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lisaly · 08-14-2013, 08:23 AM

I'm very sorry that your baby has CT. You have already been through so much. It depends upon the degree of collapsed trachea. My little one, Gracie, had collapsed trachea from the time she was very young. She would have difficulty breathing when she got excited. It was necessary for me to act quickly to bring her breathing under control. While she did get exercise and ran around the house playing much of the day, I constantly monitored her. When I wasn't working, she and her two sisters went most places with me. I always carried ice with me. When her breathing got more labored, I wet her feet and face to bring her body temperature down. When she got too excited, her trachea would swell, and it caused her temperature to rise. Often I had to put her in the sink in cool water to get her temperature down. She would run to the back door to go outside so that she could cool off on the first step of our pool. Initially I started with a spray bottle to cool her off but needed to use more drastic measures when it was more serious. Once I was able to lower her body temperature, her breathing would return to normal. Although she had many attacks, Gracie lived such a happy, active, wonderful life, and she did everything at full speed. Her condition was very acute, and each time we went to the vet, he compassionately would tell me that it was worsening. She lived to 9.5 years because it put a strain on her heart. My vet told me that he hadn't expected her to live that long, but knowing how to care for her made the huge difference.

Her sister, Ashley, had problems with her trachea that we treated with Chinese herbs. Our veterinarian practices both Eastern and Western medicine, but he is is most known for his alternative therapies. In most cases we used conventional medicine because my girls were difficult to pill, but the times I used herbs, they worked really well. Ashley's was not any way as bad as Gracie's, but it did cause her heart to enlarge. She lived one month short of seventeen, even though she had a collapsed trachea. Both lived such full, active lives. I hope you are able to find something to help your baby. Please know there is help available, and if I can help you in any way, just ask.

I've attached some links to thread that might help you.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...d-trachea.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...ease-help.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ea-yorkie.html

08-14-2013, 08:23 AM	#5
lisaly Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 5,892	I'm very sorry that your baby has CT. You have already been through so much. It depends upon the degree of collapsed trachea. My little one, Gracie, had collapsed trachea from the time she was very young. She would have difficulty breathing when she got excited. It was necessary for me to act quickly to bring her breathing under control. While she did get exercise and ran around the house playing much of the day, I constantly monitored her. When I wasn't working, she and her two sisters went most places with me. I always carried ice with me. When her breathing got more labored, I wet her feet and face to bring her body temperature down. When she got too excited, her trachea would swell, and it caused her temperature to rise. Often I had to put her in the sink in cool water to get her temperature down. She would run to the back door to go outside so that she could cool off on the first step of our pool. Initially I started with a spray bottle to cool her off but needed to use more drastic measures when it was more serious. Once I was able to lower her body temperature, her breathing would return to normal. Although she had many attacks, Gracie lived such a happy, active, wonderful life, and she did everything at full speed. Her condition was very acute, and each time we went to the vet, he compassionately would tell me that it was worsening. She lived to 9.5 years because it put a strain on her heart. My vet told me that he hadn't expected her to live that long, but knowing how to care for her made the huge difference. Her sister, Ashley, had problems with her trachea that we treated with Chinese herbs. Our veterinarian practices both Eastern and Western medicine, but he is is most known for his alternative therapies. In most cases we used conventional medicine because my girls were difficult to pill, but the times I used herbs, they worked really well. Ashley's was not any way as bad as Gracie's, but it did cause her heart to enlarge. She lived one month short of seventeen, even though she had a collapsed trachea. Both lived such full, active lives. I hope you are able to find something to help your baby. Please know there is help available, and if I can help you in any way, just ask. I've attached some links to thread that might help you. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...d-trachea.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...ease-help.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ea-yorkie.html