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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I'm so sorry for your loss. Actually getting it young does not mean it is going to get worse. Mine has mild ct since she was a pup and it has not gotten worse. Intebating actually keeps here trachea open and unable to collapse during surgery. Callie who has mild ct and has been intubated multiple times for dentals and other surgerys and never had any issues. My older yorkie who recently passed away due to lymphoma had a worse ct and had even intubated multiple times for dentals with no issues. Generally a regular X-ray will not show ct it has to be a special X-rays done when their having an episode. They don't always have to go on medicine sometimes weigh and activity management works it all just depends on the dog. |
I'm just basing my opinion on how fast my boy went downhill. He had his first major episodes and was intubated for X-rays and then dead 2 weeks later. I'm not saying that's the case in all situations, but if it's not done correctly in a small dog (6lbs) they can cause more damage to the trachea. Just depends on how skilled the tech is I suppose. By the time he was diagnosed again (after a second intubation) the collapse had gone all the way into the one bronchi and the lung was partially collapsed. I'm positive that an injury that severe was caused by the second intubation. Maybe the tube they used was too large? Maybe they went down too far.. Who knows? The vet was treating for inflammation in the throat and not concerned at all about the collapse. He was prescribed prednisone and once I started weening him off the cough came back aggressively and he never recovered from the second episode. Had I know it was a trachea issue I would not have intubated (but I did so I learned from that) also I would have been more insistent on the use of hycodan to control the cough. It's all hind sight now. But I've learned that hard way.