My almost 2 year old Yorkie got some x-rays yesterday of his chest. He had been coughing alot and had to take him to the emergency vet on the 4th of July. I was told it was kennel cough, no idea where he got it from. On Sat i took him to our regular vet to get checked out (still coughing) she said that he might have a collapsed trachea. Well the x-ray results yesterday do not show a collapsed trachea. That is great news. He does have a slight infection in his throat.
He has an enlarged right ventricle. I was told by the vet that I should not worry about it now, but he will suffer from heart disease when he gets old. At that time he will need to be on heart meds. I looked up stuff on the internet on enlarged heart and heart disease in dogs, but I have not read anything promising. Do any of you have any info or know of this "enlarged heart" disorder? I trust my vet completely, but I am now learning all these new things about him. She also said it is good we knwo now instead of finding out 5 years from now. She said she can monitor him at exam times.
