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Originally Posted by yorkieowners  What I love about Yorkie Talk is I feel we can learn from each other. We all have yorkies and we all know our yorkies. I am getting conflicting answers from vets. I have a very itchy 6 month old puppy that does a quick fast cough like a clearing of the throat. Some vets are telling me allergies because she itches and she does the quick cough. I have other vets telling me she is too young to have allergies and she has collapse trachea. Some vets squeeze her throat and say yes allergies and some squeeze her throat and say CT. So which one is it!! I have been to three different vets. So my question is and I hope a lot of people that read this will comment. Have you ever had a dog with itchy skin and a cough? Did you ever find out if it was due to allergies or CT and what helped their allergies? Thanks Yorkie Mom |
Hi, just saw this post after already posting my other thread about the same topic. I think some of the problem is that a cough in a dog can mean many different things and still sound the same. There is no definite way to know without further testing. My vet thinks CT, but even she said she can't tell 100% just from the cough. I am going to try the Claritin like Wylie's Mom mentioned in my thread for 2 weeks. If it helps the itching and coughing then I know it's allergies, if it doesn't then at least I can rule that out. Hopefully others will respond to either your or my thread with more personal experience!