Small Dog Health Issues
Last week, we took our 3 Chihuahuas in to get their yearly checkups and shots. Ricky and Lucy have been panting but I never thought it was serious.
It turns out Ricky has bronchitis, an enlarged heart and a collapsed trachea. Lucy has bronchitis and an enlarged heart. Desi Lu is fine.
It is so hard to watch them suffer like this but we are hoping the medications will help. Ricky is the worse, what we thought was just snorting is the collapsed trachea.
Turns out is rather common for small dogs to get bronchitis and a collapsed trachea. So, if your small dog is snorting like a pig or constantly panting, please check with your vet as soon as possible.
Also, NO COLLARS. The collar puts pressure on the trachea which can also cause it to collapse.
The Vet said that nothing will reverse the enlarged heart and it is due to the bronchitis. Both dogs are on meds for the bronchitis and Ricky is also on cough medicine but nothing will reverse the trachea except for surgery which is a bit scary due to his small size and age.
It turns out Ricky has bronchitis, an enlarged heart and a collapsed trachea. Lucy has bronchitis and an enlarged heart. Desi Lu is fine.
It is so hard to watch them suffer like this but we are hoping the medications will help. Ricky is the worse, what we thought was just snorting is the collapsed trachea.
Turns out is rather common for small dogs to get bronchitis and a collapsed trachea. So, if your small dog is snorting like a pig or constantly panting, please check with your vet as soon as possible.
Also, NO COLLARS. The collar puts pressure on the trachea which can also cause it to collapse.
The Vet said that nothing will reverse the enlarged heart and it is due to the bronchitis. Both dogs are on meds for the bronchitis and Ricky is also on cough medicine but nothing will reverse the trachea except for surgery which is a bit scary due to his small size and age.
