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Cody has been doing some coughing this week, I don’t know what a reversed sneeze sounds like. Yearsssss back I had one yorkie that had CT and that was due to her constant pulling on her leash that was attached to her collar. Back then vets did not advise against using collars. She was about 9 years old and coughing constantly, I took her to the vet, she had CT, she was given no meds. (this does back to the early to mid 90’s) I asked how that happened, vet said does she pull when she’s walked, yes she does, vet said it was from the collar and pulling. Vet did not even suggested to use a harness, that was something I knew I had to do, and got harnesses for all 3 of my girls. Since joining YT I have learned CT is very common in the yorkie breed. So I hear my boy cough I pay attention, how often does he cough, does he cough every day, does he cough several times a day, are all coughs sounding the same, does he cough after running around the yard like a grey hound on a hot day, etc. Yesterday he was in the house, no excitement, did not just drink water, just started this coughing. He doesn’t cough every day, just sometimes. But I never take chances and now knowing this breed has CT issues is of great concern to me. He is going to the vet on Friday for allergies, I am telling my vet about the coughing, so my question is….how does a vet check for CT. Is there more than one way, is blood work involved. I need to know as much as possible to insure what ever testing is needed gets done. Thanks for any and all replies.