Sophie Kate also has a slight collapsed trachea (not severe enough to require surgery at this point).
There are certain things I have to do with Sophie Kate to insure she continues to be healthy and hopefully will avoid surgery.
1. It is very important to control her weight, that means monitoring her food intake and making sure she get proper exercise. Sophie Kate gets two 30 minute walks a day.
2. She can never be walked with her collar, harness only. Everyone who may walk Sophie Kate knows this and follows this rule or they suffer the wrath of me. Also I should add the proper collar is important, we use a Buddy Belt or a step in harness for walking only. She has a Puppia for her Snoozer seat but it is a little high on her neck for my comfort.
3 extremely warm or cold weather seems to affect Sophie Kates breathing during our walks. I make exceptions with the cold weather and will cut down her walk time. Warm weather walks are taken in the late evening or early morning.
It is very important that you keep aware of your Yorkie's health, watch their breathing and if there seems to be an increase of attacks (in SK's case she honks and act like she cannot breath). If there is an increase get your dog to their vet. Also I have the CT checked every six months when I take her to the Vet.
__________________ Cheryl,Mom to  SophieKate |