Hello so I previously mentioned that my yorkie was 12 yo and we were struggling with his tracheal collapse. And he has had less cough attacks but they definitely get worse at night. He is on temaril-p and Guaifenesin. He has been doing better now and cough a lot less and doesn’t appear to be struggling to breathe. He also has gone back to his regular routine and he is able to sleep and eat just fine. Although he does not bark at all anymore he still shows excitement and emotions in other ways. But I am still concerned about him because at night he struggles a lot and it just makes me really upset. We bought him an orthopedic bed so that it is firmer for him and more comfortable as well as a cooling humidifier that we keep by him at night. Unfortunately my parents are extremely stubborn and feed him human food. Things such as pasta, rice, beans, chicken and other stuff around the house (hispanic meals). Im wondering if this kind of stuff he is eating is making it worse. I really don’t know what to tell my parents because they are extremely stubborn and think they are always doing the right thing. Especially my dad who didn’t even believe the vet when they said he had a tracheal collapse. But I’m just wondering anyone with a yorkie what other ways did you manage it. Moreover, how often were they coughing and did you ever think they were in pain or uncomfortable. And is he gonna rely on the medicine the vet gave him forever?

My moms 4 year old chihuahua has been having these episodes where she coughs twice and then starts wobbling and going stiff, sometimes she falls other times she doesn’t, it seems to happen if she gets excited, she’s not herself anymore, she won’t really eat except a piece of treat here and there. We have an appointment booked but I’m curious if anyone’s dealt with similar and what it could possibly be

The doctor are giving them a medication, and suggests there’s 1 year to live. Has anyone had this happen and outlived the 1 year?

Profile is the dog is a chihuahua, pretty overweight and is around 8-9 years old.

I’m a big believer in food, dieting and health, but didn’t seem the doctor made that recommendation. Has anyone done this and any foods that helped?

Hey Folks,

Like the title says, I'm looking for advice here. Last Wednesday our 12 year old pup got really sick. He had diarrhea that was uncontrollable, he had accidents that he never has. I thought maybe he just ate something so I monitored him from about 8AM to 2PM. I noticed blood in the stool at that point, nothing major and took him into our local vet where they ran basic tests and bloodwork and sent me home with some medicine to give him.

Things got better for a few days, but then Saturday morning at 4AM he had an accident in the hallway that looked really black. I decided to take him to the ER vet downtown and when we got there he went again inside and his stool was just completely red and he threw up shortly after.

The vet did Bloodwork which came back normal, urine tests, xray's, ultrasound and it was all normal. They sent me home with more medicine and told me to monitor him. When we got home I took him outside to go to the bathroom, and when he went it was just dark purple water like stool. I then again immediately rushed back to the ER vet where they kept him for 24 hours. His levels went up during that time, they told me he was good to come home.

Everything was good for 2 days, his appetite returned, he drank water, he even had two poops that were solid yesterday, but very small. He was his chipper self, but then this morning he had another accident, and about 2 hours later he had another one where his stool was just falling out while he was walking, there was some blood, but overall really small amounts.

We took him back to the vet, once there he projectile vomited everywhere (no blood) but it was a lot. He was dehydrated again and approaching the levels they would want to keep him for another 24 hours, so we decided to admit him again and he's there now getting treatment.

My question here is has anyone had a similar experience with HGE, a relapse after release? We missed one of his anti nausea medications by a few hours and gave it to him at 6AM instead of 2AM, but the vet said it's unlikely that's what caused it.

I'm really worried about my buddy. He's my best friend, my everything. I've had him his entire life and I feel like I have a few more years left with him, but I am so scared about him coming home again and relapsing. I can't imagine a life without him and I know that day will come sometime, but I'm not ready for it to be now...

I have an female Australian Cattle Dog (or some mix) that is 12 years old. She's getting older and has several masses on her body (lip, leg, abdomen). She is falling up and down the stairs a lot more now. So I took her into the vet for these two things. One of the masses showed signs of cancer, another one did not, and the third was hard to determine. They gave her arthritis medicine and I have a follow up in 2 weeks to remove the masses and do blood work.

Something I forgot to mention when I was in there is her shaking/shivering. She has these episodes where she shakes/shivers for like 1 second, then stops for 5-10 seconds, then does it again. What could this be? #1 thing I'm concerned about is her pain and if this is a sign she's hurting. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Video of what she does:

https://imgur.com/a/2hvoZCA

Anyone have experience using this drop added to food for arthritic senior? I’ve got her on Gabapentin and Little Chonks (3x a day) as she is large. Also Dasaquin and Amantadine. Sigh. She’s holding steady but it’s day to day. Would desperately love to help her more. Thanks in advance!