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pbrawdy · 05-29-2012, 02:20 AM

I just went through an awful experience with my yorkie and a collapsed trachea.. It came on over a period of time, maybe 6 months.. He was only 3 yrs old.. But he was highly excitable and barked like crazy at times... He started with the honking and it was only when excited.. then it reached a crisis in the middle of the night.. He trachea was collapsed and air was coming out of this trachea, you could feel it in his neck.. I had two choices, medicate with cough syrup and let him gasp for breath, or try a $3000 minimum stent at MSU..I opted to have him put to sleep.. I was afraid he would never be well.. any successful stories out there? it won't help me as we were in such a panic mode at the time, we made the decision for him to be at peace.. But for the education of others before the crisis hits, where are the success stories?

05-29-2012, 02:20 AM	#1
pbrawdy YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hastings, Michigan, USA Posts: 1	Preventing Collapsed Trachea? I just went through an awful experience with my yorkie and a collapsed trachea.. It came on over a period of time, maybe 6 months.. He was only 3 yrs old.. But he was highly excitable and barked like crazy at times... He started with the honking and it was only when excited.. then it reached a crisis in the middle of the night.. He trachea was collapsed and air was coming out of this trachea, you could feel it in his neck.. I had two choices, medicate with cough syrup and let him gasp for breath, or try a $3000 minimum stent at MSU..I opted to have him put to sleep.. I was afraid he would never be well.. any successful stories out there? it won't help me as we were in such a panic mode at the time, we made the decision for him to be at peace.. But for the education of others before the crisis hits, where are the success stories?