 Collapse Trachea Reasons
After doing a lot of research and talking to people that have smaller breeds I feel I am learning more about CT. It seems most dogs that have severe difficulty with CT it is due to other problems. ex: enlarged heart, overweight, dental disease. Trauma to the neck (grooming) I am seeing a lot of small breeds that do cough when pulling on a leash and sometimes harness or drinking water that are 15 years old. So does that mean they have a CT or just a weak trachea. Have talked to people that have dogs that cough but when doing tests there is no sign of a collapse in the trachea. I have heard of dogs that do this cough thing and are still alive at 15 years old. So I am assuming they don't have a enlarged heart causing the trachea to get worse. So I thing the key here is to make sure you get your dogs dentals, exercise and keep them at the correct weight. Does anyone agree to that? |