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dwalker · 05-21-2017, 08:13 AM

Hi -my name is D and this is my first post. I have a 12 year old yorkie named Isabella, she is my baby! She has recently developed a cough and does a lot of hacking-i am told it may be the start of trachea collapse. My question-has anybody had the surgery done and what is the approximate cost?

Lovetodream88 · 05-21-2017, 09:02 AM

Welcome! The surgery is still experimental and I personally wouldn't do it. Have you tried medication? My moms yorkie had it pretty bad and they put him on hydrocodone and it worked great.

yorkiemini · 05-21-2017, 09:12 AM

I think there are several folks on YT who have had this and some who have had surgery. Hopefully, one of them will weigh in on this.
Glad you found YT!! WELCOME!!

dwalker · 05-21-2017, 11:13 AM

Thank u for the welcome-I haven't tried anything yet-it just started and not sure I can afford a trip to the vet-it usually costs around $200 just to be seen.

Lovetodream88 · 05-21-2017, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dwalker

Thank u for the welcome-I haven't tried anything yet-it just started and not sure I can afford a trip to the vet-it usually costs around $200 just to be seen.

What area of Md are you in? You really need to try to get her in, she could be sick rather then collapsing trachea.

dwalker · 05-21-2017, 02:52 PM

Allegany Co-in western md

Lovetodream88 · 05-21-2017, 03:04 PM

Does she get yearly blood work and a yearly check up?

Lovetodream88 · 05-21-2017, 03:15 PM

Coughing in older dogs can mean so much not just necessarily collapsing trachea so you really need to go in to the vet.

dwalker · 05-21-2017, 04:33 PM

I am going to take her-I was just wondering if anyone on here had the surgery.

Wylie's Mom · 05-22-2017, 03:33 AM

Coughing in a dog this age could also be heart failure - so you REALLY DO need to get her to a vet. You don't want her suffocating/drowning from fluids in her lungs...do you...?

Captainzing · 05-22-2017, 08:59 AM

Hello and welcome to YT

Rachael1983 · 05-23-2017, 05:54 AM

Welcome to YT

Captainzing · 05-23-2017, 07:37 AM

Hello and welcome to YT

dwalker · 05-23-2017, 11:26 AM

Thanks for the welcome

05-21-2017, 08:13 AM	#1
dwalker YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 5	I'm new Hi -my name is D and this is my first post. I have a 12 year old yorkie named Isabella, she is my baby! She has recently developed a cough and does a lot of hacking-i am told it may be the start of trachea collapse. My question-has anybody had the surgery done and what is the approximate cost?

05-21-2017, 09:02 AM	#2
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,248	Welcome! The surgery is still experimental and I personally wouldn't do it. Have you tried medication? My moms yorkie had it pretty bad and they put him on hydrocodone and it worked great. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

05-21-2017, 09:12 AM	#3
yorkiemini Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Posts: 4,285	I think there are several folks on YT who have had this and some who have had surgery. Hopefully, one of them will weigh in on this. Glad you found YT!! WELCOME!! __________________ . Cali , and Cali's keeper and staff, Jay No, not a "mini" Yorkie - She loves to motor in her Mini Cooper car

05-21-2017, 11:13 AM	#4
dwalker YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 5	Thank U Thank u for the welcome-I haven't tried anything yet-it just started and not sure I can afford a trip to the vet-it usually costs around $200 just to be seen.

05-21-2017, 03:04 PM	#7
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,248	Does she get yearly blood work and a yearly check up? __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

05-21-2017, 02:52 PM	#6
dwalker YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 5	Allegany Co-in western md

05-21-2017, 03:15 PM	#8
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,248	Coughing in older dogs can mean so much not just necessarily collapsing trachea so you really need to go in to the vet. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

05-21-2017, 04:33 PM	#9
dwalker YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 5	I am going to take her-I was just wondering if anyone on here had the surgery.

05-22-2017, 03:33 AM	#10
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Coughing in a dog this age could also be heart failure - so you REALLY DO need to get her to a vet. You don't want her suffocating/drowning from fluids in her lungs...do you...? __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

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05-23-2017, 07:37 AM	#13
Captainzing YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Vandalia Il. Posts: 19,313	Hello and welcome to YT __________________ Dexter's dad

05-23-2017, 11:26 AM	#14
dwalker YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Maryland Posts: 5	Thanks for the welcome