Actually Cerenia does help with a mild to medium collapse and I would say at this point your Vet is not prescribing Hycodan because he/she does not feel it is bad enough for Hycodan.
the way Cerenia works is that it tells the brain not to cough. My 12 year old Yorkie has enough of a collapse that I have to give him Hycodan when he has coughing that starts up and continues. I give Cerenia as well sometimes to help stop the coughing. Hycodan is a narcotic cough suppressant.
There is another thing that often works for a collapsing trachea. The injectible drug Adequan for knee cartilage also seems to strengthen somewhat the trachea. There are many Vets that know about this as mine does too. Same protocol as is used for knees, amount appropriate for weight given once a week for 8 weeks then once every 3 to 4 weeks. It does not help in all collapsing trachea issues but worth a try. Adequan is not an expensive drug. |