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Originally Posted by yorkie729  Hi everyone! I have a five year old yorkie named Hershey. He is the perfect dog. He is playful, friendly, sweet---just perfect. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a collapsed trachea a few years ago. He has been on meds but his condition keeps getting worse. I brought him back to the vet last week and he recommended the stent surgery for him. I am soooo afraid for him to get this surgery. It would be the intraluminal one so he wouldn't need to be cut open. I have read so many negative things about the success rate of this surgery. The question is---do I just wait until he really can't breathe and then take him for the surgery, or do I take him for the surgery and hope he lives a couple more years? I just don't know what to do. Are there any success stories with tracheal stent surgery? I'm bringing him to the specialist on Tuesday for a consultation. I am so sad. |
I'm sure the vets have explained to you that by waiting until the condition worsens, you will be putting him in danger of developing complications that the surgery won't be able to fix.
Hopefully, the specialist will provide some clarity for you.