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Post by Hold On on Sept 24, 2011 6:48:12 GMT 10
Just had my Jan 2010 bitch diagnosed with a slightly soft pallet.
AND we also suspect she might have a touch of exercise induced bronchitis and she is now in treatment for this.
She will be on medication for a week and the she will be worked to see if the dry cough is gone or reduced.
What are your experience with slightly soft pallets and or bronchitis ?
How do you recommend that I manage it - one or the other ?
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Post by Tom Meulman on Sept 24, 2011 20:02:10 GMT 10
Hi Hold On,
A soft palate can cause breathing problems, that if severe enough will affect performance, and is normally surgically corrected.
In regard to bronchitis, this is an inflammation of the airways that cause restrictions to the airflow in and out of the lungs which generally results in coughing, especially after exercise.
I have never come across a greyhound that had “exercise induced bronchitis”, and it is difficult to imagine the amount of running a greyhound would have to do before the rapid movement of the air through the airways caused sufficient inflammation as to result in bronchitis.
I would therefore have to assume that there is an underlying cause.
This could be anything from a current low grade infection in the airways, to past damage and scar tissue caused by a severe dose of either viral or bacterial kennel cough that was inappropriately treated, and may have resulted in pneumonia.
Unfortunately if the current symptoms are caused by existing damage of the airways, any treatments to open up these airways will only result in temporary relief, and then the problem will re-occur. Also the fact that the medication used is highly likely to cause a positive swab, makes it difficult to successfully race a greyhound with this type of breathing difficulty.
At this point in time you have to guided by your Veterinarian as to the best way to overcome the current situation.
Cheers,
Tom
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Post by Hold On on Sept 26, 2011 8:45:41 GMT 10
Hi Tom Thanks for your answer. Exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is very well described in The Care Of The Racing Greyhound - I guess I used the wrong word when typing Bronchitis lol  She have never had kennel cough but she had her tonsils removed in the spring without any complications. As the soft pallet is not that bad my vet would like to test her for EIB hens the short treatment to see if it works. At present we are working on getting the correct diagnose so we know what we are dealing with. Also asthma is on the list but we will take one thing at the time. Your thought that it might be a damage / injury to her airways could that be caused by trauma ? like colliding with an other dog while playing ? |
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