{"id":17760,"date":"2023-09-26T10:09:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tyr\/miloamerge\/uncategorized\/collapsus-tracheal\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:41:47","slug":"collapsus-tracheal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/glossary\/diseases\/collapsus-tracheal\/","title":{"rendered":"TRACHEAL COLLAPSUS<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAUSES AND DEVELOPMENT<\/h2>\n

This pathology is generally linked to a weakening of the cartilage rings which becomes more pronounced as the animal ages. In rare cases, a congenital malformation (present from birth) can cause the same pathology in young dogs. Certain factors can contribute to aggravating this pathology: excess weight, inhalation of pollutants\/smoke, excessive barking, bacterial superinfection of the trachea, repeated microlesions induced by a collar, etc.<\/p>\n

Middle-aged and elderly small breed dogs are most frequently affected: Yorkshire Terrier, Miniature Spitz, Bichons, Chihuahua, Lhasa Apso, etc.<\/p>\n

CLINICAL SYMPTOMS<\/h2>\n

The main symptom is a chronic cough. Most often, owners report a very loud and characteristic cough called a \u201chonking cough\u201d. Cough is often exacerbated by exercise and excitement. Other symptoms that may be observed are: snoring, faster breathing and exercise intolerance.<\/p>\n

In the most severe cases, when the diameter of the trachea is greatly reduced, dogs can develop breathing difficulties, syncope and cyanosis (the mucous membranes become gray\/blue instead of pink) since the animal lacks oxygen.<\/p>\n

DIAGNOSIS<\/h2>\n

The diagnosis is made following symptoms. To confirm the pathology, x-rays and\/or endoscopy of the respiratory tract are carried out.<\/p>\n

Chest x-rays can reveal collapse (collapse) of the trachea. As the collapse is often dynamic, it varies with the breathing phases and it is sometimes necessary to take several x-rays to highlight it. Endoscopy makes it possible to grade tracheal collapse and take samples.<\/p>\n

TREATMENTS AND PROGNOSIS<\/h2>\n

Most of the time medical treatment is effective as a first choice. This treatment is based on cough suppressants, anti-inflammatories and bronchodilators. Medical treatment is associated with preventive measures such as weight management, wearing a harness instead of a collar, eliminating contact with substances that irritate the respiratory tract, etc. It is also necessary to avoid events or activities that stress the dog.<\/p>\n

For severe cases, and when medical treatment is not sufficient, the installation of a tracheal stent (rigid device that keeps the trachea open) may be considered.<\/p>\n

The response to treatment varies from one case to another but generally the prognosis is good in the medium term and reserved in the long term.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dr Emilie Vangrinsven<\/span>
\nDiplomate from European college of veterinary internal medicine |<\/span> PhD U-Li\u00e8ge
\nAssistant at the Liege University in the university clinic for PETs |<\/span> Author and co-author of numerous scientific publications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TRACHEAL COLLAPSUS IN DOGS
\nDID YOU KNOW THAT\u2026
\nWhen a dog inhales, through the nose or oral cavity, the air passes through a tube called the \u201ctrachea\u201d to reach the lungs. The trachea is held open by rings of cartilage.<\/p>\n

In the event of tracheal collapse, the cartilage rings collapse and the tube flattens, which leads to a reduction in the diameter of the tracheal lumen. There are 4 grades: grade 1 results in a slight collapse which gradually worsens until grade 4 where the trachea is completely flattened and the walls touch each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[413,329,216,214],"class_list":["post-17760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diseases","tag-product-anti-ox-en","tag-index-maladie-en-t","tag-product-zen-miloa-en","tag-product-zen-supp-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miloa.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}