Would welcome input on the most successful treatments for collapsing trachea. Further, has anyone used acupuncture, and if so was it successful?
Remy is now 14. He was at UC Davis last Thursday with their cardiac team to follow up on his heart murmur and MMVD. Good news is the echo / xrays and all labs show his heart has remained stable since the murmur was initially diagnosed in 2020. Only his upper heart chamber is enlarged (lower has remained static) and his lungs are clear - no congestive heart failure. While his heart condition is super positive news, the xrays show compression along the full length of the trachea. And he is coughing.
I have had him in front of multiple vets for the coughing with no positive result. We have tried cough suppressants (no effect), hydrocodone (no effect) and gabapentin was suggested but I did not feel the vet was credible so I did not try it.
UC Davis has him on a course of antibiotics - doxycycline, in the event there is some secondary infection impacting his breathing. We are on day 5 of the 14 day course. So will see what impact it has.
At this point I am exploring more holistic possibilities. CBD oil. Bone broth. Glucosamine. Acupuncture. These are all on the "dart board" to consider. I have calls into two new vets - both take a more natural approach - but pending their input thought I would see what wisdom may be out on YT.
Any input is welcome!
