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Ask the Vet: Answers to Your Questions About Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome and Collapsing Trachea

Ann Hohenhaus examines a dog
Every month on Ask the Vet, radio show and podcast I host in partnership with Sirius XM, I answer listener question that come into our email box at AskTheVet@amcny.org. This past month I had so many good questions, I could not answer them all and still talk with my guest, AMC’s new President and CEO, Helen Irving. Two of the questions were about common respiratory problems managed by AMC specialists. The questions and my answers can be found below.

Collars vs. Harnesses

Dog with collar on
A Facebook friend of The Animal Medical Center wrote in and said, “I wish the AMC would run a piece on using halters [harnesses] rather than neck collars on dogs. I cringe every time I see someone dragging their pooch down the street by the neck.” This request got me thinking which is better, a