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our chihuahua, a 4 year old female, has a lot of ...

Sent to Pet Experts January 30 2006 at 5:27 AM
   

our chihuahua, a 4 year old female, has a lot of congestion in her lungs. we treat her for alleigies with homeopathics ( no steroids) and have even bought an ionic breeze to eliminate as much pollen as possible but have not been able to clear her lungs up completely. any ideas?

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Age: 4; Female

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January 30 2006 at 6:52 AM (1 hour and 25 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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Was she diagnosed with allergies by your vet? What remedies are you using?

Edited by harmonyvet on January 30 2006 at 6:53 AM

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January 30 2006 at 9:00 AM (2 hours and 8 minutes and 7 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr Andrea's Post: Yes the vet believes its allergies and has ruled out any heart prolbems. We have her on two "HEEL" products: one called "Imflammaion" and one called "Allergy" at one/half tablet twice a day.They have helped but she still has congestion. R
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January 30 2006 at 1:20 PM (4 hours and 19 minutes and 34 seconds later)
         
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Has your vet also ruled out tracheal collapse along with the heart problems?

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January 30 2006 at 4:01 PM (2 hours and 40 minutes and 45 seconds later)
         
Reply to Dr Andrea's Post: The vet, along with myself, believe she has a collapsing tracheal, however when this happens her symptions are very obvious and easy to see. This, so far , has not explained the congestion she has.
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January 31 2006 at 6:15 AM (14 hours and 14 minutes and 3 seconds later)
         
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It is not usual for dogs to show allergies through the respiratory tract, mostly it manifests in the skin. However direct irritation can cause problems. The collapsing trachea may impede clearance of any irritants causing some congestion.
There are other homeopathic remedies in the Heel/BHI line that may be more helpful. I would maybe stick with the BHI Allergy and maybe try:
BHI Bronchitis - relief of minor bronchial irritation and wet or dry cough
BHI Cough - relief of wet or dry cough
BHI CoughFree - a cough syrup for chest congestion
Heel Lymphomyosot - to move out congestion and edema anywhere in the body
There are dozens of remedy combinations in this line alone, and sometimes it takes a trial of a few to find just the right one or two.

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