Findings include increased mediastinal soft tissue opacity with or
without tracheal narrowing, variable amounts of pleural effusion, and patchy pulmonary infiltrates.
Her group looked at 26 dogs with tracheal collapse and compared liver function test results to 42 dogs
without tracheal collapse.
Not exact matches
Without treatment, symptoms of
tracheal collapse become progressively worse.
This type of breathing may be due to inadequate amount of oxygen getting to the lungs (laryngeal disorders,
tracheal disorders etc...) or due to severe pain;
without examining Rocky I can not say where or what the specific issue is.
Without treating the
tracheal collapse (which may not be desireable in an older dog) or respiratory infection if present, there isn't really much to do.
Dogs with a
tracheal collapse may live a long life
without medical intervention.
Uncomplicated cases may require only a cough suppressant to reduce
tracheal inflammation that may lead to bacterial infection, or they may resolve on their own
without additional treatment.