Immediate Help Needed!! Yorkie Puppy Really Sick =(
 

We recently purchased a Yorkie puppy (three weeks ago) and after about 5 days with us he came down with a mild cough and we took him to the vet who said he had a very mild case of Kennel Cough and perscribed some Amoxicilin. After a week of the medicine we had realized that the cough was not really going away (however he was showing no other signs of illness at all) and so we took him to the vet again and the vet suggested that we give him a Tracheal Wash to see if he had some sort of virus. We agreed and took him to vet for the procedure.

Immediately after the procedure the he became seriously ill and could not breath on his own. He was then transferred to emergency care where they diagnossed that he had Pneumonia. That was 4 days ago and now the emergency care staff has said we need to make "the decision" on what we are going to do since he is showing little improvement.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so could it be something other than Pneumonia? I asked the people at the Emergency Center if the Tracheal Wash could have something to do with this completely immediate change in our dog but they don't really seem to think that is much of an option. To me (obviously not an expert) if a dog suddenly changes to the worse after a surgery the surgery would have had something to do with it.

Any help would be great (as soon as possible) since we are really at the breaking point and don't want to lose our little pupp =(

Did you call his breeder to see if maybe anyone else in the litter has also gotten sick...how old is your baby?

He is 12 weeks old, and they said another one had a cough but it was caught pretty quick. Ever heard of a Trachea Wash causing troubles with a dog?

Never heard of Trachea Wash causing trouble, unless some of it got into the lung. Did the breeder guarantee her pups?

I am so sorry to hear your puppy is so sick. I have not dealt with Kennel Cough/trechia wash/phenomia so I dont have medical advice for you but I wanted to let you know I will keep your puppy in my thoughts and prayers. I hope someone on the forum will be able to offer you great advice.

Sending hugs to you and your puppy,
Jennette

I heard that if you put a tube down the puppies throat you can cause damage to the Trachea, I am worried that it was damaged during the procedure and that is why he can't cough out the fluid that is trapped in his lungs...but the vet won't consider that..very frustrating

The breeder guaranteed the pup, but we don't want a new one we want the one that is sick...

but all his other litter mates....are okay?..what has the breeder had to say about this..I know Maximus caught a cough from the vet I think but they said he was too little for this procedure and they thought he had a collapsed trachea but to be positively sure that it was "collapsed" they would have to put a tube down his throat and they said he was still way to little..he was about 2.8 lbs at the time...

This is true...I would get a second opinion..this vet should be held liable if it has something to do with the tracheal wash...puppies are still too little to have that procedure..I'm soo sooo sorry this happened

They said another one had a cough but they caught it quickly, which I would say we did too since two vets just said it was just a minor cough (think one cough per hour). Our dog was only 4lbs when they did the procedure, I hope that they didn't do something that they were not supposed to do.

I am so sorry and will keep you and your baby in my prayers. I can't give you
any advice except to get a second opinion.

Where are you located?? Is there another vet close by?? I would get a 2nd opinion

I am so sorry you are going through this!

Best wishes and prayers are coming your way!

I have had no experience with this either, but just want you to know that we will keep your baby in our prayers! I hope he shows some improvement soon.

Where are you located...?..my baby had a really bad hacking cough that started at night..he did get better with the antibiotic, cough suppressant and the penicillian shot the vet gave him. Did your vet give a penicillian shot before he sent him home with the meds?...because is there was an issue with the trachea from the get go..and the antibiotic shot wasn't given I heard a bad infection can occur...

Me and scrappydoo will be praying for your fur baby .

blykmyk44, I do not have any medical advice for you, other than get another opinion if possible. But, you, your family, and that helpless little puppy are in my prayers. It is really up to God.

Chewy (our dog) didnt get anything other than a perscription for Amoxicillin to be given to him 2xs a day for 10 days. Im really at the point that I just want answers, I have called a couple other vets (including the one that diagnosed him with the Amoxicillin) to see if the Tracheal Wash should have been done...

Please don't give up on your baby..I went through a similar ordeal..when I only had my baby for about 2 weeks...one night he started hacking like crazy I went to the vet and he said collapsed trachea..no xray no blood work just collapsed trachea...(my bf took him not me or I would of demanded these things)..next day I went for a second opinion..the vet said his trachea looked okay and to keep him on the antibiotics and see in a week..if the cough didn't go away we would again take a look at another xray..but it would be months before he would be ready to have a tube entered down his thorat to check out his trachea..if ever...THANK GOD..Maximus cough did go away but occassionally he does hack and I attribute it to reverse sneezing or allergies..wishful thinking???..I pray everyday that Maximus is okay and I would sooo get a second opinion before you make a decision..please pm me if you want any info..I'm in NY

He should of gotten a prescription for a)cough suppressant, b)anti-inflammatory..think that would be the amoxicillan and a shot the vet..when I get home I can post what Maximus was given..where are you located? I don't think the vet would admit wrong doing..but maybe you should check him out and bring him somewhere else before it is too late..if you are in NY..I will help

We are actually in Seattle, WA..The reason we can't take him anywhere else is that he needs oxygen at all time right now to live..I have a feeling that he had a bit of a cough and the tube just threw him over the edge. I have put in a call to two other Vets to see if the Vet is liable for this problem. Thanks for the help.

I just want to say how sorry I am that you are going through this. I can only imagine how hard it must be for you. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers and hope for the best for your precious baby.

Dana

What was her reasoning for making the store pay the bill, how did she go about the process of making sure they paid it. We did not buy from a pet store but a breeder but want to know if they should be held responsible for the bills ($3,000+) they said they would refund us ($700) but that is obviously a small dent

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Check you state laws. In some places you are only responsible up to the price of the pup if it is the breeder fault. Pet shops are different.

Yorkie Rose is right!! Each state is different.
But, my acquaintance consulted an attorney and was instructed to send a notarize, registered letter to the shop. The shop wanted her to bring the baby back to their vet on their payroll. BUT, most likely they would have elected NOT to treat but euthanize. The letter they wrote said that unless the shop agreed to pay the bills, their attorney would go public..and they were prepared to do that..

I am sorry that your baby is so sick... I know that the human body has an amazing ability to heal, I would think that this may be true for puppies also... if the puppy isn't in pain, maybe with rest and medical help it may recover.

I will keep you all in my thoughts

Anyone have any insight on the laws in Washington State (that is where I live)

Oh, so sorry to hear about your puppy. I don't have any advice per se, but I would think that if your vet was sure he didn't do anything wrong, he wouldn't have a problem having another vet come in and check the puppy out to give you a second opinion. I pray everything works out for you.
Windy and Lida Rose

I've very sorry to hear of your puppy, blykmyk44... I am also in Seattle, that's just a very tough decision to make if your puppy isn't getting any better. As others have said, the only thing may be to try to get another vet to go to where your puppy is now and get a 2nd opinion that way, if the emergency place would allow it. We're all pulling for you lil' guy!

thank you .. we are praying for him too..

I'm sorry about your puppy. Its so unfortunate that your puppy had a mild case of kennel cough and ends up worst after a procedure. I would get a 2nd opinion and do some research online about the trachea wash.
When we first got our puppy he also had a mild case of kennel cough. He would have these like sudden kinda gasping for air attacks. I described it that it sounded like a asthma attack. They happened everyday but not alot. He was also prescribed antibiotics for the 10days. Which we gave him and at the follow up appt...the vet didnt seem too concerned about him getting any worse..his lungs were clear but we were still worried that he was still having that hacking even after the antibiotic treatment. Vet said sometimes it takes weeks, months for it to go away. He was right. With no further treatments my pup was all better by 3-4weeks. He doesnt have those gasping for air attacks anymore.
I certainly hope your puppy pulls through this...I'll be praying