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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  Use the step in harnesses. They are the best. My Zada has a soft trachea and when she's excited she sounds horrible. Each time she has one of these really bad spells, it takes her weeks to stop wheezing even though I keep her home where it's quiet. I don't like taking her anywhere anymore because it seems like with each episode she gets worse. I've heard of operations for this but that there is no guarentee it would be successful. My Vet. said if she gets any worse, they could put her on medication. Don't know what kind, and am not a big fan of meds., but will cross that bridge when I get there. As far as I know, there is no real cure for this, so I want to make my Zada as comfortable as possible so she can have a long life. She was only 6 years old Dec. 5th. |
Yeah, my mom went through this with our old dog, Sam. He definitely got worse as he got older and excitement of any kind would send him into horrible coughing fits. My mom said that our vet prescribed some Chinese herbs (don't know exactly what) and they really did help reduce the coughing. I am really hoping that Alex's is not as bad. Also, I'm hoping that by taking a lot of preventative measures now, I can limit future problems. I just ordered the glyco-flex. I figured it can't hurt and will at least help his joints. But I've been doing a lot of reading and there definitely seems to be some evidence that such supplements can help.
Has anyone ever tried hyaluronic acid? This is a supplement I use myself and I've seen great results in my knee issues (I'm a pretty avid runner and also do gymnastics...maybe not the wisest thing to be doing at 32!). Anyway, my chiropractor had told me that hyaluronic acid helps actually regenerate cartilege. Do they make such supplements for dogs?