How many of your babies have a soft trachea? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

chandracz · 05-19-2009, 07:44 AM

How many of your babies have a soft trachea? I'm worried about little Bailey's trach... He's got a soft one and I know it's common in Yorkies because every yorkie i've owned has had one!!! I thought by getting a bigger yorkie I'd be decreasing my chances... Bailey is 8lbs. of nothing but love!

JoshieBoy · 05-19-2009, 05:14 PM

What is a soft trachea?

chandracz · 05-20-2009, 08:41 AM

I apologize I didn't answer sooner, I wasn't on last night. I'm not going to be able to answer this as well as someone else might but a soft trach is basically a trach that doesn't have the "elasticity" or "strenghth" a healthy yorkie's trach would have. I'm sure someone else can come along and describe it MUCH better than me!!!

jeanm1963 · 05-20-2009, 09:14 AM

My vet says NO but I say yes!! If Laci is really really running around fast for a while like at the dog park she she makes those funny noises like its collapsing or something..

Amanda7 · 05-20-2009, 12:15 PM

So far both my yorkies have normal tracheas. But my first yorkie when I was a teenager, had a collapsed trachea. It was very difficult to deal with, and at that time, there wasn't much the Vets could do.

chandracz · 05-20-2009, 01:26 PM

Yeah I hear ya, I've had two yorkies in my past with collapsed trachs and it's heartwrenching to watch. It's sooooooo sad. I never knew Bailey had a soft Trach until the trainer came over and told me (although I did suspect it). I think I wanted so bad to believe that he didn't, that I pushed it out of my mind...

afrye06 · 05-20-2009, 01:33 PM

So collapsing trachea and soft trachea are the same thing or no?

chandracz · 05-20-2009, 01:53 PM

well i'm not sure... i think the soft treach is more likely for it to collapse??? I know Bailey def. coughs a lot more!

suda · 05-20-2009, 03:40 PM

How do I know if my Yorkie has a soft or normal Trachea

London01 · 05-20-2009, 05:35 PM

Where is the poll option for "Not sure"?

I too am curious to learn more abotu soft trachea.

Amanda7 · 05-20-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by afrye06

So collapsing trachea and soft trachea are the same thing or no?

I believe they are two different things. A collapsed trachea is the more serious condition.

chandracz · 05-21-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by suda

How do I know if my Yorkie has a soft or normal Trachea

There's a special way to feel the trach to tell. I can't describe it to you and I wouldn't advise you to do it if you don't know how to do it b/c I don't know if it could injure your baby's trach furthur. I would suggest that next time you take him/her to the vet for their check up or shots you specifically ask the vet to check for it. All they have to do is feel a certain area of the throat.

chandracz · 05-21-2009, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by London01

Where is the poll option for "Not sure"?

I too am curious to learn more abotu soft trachea.

I didn't put an option for "not sure" and I really wish I would have! I don't know if I can edit it now, but if someone else knows if I can and tells me I can (and how to do it), I will...

JoshieBoy · 05-21-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by chandracz

I apologize I didn't answer sooner, I wasn't on last night. I'm not going to be able to answer this as well as someone else might but a soft trach is basically a trach that doesn't have the "elasticity" or "strenghth" a healthy yorkie's trach would have. I'm sure someone else can come along and describe it MUCH better than me!!!

Thanks for the information chandracz. I have heard of collapse trachea before but not soft trachea. I do not know how to identify if my dog has a soft trachea, so I have to vote not sure.

suda · 05-22-2009, 07:39 PM

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There's a special way to feel the trach to tell. I can't describe it to you and I wouldn't advise you to do it if you don't know how to do it b/c I don't know if it could injure your baby's trach furthur. I would suggest that next time you take him/her to the vet for their check up or shots you specifically ask the vet to check for it. All they have to do is feel a certain area of the throat.

thanks for the clarification, George has his operation next wednesday so i'll add it to the list of things to ask vet

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05-19-2009, 07:44 AM	#1
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	How many of your babies have a soft trachea? How many of your babies have a soft trachea? I'm worried about little Bailey's trach... He's got a soft one and I know it's common in Yorkies because every yorkie i've owned has had one!!! I thought by getting a bigger yorkie I'd be decreasing my chances... Bailey is 8lbs. of nothing but love! __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

05-20-2009, 08:41 AM	#3
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	I apologize I didn't answer sooner, I wasn't on last night. I'm not going to be able to answer this as well as someone else might but a soft trach is basically a trach that doesn't have the "elasticity" or "strenghth" a healthy yorkie's trach would have. I'm sure someone else can come along and describe it MUCH better than me!!! __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

05-20-2009, 09:14 AM	#4
jeanm1963 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weymouth, Ma Posts: 2,584	My vet says NO but I say yes!! If Laci is really really running around fast for a while like at the dog park she she makes those funny noises like its collapsing or something.. __________________ I Support http://www.yorkiesinc.com/

05-20-2009, 12:15 PM	#5
Amanda7 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New York Posts: 1,307	So far both my yorkies have normal tracheas. But my first yorkie when I was a teenager, had a collapsed trachea. It was very difficult to deal with, and at that time, there wasn't much the Vets could do. __________________ Snickers & Baxter Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.

05-19-2009, 05:14 PM	#2
JoshieBoy No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 2,114	What is a soft trachea?

05-20-2009, 01:26 PM	#6
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	Yeah I hear ya, I've had two yorkies in my past with collapsed trachs and it's heartwrenching to watch. It's sooooooo sad. I never knew Bailey had a soft Trach until the trainer came over and told me (although I did suspect it). I think I wanted so bad to believe that he didn't, that I pushed it out of my mind... __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

05-20-2009, 01:33 PM	#7
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	So collapsing trachea and soft trachea are the same thing or no? __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face

05-20-2009, 01:53 PM	#8
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	well i'm not sure... i think the soft treach is more likely for it to collapse??? I know Bailey def. coughs a lot more! __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

05-20-2009, 03:40 PM	#9
suda YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new zealand Posts: 1,039	Soft trachea How do I know if my Yorkie has a soft or normal Trachea __________________ I'm so in love with my little boy George

05-20-2009, 05:35 PM	#10
London01 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 393	not sure! Where is the poll option for "Not sure"? I too am curious to learn more abotu soft trachea.