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Managing Tracheal Collapse in your Dog

May 29, 2012Interventional Radiology and Endoscopyanimal medical center, ann hohenhaus, dogs, facebook, heatstroke, lhasa apso, pet health, pets, shih tzu, trachea, tracheal collapse, veterinarian, WebMD, yorkiegb_dev

A dog in an oxygen tank

A Facebook friend of The Animal Medical Center posted a question asking how they might prevent tracheal collapse in their dog. Unfortunately, tracheal collapse may not be preventable, but dog owners can help lessen the impact of a collapsing trachea on their dog’s quality of life. Since tracheal collapse is an important problem in dogs