Comments on: tracheal collapse in chihuahuas: a chihuahua respiratory problem

By: shannon

shannon — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:44:48 +0000

in response to the person that said dont use cleaning products on your floors if you have pets, id like to agree unless you are using an all natural, non-toxic cleaner such as Method. I love it, i use it on the floor and anywhere my chihuahua can reach lavendar and the melon one too smell amazing and clean very well!

By: marjoyce

marjoyce — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:43:52 +0000

I have a chihuahua/poodle mix that that has this on occasion,it comes and goes. sometimes he will have this off & on for several days,then its gone for weeks. Now I have a little chihuahua that the first two weeks I had her,she was fine. Now she is also doing this. we don’t smoke or use alot of spray cleaners. would this come on that quickly?

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:41:19 +0000

i would like to say to pet owners, please do not use cleaning products on your floors and carpets. The animals walk on this, it soaks through their feet and into their bloodstream, not to mentiion the irritation they must experience to the skin on their feet. Please use vinegar, which is an excellent natural cleaner and rinse your floors with a clean mop. the animals will also absorb the chemicals by licking their feet, this cant be much fun for them, its like us spraying cleaner on a plate and licking it. Thankyou and bless all u pet owners

By: ray

ray — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:05:59 +0000

on my previous post i stated that our little CHIHUAHUA reverse sneezing came on quickly, in fact it came on slowly about a year before her trachia collapsed. the vet stated reverse sneezing was common for her breed and it only happend when she would get overly excited barking alot. she had micro prolapse and was taking enalapril daily. the collapse of her trachia came quickly , besides the enalapril the vet started her on lasix, torbutol and clavamox.

nothing helped as her stressful gag and coughing was bad during the day and worse at night. besides being doped up she was still in stress mode when not coughing. the gag coughing could last 5 minutes to 30 minutes . she was put to sleep last week… our household was non smoking , never used a collar etc.

the stint sugery was mentioned however the vet hospital advised being over 12 years old with a heart condition it would be risky even on a healthy dog this sugery may have after effects and is not a 100 percent cure as respiratory issues often follow. we miss our little Margo but feel we did the right thing.

By: ray

ray — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:03:50 +0000

someone ask about sugery , in my area they send do a complete scope of the pet , including heart . kidney , lungs etc. if your pet is an elder or has other health problems they will likely refuse to do the stint . vet advised me that the sugery is not near 100% cure many develope others issues after a sugery. if they could have given me more positives about the sugery i would have probably went that direction.

By: ray

ray — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:26:41 +0000

we had to put down our 12 yr. old CHIHUAHUA due to micro prolapse valve and trachea collapse . she had been on heart meds for several years and did well. recently she started the reverse sneezing ( it came on quick) took to the vet and they put her on a drug to calm her down and surpress the coughing along with antibiotic , lasex etc. after a week of meds still no difference other than it doped her up so was able to get a couple hours sleep each night.

she would start hacking when she got up and it could last 5 minutes to 25 minutes . she was in constant stress mode . took her back to vet and was told alot of her breed develope tumors and it would be difficult to pick this up with an xray.
She was a good pet , hated to have her put to sleep but it was the right thing to do.

By: kailyn

kailyn — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:14:37 +0000

I have read the above about chihuahuas with breathing issues and “a backwards sneeze” This is the symptoms to the T. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to wat to ask the vet for to help the poor little guy cause I feel awful that he cant even be a dog without having these attacks.Please help my veternaring only said that it is fine and natural theres nothing I can do for him other then a huge surgery that will costs ALOT. There must be other ways to help him so that he can run and play like a normal dog.

By: Romena

Romena — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:53:56 +0000

My Chi stevie has been suffering from Back pain. He is an Apple chi and he weights 14 lbs. is he too fat? I took him to the vet and she put him on diet and told me that he has fused invertibrate and gave him prednosone. i am worried for him. any suggestions

By: Painting ferrets

Painting ferrets — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:49:13 +0000

My 12 yr old chi does this too, but the vet gave him a clean bill of health. i’m glad i know what this is now, thanks.

By: kenneth t. keyes

kenneth t. keyes — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:22:17 +0000

Hi my name is Ken and my sister’s name is Lee. Would like to thank Susan Sands on her article down below. We got up this morning and I said to my sister; try patting her on the face like Susan said. Less than 10 seconds it started to work. It’s unbelievable. Now we just have to get the sneezing fixed somehow. She’s been sneezing about 30 to 40 times tonight. Sands // Jun 11, 2011 at 1:56 pm
i have a little black chawawwa i found in the dumpster when passing by to go to work . I worked the grave shift it was a cold windy night but i heard a noise and reached in to pull out a little tiny rat,,,, the bar was not busy so i snuck away and got a bottle and kittens milk from c.v.s. and put it in her mouth with in an hour i realized it was a dog… are you crying yet? Anyway as i write this she is sitting on my shoulder and she too has the hacking problem i did not know what to do at first but our loving instincts must of kicked in ,,i pat her on the side of her neck ,and then a bit firmer until it stopped and it always stops . Since then i have shown others how to do it and the success of firmley patting on the side of there necks when this happens has been great and a little grateful dog looks up at me everytime with a tear in her eye to thank me and then needs to be held,,after all they dont understand whats just happened .. but they know you made it better, and thats good enough for her… she was 3 inches when i found her that night and she is 3 pounds full grown now .. I just want you all to know this little dog is the most kind ,loving polite dog to all humans and any strange animals… What a crime it was to find her in a dumpster .. SHAME to YOU WHO DID THAT,,,you were a fool,, this dog reminds me everyday how great i am , and wants to be with noone else ever i truly believe if anything ever happened to me she would prefer to die then to let anyone else ever love her… she is fabulous,,and iam humbled… susan c, sands

By: Jen Reynolds

Jen Reynolds — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:01:29 +0000

Reverse sneezing can be scary but it is very common in small breeds. This article is awesome as it explains it in detail. I have a 4 year old Chi that was abused and given to me. He snores all night and if he drinks water, gets really excited, or over does himself he “snorts” I know to just slow down with him and let him know he is going to be okay. I also rub his throat while I talk to him and it shortens the time of the “episodes” It is just something you have to deal with and while it is scary it is not something that will kill them. It is scary when it happens but if you get tense so will your dog. Just stay calm and talk to the little one

By: shannon

shannon — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:39:05 +0000

my 10 yr old chi has been making snorting sounds and wheezing for years but it’s getting worse. It’s like she is sucking in with no air coming out. Her body becomes very tense and tight like a spasm. Sometimes she’s just breathing fairly normally when I hear this little wheeze. I don’t know how they treat this stuff but it sounds expensive.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:48:39 +0000

My 13 yr old Chihuahua is overweight and has the exact problem that Marcy does, that is the first time I found someone with a similar problem. My chi is keeping my husband and myself up all night with his gagging and coughing, he gags two or three times then tries to throw up and makes an awful sound, it’s dreadful. He drinks water and throws it up, arghhhhh! I just took him to the vet and he went through antibiotics for kennel cough, no help. Plus cough pills, no help. What now? I can’t take more sleepless nights.

By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:42:54 +0000

i have a dog named q-tip and he keeps coughing and weezing. im scared cuz he’s been doing it all day. i would really like so answers to my problems. we dont have enough money to take him to the vet. i love him soooo much i dont want anything to happen to him.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:52:13 +0000

I have a 10month old rescue Chihuahua who just had her 1st round of shots including Bordella and she just started that breathing problem today was the worst day. I rushed her into the vets they said she looked good. On the way there she did not have the problem even at the vets she didn’t soon as we got home she started again and it is continuios. Don’t know what to do. My question is she is to have surgery on Monday to be spaded. I am worried about stressing her right now what should I do.

By: francesca

francesca — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:00:04 +0000

I HAVE A CHIHUAHUA NAME GRIZZLEY AND I NOTICE THAT HE WAS DOING SOME THING THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM DO HE START OUT WHINNING THIS MORNING AND JUMPING WHEN HE IS LAYING DOWN AS IF SOME ONE IS TOUCHING HIM AND LOOKING BACK AT HIS BUTT. WHEN HE TRYS TO GO TO SLEEP HE IS JUMPIN AND WHINNING COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON.

By: branjae

branjae — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:49:20 +0000

@kristy. strange my chi did the same thing once. it was a scream, scared me. i picked her up and she seemed dazed like she wasnt there..i walked around with her trying to stay calm and she shortly came to..i think she had a stroke but there is no way to tell because its over now. she also suffers from the reverse sneeze. she is almost 12 years old.

By: susan sands

susan sands — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:23:42 +0000

p.s. the baby i found in the dumpster ,,well her name is,, BABY..susan c sands

By: susan sands

susan sands — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:11:43 +0000

lians ..,,my condolences for your baby and you ..i could only read the first lines of what you wrote and iam crying , i fear the day that i know will happen for me and all of us.. there life spans are short,, i know these words offer you no comfort, But when one dog passes another needs to be rescued, they are abused because of there helplessness to fight,, your dog would never want you to cry.. but would want mommy to smile at the face of a new baby needing your love. i am so sorry for your loss…susan c. sands suesands61@yahoo.com

By: susan sands

susan sands — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:56:29 +0000

i have a little black chawawwa i found in the dumpster when passing by to go to work . I worked the grave shift it was a cold windy night but i heard a noise and reached in to pull out a little tiny rat,,,, the bar was not busy so i snuck away and got a bottle and kittens milk from c.v.s. and put it in her mouth with in an hour i realized it was a dog… are you crying yet? Anyway as i write this she is sitting on my shoulder and she too has the hacking problem i did not know what to do at first but our loving instincts must of kicked in ,,i pat her on the side of her neck ,and then a bit firmer until it stopped and it always stops . Since then i have shown others how to do it and the success of firmley patting on the side of there necks when this happens has been great and a little grateful dog looks up at me everytime with a tear in her eye to thank me and then needs to be held,,after all they dont understand whats just happened .. but they know you made it better, and thats good enough for her… she was 3 inches when i found her that night and she is 3 pounds full grown now .. I just want you all to know this little dog is the most kind ,loving polite dog to all humans and any strange animals… What a crime it was to find her in a dumpster .. SHAME to YOU WHO DID THAT,,,you were a fool,, this dog reminds me everyday how great i am , and wants to be with noone else ever i truly believe if anything ever happened to me she would prefer to die then to let anyone else ever love her… she is fabulous,,and iam humbled… susan c, sands