Ladyjane I did have a dog with CT. At the begnining. 1 year old she would sometimes do the quick fast cough after drinking and sometimes well out running she would do it too. For years she only would do that quick fast cough on and off. Then at 8 she started to faint. The vets told me seizures but I beleive it was from CT becasue she would have problems breathing after the fainting. Then at 12 the honking cough they did a xray and said englarged heart pressing on the trachea. So thats why I feel my puppy might have early signs of CT becasue he does the exact same thing my other dog did. I think a lot more dogs have it then people thing. A lot of dogs cough and owners just ignore it thinking it just is allergies or normal but everyone that I talk to that has a dog that coughs early on ends up having CT later in life. What I mean by that is they have significant signs. Honking cough. problems breathing. Not all dogs will die from CT complications. Some dogs live forever with it and die of something different. |