As you can imagine, it's breaking my heart. I may have to give up my 11 year old Chinese Crested. About 6 months ago he started with all the signs of a collapsing trachea.

I took him to the vet several times for examination and they said then that his trachea had not yet totally collapsed but that it may be heading that way.

Leaping forward, he had a few weeks last June of separate episodes but seemed fine otherwise. Until today. Today, and for the first time, he had been napping when it began. A couple of hours later he is still fragile and still scared. Gentle stroking is the only thing that calms him.

If he continues all weekend I'll have to take him in Monday. I do not want him to die from not being able to breathe.

Has anyone else had this experience with their dog? Ellery is 11 years old, fit, not obese or even overweight, happy and alert, loves to run, in fact, runs like a deer.