I am so sorry for your loss. Please consider adopting a Chi from a shelter. We have 3 we adopted, all purebred and none has had trachea problems. There are so many from puppies to seniors that need homes! Sue
On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Gregory <etsu1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > We were devastated last week when we had to put our 10 year old female > chi, Maya, down. She started caughing a couple of years ago and the vets > told us that it was a collapsing trachea issue that would get worse over > time. > > The caughing got worse 3 months ago and the vets gave us medication that > helped for a little while. Unfortunately, last week our beloved Maya took a > turn for the worst and Sunday she crossed over the rainbow bridge. > > We will be looking for another chi in the future and will contact several > breeders. I was not familiar with this problem when we got her and the > other generations of chis that the breeder had ranged in age from 3 to 13 > and none had this issue. Are there anything that we should look for next > time when we go to view puppies to possibly avoid this problem again or is > it something that just happens. My wife and I are still heart sick. Greg > > >