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by Janette on 03 August 2007 - 18:08
The dog/pup quality of life. Thats the important question.
by akira on 06 August 2007 - 19:08
Isn't there anybody (beside Hukka) who can give me more information about dogs with these defect? Please let me know.
by DKiah on 06 August 2007 - 20:08
I've seen it many times started over 20 years ago and we have one from a litter born 15 months ago..placed in an agility home.... doing great
"It could be a genetic defect, plumbism, hormons or a constriction of the esophagus"... ok, here goes... can pretty much guarantee that unless this vet has been practicing for 30 years, I've seen more if it.. as have some others on this list.....
It is most often a genetic defect (when diagnosed as a young puppy).. any puppy that regurgitates solid food immediately after eating is suspect, I am a control freak and have caught it several times in puppies still nursing.
"plumbism"??? sorry have no idea.. you mean a pulmonary embolism or something relating to the heart??? might need the right word here
Hormones??? What?? Sorry.. don't get that one..... MEGA Esophagus is a dilation of the esophageal muscle..not a constriction of it... that would probably describe the condition below
There is a condition called Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) that can also mimic in symptoms.. the conditions are easliy identifiable via xray and a barium swallow .
Have known of dogs who have lived to be 11 with no issues, like I said earlier met an 18 month old sharpei diagnosed as a pup that had been doing ok until she was about 18 months and then started to have trouble and was not thriving.
That would be the key.. if the dog is maintaining or gaining weight, then things look good...
Spoke to a woman who has a 7 year old GSD who has his AKC MACH title.. he does pretty well, she has to be sure he doesn't eat or drink before he runs a course.. he was having trouble last year breathing with all the California wildfires and the heat.. she kept antibiotics handy in case he started to develop pneumonia which is pretty common.
I personally didn't have any luck feeding the puppy we had on a platform, she actually gulped more air and her belly got round and hard.. the key was keeping her as quiet as possible and upright for about 20 mins after eating.. not picking her up near her chest was also good.
There are a couple websites and I'm sure there are chat groups for this.. do a search, i'm sure you'll come up with something
If you have further questions and want to PM me off list, feel free...... I sometimes don't get to the archives of this list ..
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