Persistent cough with NO diagnosis after 8 months

Sheltiemama said:
Dr. Mac, not that I know of. They are doing a scope down into the trachea and the lungs on Tues. They mentioned putting fluid down into this lungs and sucking it back out again. IS that the same thing?

Trans tracheal wash are not words I've heard before.

Thanks to all for the kind words!
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I did a Google search after I read Dr. Mac's last comment and your description sounds EXACTLY like one of the YouTube videos that the search led me to. My guess is that the Trans Tracheal Wash IS what your vet is referring to.
 
Well she scoped into his stomach and small intestines. Did NOT do the wash as she told us she was going to do. Did NOT do the scope into the nose.

She said that she biopsied the stomach and small intestines. Said the stomach looked normal but the small intestines looked "rough" instead of smooth.

Said she didn't do the other scoping because she didn't want to traumatize Rogue.

Since we already did the bland food and the Zantac to see if it was a stomach problem, I don't think she's found the reason for his cough. He may have another problem that we didn't know about but I'm betting this is not the cough trigger.

*sigh* Poor baby. We pick him up this afternoon and bring him home.
 
hugs, kisses and cookies for being a brave woof doing these unfun tests...Hope you find encouraging answers soon!
 
Have you been tracking when the cough occurs by any chance?

I know this sounds far too simple but indy coughs when he gets too excited about something (ie after lots if barking) or even if he drinks water too fast. Or his food.

Or if he is stressed about something and pants too much, he might cough and gag as well

I often worry about how much he coughs and gags, everything else says fine.

Just a thought.

What does bloodwork indicate btw?
 
Do you have a bird?

Just a random thought, as my grandfather had a lingering, irritating cough for 8 years that nobody could diagnose. He ended up in the hospital for months after a bad motorcycle accident and the cough went away. Turns out he was sensitive to the bird.
 
There is absolutely NO rhyme or reason for his cough. He just coughs at intermittent times. This morning he coughed about 4 times between when hubby got up to go to the bathroom and then came back to get the boys off the bed. Just gets worse every day.

No bird and have never had a bird.
 
My guy's cough is starting to come back again now that he is off the steroids. I'm hoping to do something less systemic and dangerous with him so am going to start him on Flovent. I'm hoping that will work. Not sure how I will get the first doses in him. If it appears that it will work, I am going to order a mask that is specifically made for inhalers.
 
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