Chloe has a partially collapsed trachea (a weak section) according to my German vet. She said as long at it doesn't cause extended wheezing fits everyday then she would be fine. My pup is also still pretty young at 1.5 years. Every once in a while when she gets over excited she will do her goose honk and regurgitate a little. She has some arthritis as well from another condition so we just try to make sure she doesn't over exert herself and she has been fine. Later in life though we were advised to watch it to see how she will do. Not sure about the states but here they have a surgery to fit a prosthetic tube that can be inserted to support the trachea. From what they showed me it looked like a little spring. Thankfully Chloe's isn't bad enough to need it. |