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03-14-2012, 07:47 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware
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| Trying to find a Specialist I have been searching for a specialist in the Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania tri state area who is experienced with treating collapsing trachea. Please, I would really appreciate anyone who knows of someone especially good with yorkies, and who cares. Right now we are just restricting Parker's diet to see if he can lose some weight. Hoping that will help. |
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03-14-2012, 08:31 AM | #2 |
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| Treatment consists of medications to relieve coughing, opening airways (bronchial dilators) and for staying calm. The University of Tennessee is researching surgical procedures and prosthetic devices for use in surgical repair.
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03-14-2012, 09:08 AM | #3 |
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| Have your tried UPENN? You could also try calling Animerge like places for referrals. You vet doesn't know on anyone?
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03-14-2012, 09:20 AM | #4 |
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03-14-2012, 09:35 AM | #5 |
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| There are surgical procedures that can be done. Contact a vet.college in your area....if they dont do it, they will possibly be able to refer you. Also, Ladyjane has given a link above... |
03-14-2012, 09:36 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks for your responses. My vet gave some steroids, but I am not real comfortable continuing Parker's care with her. |
03-14-2012, 09:37 AM | #7 |
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| I would go with medical treatments first! Many pups with CT can be managed medically. None of the surgical procedures are that successful and/or long term solutions.
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03-14-2012, 09:38 AM | #8 |
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| There are lots of different ways to treat CT. I would definitely start with a board certified internist (not a surgeon) first!
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03-14-2012, 11:17 AM | #9 | |
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03-14-2012, 11:36 AM | #11 |
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| Great advice!
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03-14-2012, 11:55 AM | #12 |
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| Here is a link that you may find helpful in understanding CT: Tracheal Collapse I have had a few CT pups and all were managed medically.
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03-14-2012, 11:55 AM | #13 |
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| My vet told me she would only do surgery as a last resort. Good luck in what ever you decide. Its a scary thing to deal with. |
03-17-2012, 07:08 PM | #14 |
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| I live in cherry hill nj I had two dogs with ct, I use a great vet in nj Burl moore driven in moorestown nj dr g took care of fife for over two years. I had oxygen at home went to Penn then Cornell but fife was not a candidate for surgery We also used Lenape vet in west Chester pa to get a script for marax, it works well for dogs with ct, he has it compounded. Fife was pretty much on any med he could be on. If you have any more questions I would be happy to answer. The dr at Penn who specialized in ct moved to Cornell we went to see him there, but my regular vet took care of fife pretty well. I learned after a few months what fife needed when and how much. Fife was super thin weight wasn't his issue, I tried to keep him calm he was such a happy dog seeing my friends often put him into an attack. My shaffer only had three attacks total over two months, it will be a year in may that I had to put shaffer to sleep, compared to fife who had attacks not as bad for over two years. I just prayed the attacks were few and far between. June will be two years that I had to put fife to sleep. I know how horrible ct is, that noise you never want to hear again. I'm so sorry your dog has ct i know how devastating it is. |
03-17-2012, 07:18 PM | #15 |
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| I agree with ladyjane, even if fife or shaff were able to get the surgery I'm not certain I would do it. Fife had 2 hip replacements and surgery on his grade 4 lp before he was two, the surgery for ct is less than a success, at best, and most of the time the dog needs to stay on steroids the rest of his her life, that is less than ideal, it's hard to keep a dog on steroids not to want to over eat or drink. Steroids worked miracles for fife but I would not want to be on long term. |
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