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01-12-2013, 07:16 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC
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| Got a Collapsing Trachea problem? News In the last few days, it has come to my attention that a medication for arthritis in dogs is very successful in treating collapsing trachea. It is called Adequan. It is an injection given by your Vet, once a week for 8 weeks then monthly for the rest of the dogs life. The drug is relatively cheap and does seem to work on a collapsing trachea. The mode is that it strenghthens cartilage which is what it does for arthritis but it will also do the same for a weak collapsing trachea. I know of dogs on this, the improvement was dramatic and quick. Ask your Vet if you have a dog with this problem or pass on the info if you know of someone strugging with this in their dog. Side effects are very minimal if any compared to the traditional treatment for collapsing trachea of hycodan and prednisone which often doesnt' work anyway. |
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01-12-2013, 07:26 AM | #2 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Wow! Very exciting news! Thanks for posting this! WooHoo!
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01-12-2013, 07:11 PM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| Thank you, thank you sooooo much. Kayla has CT so bad. Took her to the vet with colitis Wed. and she always goes into CT. Couldn't breathe and problems for at least 2hrs. after we get home. Anything that excites her and here we go. I am so glad to hear about this. Hope this will help my baby. |
01-12-2013, 07:14 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Thanks for sharing this. Do you wait until the CT seems to be a big problem or do you start it even if its just mild right now?
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01-12-2013, 07:17 PM | #5 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| thank you for sharing this now that keylo has recovered from KC weve confrimed she as a milder case of CT than what we orginally thought but at somepoint she may need meds. thanks again.
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01-12-2013, 07:20 PM | #6 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| i was told that right now she doenst need meds but to monitor and to go from there. she only coughs when scratching the throat area or after coming in from very cold temps in which ive stopped letting her out during those times (shes uses pads so no need to stress her heart out for that reason). so for now hopefully we can keep her healthy but also she can have a good quality of life.
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01-12-2013, 07:38 PM | #7 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Very interesting! Thank you for sharing this! I have had a few pups with CT...and presently my sweet George has it although he fortunately is pretty much asymptomatic except sometimes at night. He was found to have a profoundly collapsed trachea in Nov 2011 before surgery at Texas A&M. It came as a total shock to me and to his regular vet as he had never shown symptoms. I was scared to death during that procedure but he did ok. I am definitely going to speak with my vet about the Adequan for him.
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01-12-2013, 07:48 PM | #8 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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01-12-2013, 08:08 PM | #9 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| yw and just to be super safe check with your vet on your next visit....you can write it down to remember if you dont already. as we all know each baby and case is unique to them. i do that then i can make sure not to forget. they get so stressed traveling to the vet i could forget why we went in the first place. they for sure know where they are going.
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01-12-2013, 08:41 PM | #10 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
01-18-2013, 04:07 PM | #11 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| My Zada has severe CT and is on Flovent inhaler and Acepromazine tablets. She is more or less house bound and an hour before we expect company or we take her anywhere, she gets a quarter pill to calm her. I will ask the Vet. about Adequan. Thank you so much for posting this information.
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01-18-2013, 04:51 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | Wow that is interesting news. I am glad to hear that
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01-19-2013, 06:07 PM | #13 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Thank you Lorraine for sharing this great news.
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01-20-2013, 07:19 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: crooks, south dakota
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| Thanks for the info! I currently have my Shorty on Theophylline. It is working wonders but it is always great to hear of other alternatives |
01-20-2013, 07:21 PM | #15 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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| Thank you very much for this information. Gus is 6 years old today! and has been suffering with a collapsing trachea for at least 3 years. He does take hycodon every day and a steroid/anti-inflammatory treatment as a rescue treatment. I am very encouraged to hear of some other possible treatment for him and I plan to talk with the specialist in Saskatoon, Sk and our local Vet in Manitoba. I would be so grateful to be able to improve his quality of life. |
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