[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

All I am asking is where you have seen this information all over the internet. Dogs cough all the time and I have never had a vet tell me a dog had CT just because it had a cough when drinking or playing...or pulling on a leash. Any pup that pulls on a leash is more than likely going to gag and cough. That does not mean it has CT nor does it mean it will have CT.

The second vet said not to do further diagnostics more than likely because the cough is mild and more than likely is not CT.... <---- that is my guess.
He is trying to calm you down about this diagnosis and so are some of us. Trust me, if your pup has it, one day you will know for sure. Just try to relax and enjoy your pup....if the vet was terribly concerned, yes, further diagnostics would be suggested. BTW the cost for xrays and flouroscopy are not horribly expensive compared with other diagnostics...BUT if the vet feels they are not needed .. not needed!

No one is "upset" with you. I will only say that you keep talking about CT in various threads insinuating it is very common and it is not. I understand you may be concerned, but some of us are simply trying to explain to you that it is not a common diagnosis....that a vet should be looking at likely, more common causes for a cough first. I don't agree that "most vets" say that those symptoms are CT. Those things you mentioned are not diagnostic.l

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