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10-23-2011, 05:30 PM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead FL
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| Kennel Cough OR Collapsing Treachea? Hello everyone, please Help. I brought home my Nicky at 9 weeks old just 3 weeks ago from a breeder in South FL. He is a supposed minature weighing in at 1.3 lbs. He has a "hacking" honking type of cough and was on Colovamox for 12 days (kennel cough we thought), didn't work, NOW on Doxycycline and two different cough syrups. His congestion cleared up, but still has a honking type of cough, and does that "hack" sound now and then but much worse at night. HELP! It's been 3 weeks. Vet is talking about consulting an internal vet specialist to maybe do a bronchoscopy or perhaps a "treachea wash" to clear this up. THere is a chance of a genetic treachea problem also. I had a full size yorkie years ago that had to be put down due to a severe collapsed treachea! So scared, and uncertain. I also got pet insurance but of course they refused to cover this "pre existing" problem. That figures too. |
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10-24-2011, 11:13 AM | #2 |
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| So sorry you little one has this problem. Could be the collapsing trachea since it sounds like a honk. I have heard the reverse sneezing sounds similar. Can't offer any advise other than to follow the vets advise unless you don't trust them and then perhaps seek another opinion. |
10-24-2011, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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| It could be either, but because there was congestion present that the antibiotic took care of, it is likely that part or all of it is kennel cough. Clavamox is not a great choice for this. Not a big surprise that it didn't seem to work. Also though, antibiotics don't cure kennel cough, but do take care of secondary infections. The cough could take weeks to go away. I just went through the same thing with my puppy earlier this year. It kind of sounded like CT, but then he got all nasally, so we knew it was KC. Treated with antibiotics for the secondary infection, stopped the nasally-ness, and eventaully got rid of the cough. He gave the same thing to my Yorkie and it was the same story with her. Doxycycline is a good antibiotic for this; however, it usually isn't given to puppies. It is very possible that your pup will have yellow staining on the teeth now because the adults aren't fully erupted (so just fyi). Was an xray done? That could help rule out CT. If the vet is that concerned, then maybe it's time to see a specialist or see another vet at the least. Your explanation of the symptoms sounds like KC to me, but of course always err on the side of caution with CT prone breeds.
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10-28-2011, 12:33 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chicagoland
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| I just picked my 7 yo yorkie up at a university teaching hospital for small animals. He was diagnosed with a collapsing trachea after having fluoroscopy done. This hospital at Purdue Univ Lafayette was the only available known to have that test ability. He has probably had the CT all his life and it keeps get progressively worse. I was once told reverse sneeze, cough, soft palate issue, etc. Not until it became SEVERE was I told collapsing trachea and to just keep him calm. He began "honking" on Wednesda at the vets and it never stopped. I took him to one emergency hospital suggested by the vet and they told me to take him to Purdue for possible surgery. He did not have the stent surgery. His collapse is very bad. He is resting now at home and on four medications. We are switching from his grain free diet to raw. He will NOT go to a vet/groomer/anywhere any more without his medicine to calm him down. The medicine is very strong. I hope the best for you. But please at least find out what it is exactly. I was never told. And he is in bad shape. He is also overweight for he couldn't walk far because of the problem. He needed xrays to find out. The flouroscopy, I was told, would show his trachea. And I saw the film yesterday. The trachea was closed at the upper part - not lower which is really bad. Life will be different for him now. Very calm here. Very quiet. All phone ringers are OFF. No door bell allowed. I must keep the other two calm and quiet too. If someone is to visit he will need to go downstairs in his cage. I am going to be sure he is cared for. I am very sorry you are going thru this. Hope all turns out well and it turns out to be elongated soft palate or something like that!! HOPE!!!! Take care.
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10-28-2011, 12:37 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: chicagoland
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| I just picked my 7 yo yorkie up at a university teaching hospital for small animals. He was diagnosed with a collapsing trachea after having fluoroscopy done. This hospital at Purdue Univ Lafayette was the only available known to have that test ability. He has probably had the CT all his life and it keeps get progressively worse. I was once told reverse sneeze, cough, soft palate issue, etc. Not until it became SEVERE was I told collapsing trachea and to just keep him calm. He began "honking" on Wednesday at the vets and it never stopped. I took him to one emergency hospital suggested by the vet and they told me to take him to Purdue for possible surgery. He did not have the stent surgery. His collapse is very bad. He is resting now at home and on four medications. We are switching from his grain free diet to raw. He will NOT go to a vet/groomer/anywhere any more without his medicine to calm him down. The medicine is very strong. I hope the best for you. But please at least find out what it is exactly. I was never told. And he is in bad shape. He is also overweight for he couldn't walk far because of the problem. He needed xrays to find out. The flouroscopy, I was told, would show his trachea. And I saw the film yesterday. The trachea was closed at the upper part - not lower which is really bad. His heart is good, his lungs good, blood work all good. whew! Life will be different for him now. Very calm here. Very quiet. All phone ringers are OFF. No door bell allowed. I must keep the other two calm and quiet too. If someone is to visit he will need to go downstairs in his cage. I am going to be sure he is cared for. I am very sorry you are going thru this. Hope all turns out well and it turns out to be elongated soft palate or something like that!! HOPE!!!! Take care.
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12-05-2011, 08:49 AM | #6 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead FL
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| Hi. Yes Three sets of Xrays were done 2 weeks apart. They were looking for possible pneumonia but NOTHING. Thank god. So we stopped doxy and put him on Zythromax. 3 days after zythro he stopped coughing almost completly! I was really happy and seeing a light at the end of that tunnel. After stopping Zythro, he coughed a little but nothing severe like it was. 10 days off it, now started 5 days back on according to the internist. He's doing really well again. He "hyperventilates" now and then mainly when he's excited or playing.....WHICH is probebly a seperate issue. Like a heart problem or treachea problem. Collapsing treachea is not diagnosed until he is an adult so not freaking about that yet. I am concerned about his aorta. They saw something out of place on it in the Xray they did. Has to have an echo cardiogram down the road to find out what that is. WOW this quite the million dollar dog! But I LOVE him so. |
12-05-2011, 08:54 AM | #7 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Homestead FL
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| Barbara, I had a yorkie with my family back in the 80's. He was 7 yrs old when he had a collapsing treachea. He was full size and had the snorting and honking cough, so severe that he couldn't breathe when it got really bad. Back then there was no stent surgery, so we had to put him to sleep and it killed us. DON'T WORRY thank god NOW they can do surgery and my vet said the stents work wonderfully and they have a long great life after the procedure. HANG in there. Keep him calm but look into that surgery. If it happens to my little Nicky (who is a miniature and having problems already) I will go that route. |
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