Does anyone know if tracheal collapse in dogs has similar symptoms to kennel cough?
My setter had kennel cough intra-nasal vaccine just over a week ago, and has developed what I think is post vaccine symptoms. I am worried though that he may have tracheal collapse which I think has similar symptoms….(although I know tracheal collapse is more common in toy breeds)
Collapsing trachea is not a suddenly occuring problem. They can however have this issue as they get older and they’re tissues break down and age too.
Bordatella (kennel cough vaccine) can cause coughing and sneezing if given nasally, but usually only right after the vaccine is administered.
Collapsing trachea causes a "reverse sneeze" sort of sound at random times.
Kennel cough causes a hacking cough without vomiting, although they may produce a small amount of phlegm.
March 1st, 2010 at 12:09 am
I’ve never witnessed sudden tracheal collapse in any setter, so I don’t think that is what is happening.
Please contact the vet who administered the medication. They should be able to tell you whether this is serious or not over the phone, and you may not even need to bring the dog back in.
Best of luck!
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March 1st, 2010 at 12:18 am
It seems that usually symptoms of tracheal collapse appear when pressure is put on the trachea (when pulling on leash, for instance) and kennel cough symptoms appear randomly and frequently throughout the day. The best way to know for sure, though, is to have him examined by the vet.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:00 am
Its most likely from the vaccine, which can take 3-5 days to develop as much immunity as it can (bordetella is never 100% effective). If he was exposed right before the vaccine or during the 3-5 days, he may have contracted KC.
Tracheal collapse in a larger dog is more common with older dogs, those with heart disease or obesity, or occasionally dogs with injury from constant pulling on a choke collar. The vet can discern which it is by touch & xray. Tracheal collapse has a more honking kind of cough due to airway constriction.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:10 am
Collapsing trachea is not a suddenly occuring problem. They can however have this issue as they get older and they’re tissues break down and age too.
Bordatella (kennel cough vaccine) can cause coughing and sneezing if given nasally, but usually only right after the vaccine is administered.
Collapsing trachea causes a "reverse sneeze" sort of sound at random times.
Kennel cough causes a hacking cough without vomiting, although they may produce a small amount of phlegm.
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March 1st, 2010 at 1:59 am
When i took my Yorkshire Terrier to the vets because he was coughing the vet advised me that he thought it could be kennel cough, but it sound is very similar to a Tracheal collapse.
Apparently it’s very common in smaller breeds, especially Yorkshire Terriers.
It was Kennel cough but check it out with the vet.
Good Luck.
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