The best advice I can give is to try not to let it upset you. CT pups can scare you with the way they sound. Many people were frightened when they heard my little Ozzy, but most of the time he really was not in respiratory distress in spite of having that awful honking sound. It is important to watch the colors of their gums. I always stayed relaxed believing that it helped him.
He was older and really a bad case, but I was able to manage him for quite some time with medications. After he passed, my vet told me that in most cases he would have died. I just was very attentive and did a lot of reading and was willing to try different meds.
I played with a lot of different meds (under vet guidance of course) and found ways to position him when he was asleep so that it was easier for him to breath.
The humidity here was very difficult for him. He also had to lose some weight. He was 4 pounds when he came to me and gained a pound, so I had to put him on a diet.
Keeping them cool and calm is also good.
Keep us posted...I hope he is not as bad as you have been told. |