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senior · 07-08-2012, 04:32 PM

My 3 lb. 3 yo mini-Yorkie has a soft trachea, which causes her to cough and hack even when she drinks water too fast. The other night she tried swallowing a sweet pea whole and I didn't know it until about five hours later when she coughed it up.

I had her sedated a couple of months ago to have her teeth cleaned and she hacked and coughed for about a month afterwards since the vet had intubated her to give her anesthesia. I asked the vet to make a note in her file that the dog should not be intubated and the vet said that this may keep her from being operated on.

I want this dog's teeth to be as clean as possible to avoid heart problems down the road. She has to eat hard biskies (which she likes) but here are my questions:

(1) How do I keep her teeth clean?

and

(2) What alternatives are there to intubation?

Thanks.

07-08-2012, 04:32 PM	#1
senior YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Marble Hill, MO USA Posts: 2	Mini-Yorkie Trachea Questions My 3 lb. 3 yo mini-Yorkie has a soft trachea, which causes her to cough and hack even when she drinks water too fast. The other night she tried swallowing a sweet pea whole and I didn't know it until about five hours later when she coughed it up. I had her sedated a couple of months ago to have her teeth cleaned and she hacked and coughed for about a month afterwards since the vet had intubated her to give her anesthesia. I asked the vet to make a note in her file that the dog should not be intubated and the vet said that this may keep her from being operated on. I want this dog's teeth to be as clean as possible to avoid heart problems down the road. She has to eat hard biskies (which she likes) but here are my questions: (1) How do I keep her teeth clean? and (2) What alternatives are there to intubation? Thanks.