09-15-2013, 01:58 PM
I brought a small dog over from the mainland 4 years ago. A year ago, he started having wheezing and coughing attacks for no apparent reason. We took him to the Kilauea Vet Clinic in Keeau, where the vet started him on Prednisone and a cough syrup, as well as a round of antibiotics in case he had bronchitis. Other thoughts about the cause were possible a collapsed trachea (thankfully that wasn't it) or something environmental, although vog wasn't mentioned. That worked for a few months, then the symptoms started again. He had another round of the Prednisone and cough syrup and has been fine for the past 9 months. Our other dog, adopted here, has never been sick at all.