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01-08-2012, 07:30 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: massachusetts
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| Collapsing Trachea My baby has just been diagnosed with a collapsing trachea. I am so worried about him everything I read just makes me more upset. Does anyone know if a dog can live a long time with this condition. I feel like such a bad owner since I thought he was coughing because he ate something he is not suppose to (kleenex), but he was really having difficulty breathing. He is only 4 1/2 years old. He is not on any medication, but the vet said she will give him cough medicine if I notice him coughing more. Anyone else living with this condition. |
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01-08-2012, 08:11 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I am very sorry your baby has been diagnosed with this. Depending on the severity of the case, dogs can live with the condition. I don't know a lot about it, but the first recommendation is to strictly manage weight. The heavier the dog is, the more strain that is put on the neck and breathing. Second, manage activity and avoid overexciting or overexerting your baby. There are various treatments available depending on the case. If possible, you could consult an internal medicine specialist with greater experience in the area.
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01-09-2012, 02:29 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: massachusetts
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| Thanks for responding. He loves to go for walks, and the vet did not think he was overweight. She didn't tell me to stop his walks. He likes to play with his toys. He doesn't have a problem everyday, but he has had some coughing in the past. He hasn't coughed since he was diagnosed, but I am keeping a record of when he does so I have more info for the vet. Thanks again. |
01-09-2012, 03:21 PM | #4 | |
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Your post sounds very encouraging. He is in good shape and likes to go for walks and doesn't have problems every day. I know there are people here who have dealt with CT, and I hope they will share their experience and post more recommendations for you.
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01-09-2012, 04:07 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas
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| I have an old pom that has this trouble. She is 12 years old. about 2 years ago my vet put her on Predisone..........it has helped her alot. She doesn't take it all the time now.........just for a few days at a time when it flairs up . She does really well now.
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01-09-2012, 08:46 PM | #6 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| I have had a few pups with CT. I have one right now who is about 12 and I had no idea he had it until recently. He actually has a severe one, but is asymptomatic. They said that does sometimes happen. We found out when he was xrayed for something else. Others have had that typical goose honk. One lived to be an older pup around 14 and he did not pass from CT. A foster I had did pass due to cardiac problems related to CT. What I am trying to say here is that every single one is different. It sounds like your pup is doing well. I would just continue to do what you are doing and keep a record like you are now. The one thing you want to do is to keep him from being over exercised, especially in hot and humid temperatures. And, as people have mentioned, keep his weight in the normal range. Hopefully, he won't have any issues. There are many different meds that can be used if coughing becomes an issue. Try to relax...and maybe not read too much. It is good to be knowledgeable...but you don't want to read the horror stories and end up worried sick. He may never have a really bad case! Feel free to PM me if you ever have any questions or concerns.
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01-09-2012, 09:06 PM | #7 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| So sorry about your pup's diagnosis... Be sure to only use a harness while walking... you probably already know this, but just in case.... no collars, as they put pressure on the trachea.... My Peek a Boo could possibly have CT, but down into the upper part of the lungs. It requires further testing under anesthesia, so we opted not to have it done, as knowing for sure won't change his treatment. He has been coughing since I got him at 5 years old. He just turned 15 years old. He's gone through a few periods where he needed medications, but recently he seems to be doing okay, so I just keep the meds on hand. Hope and pray that your baby lives a long and wonderful life....
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01-10-2012, 04:24 PM | #8 |
and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio
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| Sorry to hear your baby has this..hugs to you. |
01-11-2012, 09:24 AM | #9 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| Weight is probably the biggest thing plus not over excerting themselves. Its hard because I know Kayla will bark at a leaf blowing down the street. She will bark until she is exausted. I have to really watch her weight and the vet said to try to set her appt. when its not real hot outside. Also something else that helps is running a cool mist humidifer. Good luck with your baby. I know its hard to keep them calm at times. Kayla goes nuts just when dh comes home from work. |
01-12-2012, 06:06 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: massachusetts
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| Thanks for all of the responses. Its been very encouraging to hear what others have to say. |
01-13-2012, 08:03 AM | #11 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Duluth, Mn.
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| Our Bradley lived 15 years with a CT. It would only flair in extremely cold weather. Good Luck! |
01-13-2012, 08:43 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Spring, TX
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| Keep him on a harness, my Dora hates the harness and my husband takes her to go check the mail and he just wants to go with out the harness, what I'm doing now is that I keep it on so that she get's used to it and if she goes out she is already wearing it. She used to cough really bad when walking with the collar only. |
01-13-2012, 08:48 AM | #13 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| For quick walks, I like the step in harness/leash by Lil Pals. They are very convenient and lightweight. Sears: Online department store featuring appliances, tools, fitness equipment and more http://www.thepetstoreonline.com/lil...ess-leash-pink
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01-14-2012, 05:06 PM | #14 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| I am so sorry.
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01-15-2012, 02:19 AM | #15 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Nelliston NY
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| My little boy went in for a dental and the vet collapsed his trachea. We were very careful, keeping weight down, not letting him get to excited, etc. I had no idea that in the meantime his little heart was working very hard to accomadate his breathing and was very surprised when the vet (a new vet after we moved to the USA) told me his heart was enlarged, he could no longer go out on walks as he just chocked and gasped, but we adjusted. Several cardiology appointments and echocardiograms later his cardiologist told me the ventricle had seemed to have improved and told me his prognosis was good. I left the appointment with the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders. He was on a broncodialator daily and lasix when needed. 6 weeks after his last cardiologist appt I woke one moring to find him breathing very labored and very wet sounding so we rushed him to the vet. The vet heard a new valve leak and a murmur. We had him in an oxygen tank at the time because he was having Hypoxia terrors and his tongue was black. We had the choice to leave him at the vets that day oin oxygen and they would give him lasix injections, but I had him in my arms and he would not look at me, would not kiss me, would not lift his head. That was not like him at all. Because we live in a very small town I did not want to bring him home and have to watch him suffer and pass away if something happened in the middle of the night and the vet told me he did not expect him to live another 4 days if he even made it thru the day. We decided to leave him for the treatment and the vet looked at me with a very sad look and said "You might want to say goodbye to him before you leave as I truly do not know if he will survive the day". My decision was made, I was not going to have him be alone and pass to the bridge without me there, he deserved to have me with him when he went and when the vet assured me he was really THAT sick we made the decision to let him go. I could not let him suffer anymore. When the vet gave him the needle, he had to do it twice because he missed the vein the first time, my guy did not even flinch. That told me a lot right then. When his little heart stopped beating, I did not know it had happened as his weight in my arms did not change when he slipped away. It was so peaceful. And I know the look in his eyes when I saw him in the oxygen tank was him telling me it was his time. No matter what has ever happened with him he ALWAYS responded to me, even when he would not to anyone else and that day he just wouldnt. He had the trachea issue for about 2 1/2 years before it finally took him from me. Good luck with your little one. CT does not have to mean a death sentance.
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