I had a dog with ct, he was 4 when he was diagnosed, and 6 when i needed to put himn to sleep, I am a doctor myself not a vet but a dr, i went to 3 different vets all top surgeons in the country they all said the same thing its risky and the best you will get is probably 2 years at the most, and the chance he will need a stent inside the stent is high, also the dog will need to be on steriods all the time, and long time steroid use is a bad idea. Do you know where the collapse is in your dog, dependong on where it is, your dog may not even be a candidate for a stent. May I ask what meds yor dog is on now? I know how hard it is, my dog was diagnosed at 4 had a pretty good life til 5, and did ok til 6 but the heat in june made it so much worse and his quality of life was down to zero so I needed to put him to sleep. I know i tried everything I could for him, the meds would work for a while then just stop then tried another and another and another til we ran out of things to try, I am so sorry your dog has this. I still hear the wheezing and honks in my head. |