My eleven year-old chocolate lab boy, Velvet, was diagnosed a few days ago with laryngeal paralysis, a disorder of the larynx that causes swelling and poor functioning of the larynx. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this diagnosis, what home treatments they may have used to work with the symptoms (excessive panting, labored breathing, or, worst case, inability to breathe at all!), and if the surgery was an option that worked well.

My vet says that Velvet is in the very early stages of this disease (he doesn't have any labored breathing at this point, just some hacking), but it will continue to worsen.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
~~jewlie~~