I have a 12 year old greyhound who is experiencing difficulty after eating–coughing harshly and gagging. He eats a wetted-down kibble mixed with canned food with glucosamine, chondroitin, and fish oil mixed in. I have also noticed that more and more frequently when he barks no sound comes out, and when he does manage to make a sound, it either sounds like he has laryngitis (very hoarse) or is very high-pitched. He has always had a relatively high-pitched “voice” for a greyhound, but recently he sounds more and more like a tenor.
I am concerned that I am seeing the beginnings of laryngeal paralysis, and wanted to know if I should take him to his vet now, or if it would be acceptable to wait until his annual, which is mid-January.
He is otherwise healthy, excepting some hind-end weakness which seems to be progressing.
Thank you,
Laurie