it is quite rare, but just my luck, we're the "rare" ones. All I can say is if your pet ever chokes and weird breathing starts in the followin days make sure they "listen" to that fact. It will save your pet a lot of unnecessary meds and prodding and save you a lot of money to go straight to a specialist. thanx for your prayers. luv corrinne |