@teffiemoore - does the honking just happen now? Ted seems to get episodes while in the car that ramp up either at a groomer he didn't care for - or this last vet. He seems to do alright with male vets/groomers? That is sooo odd.
He doesn't gag or cough at all. Is this a definite in his future, or can the worst be behind us so to speak? I want to hold out on hope. Prayer. Darn, I'll do a moon dance if I thought it would help.
He is eerily quiet. Happy. Whiney for food. Understandably so. He is getting much less than ever before. But, still following me around. Runs in the backyard. Plays with his brother Sam. Same dog as before the awfulness happened.
Should we just prepare ourselves for those days he is honking/gasping while just walking down the hall? He has had two bad episodes that I can recall that took much time and effort to subside, with the last of the two being the one that put him in the hospital. There was some minor honking but it stopped quickly. Which is probably why I was originally told by his first vet that it was a reverse sneeze. He had a smaller episode at the second vet who was the first to say collapsed trachea "keep him calm" and that was it! The really bad time after the groomer took some time!
God, I feel bad. I had no idea. Then this episode that lasted for HOURS at his most recent vet appt, all night and the rest you know.
Does this follow the same pattern pretty much? We will be looking at more frequent episodes like this past and heavy sedation? If he never has to be in the car, which I feel is what sets it off, could we bypass the progression? |