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Originally Posted by dwerten  yeah it is sad as the ct causes heart problems  ct is a very sad thing and hope it never happens to mine. I had dd trachea xrayed when she was under for spay as i had no clue what ct was but read about it and was confused as well by reverse sneeze vs ct so was paranoid as she had reverse sneeze more than my others but she was fine and her trachea was ok - wondering does cosequin help with this to strengthen the trachea ?
there is a yahoogroup called collapsed trachea on yahoogroups.com for information
and i would never recommend surgery for these dogs as the success rate is not good |
Actually, xrays do not always show CT. What it is is a weakening of the rings in the trachea...they are cartilage. I had a dog that I knew had CT and took him to A&M for cervical disc surgery. I told them about the CT prior as I had concerns. They xrayed him and it did not look that bad. (the xray that really showed it was in NJ and there was no time for getting it....plus it would not have mattered anyway. It was do the surgery or lose him.) .. Anyway...after the surgery, they were unable to extubate him. He stayed on a respirator for 24 hours...then they did an tracheotomy. Thankfully, he was able to breath without the trach after a few days...but it was pretty touchy. He only had a 50/50 chance of that happening. He lived another 2 years ... his heart finally had enough.
It is an awful condition. I have had three of them and have lost them all. I will say though, that they were older. They can usually be managed for some time...and I don't think you see it as much in younger pups.