What is the management of Collapsing Trachea.

What is the management of Collapsing Trachea.

Any kind of pet safety management is a good thing for your dogs safety, I find it alarming at how lax and quick some pet owners are willing to give up their pet yorkie or any other small breed when it

has problems. 

What is the management?
Examination with the fingers and radiographs (x-rays) will generallyconfirm the diagnosis. Depending upon the severity of the condition, medications will help. Veterinarians usually prescribe drugs to help dilate the airways. The coughing is controlled by cough suppressants such as Torbutrol. If the pet is obese, we suggest a stricter diet.
Finally, activity should be restricted and not encouraged. Dogs with collapsing tracheas should wear harnesses instead of collars in order to take any pressure off of the trachea. With the help of medication and modification of lifestyle, the collapsing trachea can be controlled but seldom cured. In severe cases, surgery to help open the airways may be beneficial, but most cases are managed medically not surgically.

Here is the follow up on collapsing trachea, as I promised, I got most of this information from pet education site. Sometimes we find a article that is good enough to republish, the article here about collapsing tracheas is one, so I hope you can learn something from this and it helps you if you ever need this kind of information about yorkies.

Picture of Tracheal collapse, Yorkie

Tracheal collapse, dog
Here is a image of a Tracheal collapse in a small dog

 Tracheal Collapse Problems

Tracheal collapse is more of a common problem than one might think especially in puppy mills. Puppy mill dogs are so suppressible to diseases than most dogs bred in homes and by credible breeders. Especially Yorkie breeders.

Yorkshire Terrier Rescue

The Yorkshire Terrier Rescue

When My wife first mentioned getting a small dog from a yorkshire terrier rescue, I was kind of hesitant, I was always a big dog lover, my favorites were
Bird dogs, Collies and Boxers.
On her birthday I bought her a yorkie instead of going through a yorkshire terrier rescue program, I do have to admit, he was and still is cute. We have had our Yorkshire terrier for 11 years now and I just think he is the greatest pet around, not to mention spoiled out of this world.

After a bit we started thinking about rescue dogs, I don't know if your aware, but a lot of people want a pet and never give a thought about the responsibility that goes with it.

I think that you must ask yourself a question, and that would be do I fully understand the responsibility of owning a dog as a pet? There are so many yorkies or yorkshire terriers out there, that get abused, you have to believe that many people don't think of that question.

We have adopted a couple of yorkies in the past, some with problems and and some not, we have also helped in the rescue of some yorkies, and found homes for them.
I think we could do more, but the one yorkie we have as a pet is not to receptive to other dogs in the house. He in fact has had the run of the house for so long, he just isn't in the sharing mood.

Here are some points to remember when thinking of adopting a yorkshire terrier rescue dog.

How healthy is the dog
how old is the dog
what is the history
keep in mind that this is a yorkshire terrier rescue dog

These animals have come from all walks of life, they have come from homes where people thought they wanted a pet and then found out the responsibility was more than they expected.

You can purchase a yorkie from a yorkie breeder, or yorkshire terrier breeder and do fine.

Some yorkshire terriers come from what they call puppy mills. This is a place that all they do is produce puppies, and the males are just used for studs, and stay in cages their whole life.

The females are used to continually produce litters with no breaks.

The puppy mill yorkshire terrier are not usually taken care of very well either medically or any other way.
We adopted one and he turned out to be one of the best pet you could hope for.

The yorkie is just one of the most lovable dogs around, not only are they cute but they are personality plus.

If you have patience, a lot of understanding then a yorkshire terrier rescue could be for you.

Just give it some thought
John