Bulldogs World

I was a first time bully mother. I had a 9 month old bulldog who was In great health until Sunday. He swallowed a piece of the foil off a yogurt cup and started vomiting incessantly.(I beat myself up every second for not being there fast enough to make sure he didn't swallow any objects). The vomiting started to also include blood and he was having difficulty breathing so we rushed him to the 24 hour vet medical hospital. On the way there, his whole mouth and tongue became cyanotic and it seemed like he'd stop breathing several times which was the worse experience in the world to me... When we got to the center, they rushed him in and gave him oxygen and did xrays but found nothing except that his esophagus was inflamed. They even did an esophageal endoscopy and could not find the item bc I was not certain if he'd thrown up everything he swallowed. They did tell us he was breathig normal again and wanted to keep him overnight to monitor his state since they did see him aspirate his vomit after they used the endoscope. so we got to see him before we left and his breathing would sound so forced but he was even playing and wagging his tail. Over night, they did blood work and xrays of his chest and abdomen and told us in the morning that he's doing great and they recommend that we take him home so he wouldn't be so stressed out. We checked him out at 2:00 pm with the meds: sulfacrylate (to help coat his esophagus) and two bottles of ampicillin (to prevent pneumonia). As we were driving home, he became cyanotic again and seemed like he was choking. We rushed him back and the vet gave him oxygen and took a chest xray and told us that he had a collapsed trachea. She said that it was intrathoracic and that we'd have to take him to a specialist an hour away for a consultation. She said she loves her dogs like her kids and that if it were her, she wouldn't pursue treatment/stent surgery because it was too risky and did not guarantee any results of him getting better. She suggested we put him to sleep. I hated it so much but had to go on with her recommendation because I did not want to see him in so much pain. We got to say our last goodbyes to him and I had to see his sad face as he realized we were not taking him home. He was euthanized and every minute now I regret my decision. I feel now as though I should have contacted the specialist and see what they suggest. I feel like I'd put too much trust in a vet that could not diagnose my baby correctly in the first place! Now he's gone and every day is so hard bc he's not here. I just want to let others know about collapsed tracheae and after researching online for the last couple of days, I found out that if not too severe of a case, it can be treated with medicines. The vet had told us surgery was the only option for our bully. I beat myself up for believing only her and not stoppig to get a second opinion. Now it's too late...