Reading this post really takes me back to when I first got Jazz. He had tracheal prolapse, and any excitement or strenuous activity would bring on this terrifying choking- it did sound just like a reverse cough. I spent many nights holding him, in a rocking chair. We couldn't play with him at all, and his meds made him so groggy anyway. After about 6 trips to the vet (and a negative stool specimen) one day he passed a worm. So I took him back to the vet, for the second time that day. They kept him for a few hours while they gave him a major de-worming.
After that, he did much better, although he continued to have symptoms of tracheal collapse for another 3-4 months. Then, apparently, his trachea finally grew strong enough not to collapse. He's a big boy- over 7 pounds, so that may have helped.
Hang in there. There is every chance your dog could out grow the problem, if it is tracheal collapse.
The morning before the worm, the vet had warned me Jazz might not live, since he wasn't getting any better. If he hadn't passed that worm, we might not have realized that his condition was complicated by the worm infestation, since his stool check had been clear.
Hope this hasn't grossed anyone out too badly. But worm infestations in dogs affect their nutrition, their respiratory system, and a spot stool check doesn't always pick up the problem. |