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jadabug · 08-21-2014, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

I wouldn't because usually if they manipulate and elicit a cough it is CT. I mean if you really want to know, it would definitely tell you much more such as how severe it is.

Regardless, the treatment would be the same. It's not like there is a cure for CT and having a definitive diagnosis will make a difference.

Try to keep him from getting overly excited....the more they cough, the worse it can get.

Thanks Linda. From the research I have done in the last week, I was leaning towards not doing the scope. I'm heartbroken that he has CT, but we will do everything we have to do , to make sure he has the treatments needed and that he remains a happy baby boy.

jadabug · 08-21-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mindy10

How old is Bogie? My vet said my 5 month old had CT because when she pressed on his throat he did that quick fast cough. I would think you would need more than that test to diagnose it. Sammie does cough that quick gag cough a few times a day and it only last about 1 second.

Bogie will be 6 in September. He has always had this cough when out walking and I've always used a choke free harness or buddy belt. I always just thought it was allergies and he had never coughed at the vets office.
I usually carry them into the office when we go. But last week I let them walk in on a leash with their harness on. That how our vet heard him and subsequently diagnosed him.
I feel so bad that I never mentioned it to the vet or that I didn't think of CT. I always thought they sounded like a goose honking not like a cough or at least in my mind it didn't sound like a honking noise.

mindy10 · 08-21-2014, 04:18 PM

Hi Jada I think I just emailed you. So your dog has had it since he was a baby too? And he has the quick fast cough like a clearing of the throat too? I had a maltese with CT and hers was more of a loud honking cough and hers did not start till she was 8. So when my new puppy did this quick cough I never thought CT either.

ladyjane · 08-21-2014, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jadabug

Bogie will be 6 in September. He has always had this cough when out walking and I've always used a choke free harness or buddy belt. I always just thought it was allergies and he had never coughed at the vets office.
I usually carry them into the office when we go. But last week I let them walk in on a leash with their harness on. That how our vet heard him and subsequently diagnosed him.
I feel so bad that I never mentioned it to the vet or that I didn't think of CT. I always thought they sounded like a goose honking not like a cough or at least in my mind it didn't sound like a honking noise.

Keep in mind that while it is a progressive thing, some really do not get as bad as others. Bogie could live a long life and not have problems with this.

My Georgie who just passed had a severely collapsed trachea, yet it never really bothered him. What got him in the end was a mass on his pancreas. He was anywhere from 14 - 17.

I also had another pup, Maxwell, who passed at a very old age. He had CT and it is not what got him in the end....so try to just keep a positive outlook.

Cat2861 · 08-21-2014, 09:12 PM

I like to keep myself knowledgeable about conditions/diseases with yorkies. So, CT can start at any age correct? Also if they are diagnosis with it they still can live a long life as long as they are not too excited and not in the heat correct?

ladyjane · 08-22-2014, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Cat2861

I like to keep myself knowledgeable about conditions/diseases with yorkies. So, CT can start at any age correct? Also if they are diagnosis with it they still can live a long life as long as they are not too excited and not in the heat correct?

No, those things can help; but they still can have very serious issues no matter what you do.

I have had a couple of them die due to the CT and nothing I did made it better.

mindy10 · 08-22-2014, 05:11 AM

Thanks Ladyjane. I guess like everyone in life. We never know what will take us at the end. Like you said we have to stay positive and hope for the best. You even had a dog with a severe case and that was not what got him at the end so you never know. I am finding more and more about it. That's why I am glad yorkieowners is doing a survey. Some sites say dogs don't usually get it till they are middle age. But some sites are saying they can get it at any age. Some sites say it is a distinct honking cough well other sites say it can be a hacking up a furball cough. I think the best answers come from the owners that have had experience with CT so I think if more people can come on and do the survey it will help many owners out there.

Cat2861 · 08-22-2014, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

No, those things can help; but they still can have very serious issues no matter what you do.

I have had a couple of them die due to the CT and nothing I did made it better.

Thank you very much for the info! I hope Remy will never have to go through having CT.

paisleypixels · 08-22-2014, 10:46 AM

Yikes! This thread has me feeling a little panicky. My guy sounds like a little piggie and sometimes coughs when he gets really excited or drank / ate fast... should I be worried? I didn't ask my vet about CT, but he did a health check and said he was the perfect puppy...

mindy10 · 08-22-2014, 10:53 AM

Paisley, not every cough means CT. How old is your dog? What does the cough sound like? It is more like a clearing of the throat real fast or a honking loud cough? I am finding more and more people with Yorkies that have a cough and I don't think it means they all have CT.

ladyjane · 08-22-2014, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by paisleypixels

Yikes! This thread has me feeling a little panicky. My guy sounds like a little piggie and sometimes coughs when he gets really excited or drank / ate fast... should I be worried? I didn't ask my vet about CT, but he did a health check and said he was the perfect puppy...

Dogs commonly do that .... could be a harmless reverse sneeze...or, as you said, just a mild coughing from drinking too fast.

Unless symptoms are constant and worrisome, I would try to relax. You can always video it for your vet.

windwalker · 08-22-2014, 03:57 PM

Yes, coughing is more common and normal then CT. The internet is a great thing but it can also cause hypochondria and sometimes doing more damage then the symptom. Puppies especially will cough from stress/exercise, lint, strings or fur from playing with toys or picking up new stuff from carpet or yard.

paisleypixels · 08-23-2014, 04:32 AM

Ha! I don't really think he has CT. He's 14 weeks and very healthy. He just snorts like a little pig and hacks a little once in awhile when he gets really excited and runs himself out of breath.

I'm just a panicky new yorkie mom. I get the same way whenever I use webmd for myself LOL

08-21-2014, 09:12 PM	#20
Cat2861 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 958	I like to keep myself knowledgeable about conditions/diseases with yorkies. So, CT can start at any age correct? Also if they are diagnosis with it they still can live a long life as long as they are not too excited and not in the heat correct? __________________ Catherine-Mommy to Remy 1 yr 9mths Roxy 6 years RIP Fritz & Hershey 7/2011 My little dog — a heartbeat at my feet. ~Edith Wharton

08-21-2014, 04:18 PM	#18
mindy10 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 581 Blog Entries: 1	Hi Jada I think I just emailed you. So your dog has had it since he was a baby too? And he has the quick fast cough like a clearing of the throat too? I had a maltese with CT and hers was more of a loud honking cough and hers did not start till she was 8. So when my new puppy did this quick cough I never thought CT either.

08-22-2014, 05:11 AM	#22
mindy10 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 581 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks Ladyjane. I guess like everyone in life. We never know what will take us at the end. Like you said we have to stay positive and hope for the best. You even had a dog with a severe case and that was not what got him at the end so you never know. I am finding more and more about it. That's why I am glad yorkieowners is doing a survey. Some sites say dogs don't usually get it till they are middle age. But some sites are saying they can get it at any age. Some sites say it is a distinct honking cough well other sites say it can be a hacking up a furball cough. I think the best answers come from the owners that have had experience with CT so I think if more people can come on and do the survey it will help many owners out there.

08-22-2014, 10:46 AM	#24
paisleypixels Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 70	Yikes! This thread has me feeling a little panicky. My guy sounds like a little piggie and sometimes coughs when he gets really excited or drank / ate fast... should I be worried? I didn't ask my vet about CT, but he did a health check and said he was the perfect puppy...

08-22-2014, 10:53 AM	#25
mindy10 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 581 Blog Entries: 1	Paisley, not every cough means CT. How old is your dog? What does the cough sound like? It is more like a clearing of the throat real fast or a honking loud cough? I am finding more and more people with Yorkies that have a cough and I don't think it means they all have CT.

08-22-2014, 03:57 PM	#27
windwalker Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Tucson,AZ Posts: 244	Yes, coughing is more common and normal then CT. The internet is a great thing but it can also cause hypochondria and sometimes doing more damage then the symptom. Puppies especially will cough from stress/exercise, lint, strings or fur from playing with toys or picking up new stuff from carpet or yard.

08-23-2014, 04:32 AM	#28
paisleypixels Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 70	Ha! I don't really think he has CT. He's 14 weeks and very healthy. He just snorts like a little pig and hacks a little once in awhile when he gets really excited and runs himself out of breath. I'm just a panicky new yorkie mom. I get the same way whenever I use webmd for myself LOL