I'm sorry to hear about your pup's CHF. Only advice I can give is don't give any medications without the doctor's approval and report ANY changes, no matter how seemingly minor to the vet so medications can be adjusted as necessary. Dogs can live for a good long time with CHF if managed carefully -- but the amounts of medications they take can cause liver or kidney problems. With Bungee we had to keep adjusting the meds for the CHF - especially the Furosemide -- because they were too hard on her aged kidneys - she was nearly 17 when diagnosed.
It sounds like your vet is managing the CHF well - if the congestion is in the throat, he is probably not going to want to medicate for it unless it's a serious health problem just to spare your little male's organs the stress of more medication. |