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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  i'm learning here so i have to ask what i don't know about this. CT can actually be FATAL?? how bad does it have to be and what causes it to get that bad? i keep hearing that it's not that big of a deal from the techs at work when a dog comes in with it. it's obvious that it IS a big deal, but they don't seem to make one of it.
also, did the previous owner walk the dog on a collar? what other ways do dogs develop CT if not from leash/collar pulling?
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I imagine what the techs mean is that when a dog is honking it does not always mean severe respiratory distress. I have had people react to my CT pups in a way as to panic when in fact the dog was fine. In other words, it sounds worse than it is when a dog may not be in actual acute respiratory distress.
A person with a CT pup needs to be educated about the signs of respiratory distress so that they are not at the vet every single day. The key is watching the color of the mucous membranes.
The actual cause of CT is not from using a collar and leash. That will indeed aggravate it and is not good because it puts pressue on the trachea.