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Originally Posted by Kerryn915  The first vet did actually see a small collapse. She said it wasn't severe though and they even sedated him and had a good look down the throat. The second Doctor did a full intubation bc at that point it had progressed so fast that no one knew what was going on. On those X-rays she could see the lung looked like it had fluid (which wasn't actually what was going on... The bronchi was so collapsed at that point that no air was entering the one side). Then at the vet ER once they removed the breathing tube they could see the full collapse. The intubation at the vet was actually keeping the trachea open. The most important thing to do is keep the cough under control. He had a few episodes leading up to his death where the coughing went on too long. I believed the vet that said it was irritation due to an inflamed tonsil. My mistake. I've heard great things about hycodan which is an opiate so some vets don't want to prescribe for young dogs. But it was something that I insisted on and my vet convinced me that there was no way that this was a serious trachea issue. I would do research on vets that specialize in small breeds and are experienced with collapsed trachea. To really fully diagnose a fluoroscopy has to be done which requires intubation. This is where I believe a lot of added damage is done to the delicate trachea. Don't let them intubate at all if you think it's collapsed trachea. My vet insisted that it would not cause any damage and that it def would not progress as fast as it did. Again she wasn't up to date on the issue. I think you are on the right track with treating for a bronchial infection. I think that's where my boys issues may have started. And it just wasn't treated properly. Best of luck to you. I know there are some members on here that have dogs that are older than 10 years and living with collapsed trachea. So if it's caught and treated early I think your pup will have a long life. In my opinion there is a few cases like mine where it's just a genetic issue and he was dealt a bad card. For it to progress so fast it's poor breeding. He never had a chance. So sorry for what you are going through. Not knowing is so scary. |
can you tell me what "episodes" you refer to? Like what was his coughing like? Were they just when he would get excited or bark? I took her to the Vet on Saturday and asked for the X rays the vet had suggested this the second time I had brought her a few months ago with the similar situation. Her symptoms were worse this time...her cough was longer and as if something was stuck in her throat, she also had like a congested nose....I am so sorry to bother you with so much detail, I just want to see if what happened to your baby is similar to what my Bambina is going through, like I had mentioned they gave her temaril p and hycodane...thanks for all your input