My 1.5 year old pug was diagnosed at 10 months old with laryngeal collapse (no known treatment) - stage 2 veering on 3, tracheal collapse and also bronchial collapse (one of the main bronchial tubes collapses when he breathes). He is doing well and has always done well. Symptoms are that you can tell be puts in a bit of effort to breath and has audible breathing. We keep him very calm.

He was put on dex after his pallet reduction/dental surgery in April. Hair has not grown back. He has a bony forehead (looks kind of like a klingon) and is starting to develop a rounder belly. He was on .5mg of dex twice a day until a month and a half ago. I now have him on .5mg once a day. His breathing is not as good as it was before the reduction. It is a balance. He is also on 1000mcg flovent twice a day just in case it helps.

I have an appointment at the University of Montreal Vet School in St. Hyacinth on Friday about blood work and discuss the dance of steroids to keep inflammation down and cushings. Most of the info I see on line is regarding naturally occurring cushings. I wish I knew what was more life threatening - the laryngeal collapse (which they want to keep from progressing)/tracheal collapse/bronchial collapse or the cushings. He is obviously very sensitive to the dexamethasone.

I would like some feedback on those of you knowledgeable in cushings? Should I be requesting something specific with the blood work?

Thank you!