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Old 06-14-2014, 08:46 AM   #10
ladyjane
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I have had pups with CT of varying degrees. The last really difficult case I had was on various meds...and I did speak with the specialists about the stent and opted not to do it because the success is limited if it is successful. In my mind it was simply prolonging the inevitable. BUT, I have successfully medically managed a few pups with CT. Each one had different protocols. I have never had one be as sedated on hydrocodone as yours was; but I would not want that either unless it was necessary. I have had to heavily sedate before to keep the coughing down. Again, just depends on the pup and the severity.

One interesting medication you might want to ask your vet about is Lomotil. It is an antidiarrheal and has a small amount of opium in it. It really helped one of my pups and also a friend's pup who had CT. There is no sedative effect because the opium is a very small amount. Somewhere in my files I have information on this but if your vet has not heard of it, tell him to look at Kirk's Vet Manual. Not sure what edition, but the dosage and all is in that book. I am busy atm so don't have time to look for the article, but I will try to find it for you later on.

I have had two pups with CT pass at an older age from other conditions. Recently I lost my beloved senior pup, George, due to a pancreatic mass and other issues in the GI tract. He had a profoundly collapsed trachea that was diagnosed in 2011. Amazingly he had very few symptoms...he was on Temeril P for years because of allergies and we suspect that the symptoms were held down because of the prednisone in that med. So, they can live a full life in spite of the CT. The real trick is to find meds that work and also keep them cool, relaxed, of a decent weight .. in over words, avoid all triggers as much as possible. Of course, some are just so bad that no matter what you do the CT will get them. I have sadly lost two foster pups due to CT.
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