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mookiemurphy · 08-13-2017, 01:06 AM

My yorkie mookie coughs during the night sometimes. Kinda like choking.
Also chocks when drinking water.....
He wears a harness but when he pulls and gets excited he chocks.
Has anyone put there yorkie on any of the cough sup or meds for this problem and has it been effective?
Karen

mookiemurphy · 08-13-2017, 01:07 AM

My yorkie mookie coughs during the night sometimes. Kinda like choking.
Also chocks when drinking water.....
He wears a harness but when he pulls and gets excited he chocks.
Has anyone put there yorkie on any of the cough sup or meds for this problem and has it been effective?
Karen
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ladyjane · 08-15-2017, 07:16 AM

Has he been to a vet?

mookiemurphy · 08-16-2017, 03:09 AM

Yes I took him to the vet last week and they put him on an anti inflammatory medication for about 10 days. They said sometimes this will help.

ladyjane · 08-16-2017, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemurphy

Yes I took him to the vet last week and they put him on an anti inflammatory medication for about 10 days. They said sometimes this will help.

What did they say it is? Your subject line says tracheal collapse....was that the diagnosis? Is it just thinking he might have it?? Not all coughing is due to CT ...

matese · 08-16-2017, 05:23 AM

One of my now passed girls around age 11 yo started coughing, she coughed so much I didn't know how she could breathe. I took her to the vet, it was her heart. She was given meds with follow up one a month, sorry, I cannot recall what the name of the med was but it did stop the coughing.

ladyjane · 08-16-2017, 06:07 AM

If it is indeed tracheal collapse, there are different meds that are used. I have found each case to be so different in terms of symptoms and response to meds and/or treatment.

mookiemurphy · 08-17-2017, 01:09 AM

The name of the drug is Temaril p.
I just started it yesterday and he will be on it for about 10 days.

ladyjane · 08-17-2017, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemurphy

The name of the drug is Temaril p.
I just started it yesterday and he will be on it for about 10 days.

I love Temeril P! I had a pup on in for years after many other things didn't help with his allergies. Interestingly, he was diagnosed with CT when he was older..around 12 but he had never had any symptoms. We tried to switch him to another med for allergies .. Atopica .. and he started showing symptoms of CT! So...all those years the Temeril P had not only helped his allergies, but was helping the CT!

I believe there is a thread about this somewhere on this forum....I might look for it to see if I can find it.

Let me add, he was not on it daily. It does have a small amount of prednisone in it so ideally with pred you try to give the minimum amount and dose it every other day so that the adrenals will still function.

mookiemurphy · 08-18-2017, 03:23 AM

Thank You for all the information.
I will let you know how things are going with mookie.
I have him on 1/2 dose a day for 5 days then every other day.

ladyjane · 08-18-2017, 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemurphy

Thank You for all the information.
I will let you know how things are going with mookie.
I have him on 1/2 dose a day for 5 days then every other day.

I hope he does well and will look forward to updates.

Pepu · 08-18-2017, 10:02 AM

Dear Karen,

Would you have a chance to see electrocardiogram of mookie? If lung has water because of heart failure, the dog tends to cough. Heart failure is common among small old dogs.

Sincerely yours,
Pepu

minniesmother · 08-18-2017, 01:33 PM

She has CT, but the vet says now she also has an enlarged heart. She is 4 now, seems too early for her to have heart issues. Heartbreaking. He put her on a bronchodilator in hopes this might help...

ladyjane · 08-18-2017, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by minniesmother

She has CT, but the vet says now she also has an enlarged heart. She is 4 now, seems too early for her to have heart issues. Heartbreaking. He put her on a bronchodilator in hopes this might help...

A lot of these little ones have enlarged hearts...or they look enlarged. Maybe you should see a specialist?
I have never had any success with bronchodilators for CT. I have heard some say they have. There are so many different meds that can be tried if it doesn't help her.
Welcome to YT

minniesmother · 08-18-2017, 05:10 PM

I think our vet wants us to take her to a specialist anyway, but will try the med first. Strange, she is snorting now.

08-13-2017, 01:06 AM	#1
mookiemurphy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: bergen county Posts: 13	Traceal Collapse My yorkie mookie coughs during the night sometimes. Kinda like choking. Also chocks when drinking water..... He wears a harness but when he pulls and gets excited he chocks. Has anyone put there yorkie on any of the cough sup or meds for this problem and has it been effective? Karen

08-15-2017, 07:16 AM	#3
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,469	Has he been to a vet? __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

08-16-2017, 05:23 AM	#6
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 69,097	One of my now passed girls around age 11 yo started coughing, she coughed so much I didn't know how she could breathe. I took her to the vet, it was her heart. She was given meds with follow up one a month, sorry, I cannot recall what the name of the med was but it did stop the coughing. __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog

08-16-2017, 06:07 AM	#7
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,469	If it is indeed tracheal collapse, there are different meds that are used. I have found each case to be so different in terms of symptoms and response to meds and/or treatment. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

08-17-2017, 01:09 AM	#8
mookiemurphy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: bergen county Posts: 13	Mookie Coughs The name of the drug is Temaril p. I just started it yesterday and he will be on it for about 10 days.

08-13-2017, 01:07 AM	#2
mookiemurphy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: bergen county Posts: 13	My yorkie mookie coughs during the night sometimes. Kinda like choking. Also chocks when drinking water..... He wears a harness but when he pulls and gets excited he chocks. Has anyone put there yorkie on any of the cough sup or meds for this problem and has it been effective? Karen http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...ser_online.gif http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...ons/report.gif http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...c/progress.gif

08-16-2017, 03:09 AM	#4
mookiemurphy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: bergen county Posts: 13	Yes I took him to the vet last week and they put him on an anti inflammatory medication for about 10 days. They said sometimes this will help.

08-18-2017, 03:23 AM	#10
mookiemurphy Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: bergen county Posts: 13	Thank You for all the information. I will let you know how things are going with mookie. I have him on 1/2 dose a day for 5 days then every other day.

08-18-2017, 10:02 AM	#12
Pepu Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Los angeles Posts: 28	Dear Karen, Would you have a chance to see electrocardiogram of mookie? If lung has water because of heart failure, the dog tends to cough. Heart failure is common among small old dogs. Sincerely yours, Pepu

08-18-2017, 01:33 PM	#13
minniesmother Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Carrollton, Tx Posts: 21	Gracie is coughing too She has CT, but the vet says now she also has an enlarged heart. She is 4 now, seems too early for her to have heart issues. Heartbreaking. He put her on a bronchodilator in hopes this might help...

08-18-2017, 05:10 PM	#15
minniesmother Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Carrollton, Tx Posts: 21	Enlarged heart I think our vet wants us to take her to a specialist anyway, but will try the med first. Strange, she is snorting now.