Sentences with phrase «as collapsing trachea»

In the animal with a cough or any other breathing problem, the veterinarian will use a number of tools to determine if the cause is heart disease, lung disease (such as collapsing trachea) or both (which is often the case in older dogs).

Not only does this make the dog uncomfortable, but it can be painful and even cause health issues such as collapsed trachea, damage to soft cartilage and increased ocular pressure.

While Yorkies may be small, they are prone to serious health problems such as collapsed tracheas, liver problems, luxating patellas, dental problems, hypoglycemia, and many more.

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Kaiba's doctors contacted Glenn Green, a doctor who, along with his colleagues at the University of Michigan, was developing custom - fit tubes to wrap around a collapsed trachea as an irritant - free way to hold the airway open.

Collapsed trachea is condition where the wind pipe is flattened as the muscles around it gets weak.

Some vets recommend a tracheostomy (permanent opening through the neck into the trachea) as the preferred treatment for accute laryngeal collapse.

You need to work with an experienced vet homeopath to fully help both collapsing trachea and heart disease as these are both deep manifestations of chronic internal imbalance.

- Obesity - Anesthesia involving the placement of an endotracheal tube - Development of kennel cough or other respiratory infection - Increased respiratory irritants in the air (cigarette smoke, dust, etc.)- Heart enlargement (the heart can get so big that it presses on the trachea)- If a secondary factor such as one of those listed above should occur and make a previously incidental collapsed trachea a problem, often removal of the secondary factor (weight loss program, getting an air filter, etc.) may clear up the symptoms of the collapsed trachea.

Question: Maltese / 11 1/2 pounds / CongestiveHeart Failure ¿ DCM Medication: ¿ Salix 12.5 mg ¿ 1 tablet 3x a day (until a few days ago it was 1 pill 2x a day) ¿ Enalapril 5 mg ¿ 1/2 tablet 2x a day ¿ Temaril - P ¿ 1/2 tablet 1 to 2x a day as needed for allergies (about to taper her down) ¿ Torbutrol 1 mg ¿ 1/4 tablet as needed for trachea collapse coughing ¿ Vetmedin 1.25 mg ¿ 1 tablet 2x a day NEW Other: ¿ K / d diet ¿ No exercise She had a really hard time breathing last week, vet gave her 2 Furosemide injections and oxygen therapy and added the Vetmedin to her daily medicine.

She also faces weak lungs and a collapsed trachea as well as concerns with her heart.

It is important that you ask other medical questions such as Epilepsy or seizures, collapsed trachea, about vaccinations, worming, as well as how they are eating.

The collapse can affect any part of the trachea (cervical and / or intrathoracic) and even concurrent mainstem bronchial collapse can be commonly found as well.

As the name shows, this disease is connected to the trachea when it gets narrow or collapses.

When force is suddenly applied to the neck, as can happen when on leash and collar, this can trigger collapsed trachea.

They can also suffer from less serious conditions such as loose kneecaps and a collapsing trachea.

There are no specific tests for kennel cough, so your veterinarian will exclude other causes of non productive cough such as heart disease, fungal and parasitic infections such as heartworm disease, a collapsing trachea, and cancer.

Putting pressure on these structures if your dog has a condition such as laryngeal paralysis, collapsing trachea, cervical disk disease, brachycephalic airway disease etc. is not recommended.

Depending on how advanced the condition is, treatments such as medication, cough suppressants, diet and restriction of activity can be used to treat a collapsed trachea.

As Shih Tzu's age they can also have a collapsing trachea.

Dogs: For various conditions such as Kennel Cough (Bordetella), Canine Flu, Bacterial Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, Pulmonary Contusions (bruised lungs from trauma), Bronchitis, Lung Cancer, Collapsing Trachea, Fungal Infections (Valley Fever (Coccidiomycosis), Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Cryptococcus, Aspergillosis...), viral infections, and more - Open - Air will be of benefit.

This is important as these breeds of dogs are known for developing joint problems especially collapsing trachea.

Unfortunately, Yorkies do come with a predisposition for certain canine conditions such as dental issues, hypoglycemia, collapsing tracheas, hypothyroidism, and even subluxation of the patella.

Some of the special procedures that can be performed include dialysis for acute kidney injury, laser lithotripsy for bladder stones, laparascopic liver biopsy, collagen injections for urinary incontinence, coil placement for liver shunts, gastrointestinal endoscopy, dietary consultation and obesity management, bronchoscopy and pulmonary function testing, rhinoscopy, and interventional procedures such as stent placement for collapsing trachea or nasopharygeal stenosis.

The symptoms of collapsing trachea can be identical to those of canine infectious respiratory disease, also known as CIRD, and known colloquially as kennel cough.

Full - body harness: A full - body harness works best for dogs that have a sensitive or collapsing trachea, as this type of leash does not put any pressure on the neck of the dog.