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Originally Posted by Samiebaby  Prescribed Hycodan twice a day forever, Prednisone for about 12 days (will taper him down and off) and an Ase for maximum anxiety times.
Also, he's been in desperate need of a teeth cleaning and we've been putting it off because we were nervous to put him under. The vet said she would definitely recommend going through with it, but says we should do it at their hospital so if something does go wrong they have a full staff there. Of course, she gave me the heads up that it would be much more expensive than my regular vet. How do I NOT take him to the hospital for it? It's so risky that I feel like I don't have a choice.
He's doing fine right now... just resting. Me, I'm pretty bummed out. This didn't come on slowly like most - it was acute. So, I'm still really terrified and not over the shock yet. I can't believe I will have to medicate him the rest of his life and pray that he has a decent quality of life :-/
If any of you have any advice, I'm always ready to listen. Can use all the encouragement and advice you're willing to give. |
My Max, a pom/Chihuahua mix, was diagnosed with collapsed trachea at about the same age. When he had flares, the meds helped him to slow down and rest. Otherwise, he was still very active. He ran around the yard saving us from squirrels as usual. He is now 15. A sad side effect is that he now sleeps in the living room. It sounds cruel I know but we were not sleeping at all. He also has bad teeth, but our vet will not do a dental because it is too risky with his age and health. If my Max were 10 years younger and had full health except for CT, I would definitely go get the dental at the hospital. I have heard that there's a surgery to correct CT. But Max is not a candidate for surgery. Maybe this is something your vet would consider.
By the way, Max has not been on meds constantly. He only goes on them when he has a flare up. When this happens, I call the vet and refill his meds. I don't know if this is how most vets handle CT, but it has worked for Max. I will be thinking of you and praying that your Max has a similar outcome as mine. I can remember when my Max was diagnosed, we thought it meant he would have a shortened life span and live a miserable life filled with coughing and illness, but this hasn't been our experience.