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TREATMENT. If, following diagnostic testing, the clinical impression remains that the dog has CCB, it is important to initiate therapy. The treatment options for dogs with CCB include: Limiting inflammation; Limiting cough; Improving exercise stamina. Environmental Exposure. Any environmental pollutant should be eliminated.
In my experience, steroids are the most effective drugs available to treat dogs with CB, and should be considered the mainstay of chronic therapy. I generally begin treatment with prednisone 1 mg/kg q12h PO for one week, then 0.5 mg/kg q12h PO for an additional week.
Chronic bronchitis is a syndrome defined by cough on most days for at least 2 months for which no specific cause can be identified. Older small breed dogs are most commonly affected, but bronchitis can also be documented in midsized and larger breed dogs.
4 Δεκ 2019 · Treatment goals for dogs with chronic bronchitis include reducing inflammation, limiting cough, and improving exercise stamina. Treatment also ideally prevents or slows disease progression and the associated airway remodeling.
Appropriate treatment will slow the progression of the disease and will relieve distressing symptoms. With proper management, most dogs with chronic bronchitis enjoy a normal life expectancy and an excellent quality of life. Relapses may occur when the seasons change or if air quality is poor.
This article reviews the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and evaluation of chronic bronchitis in dogs. Important diagnostic tools for use in diagnosis are discussed, including clinical pathol-ogy, chest radiographs, and culture and cytology of airway fluid samples.
29 Σεπ 2011 · Bronchitis can be temporary, as in short-term infectious diseases such as Kennel Cough, or it can be chronic, which basically means it just doesn't seem to go away. To fit the definition of “chronic”, the cough must be present daily for at least two months.
