Popping Sound when puppy uses voicebox? - Page 3

fawndallas, I think you need to find out what is wrong with the pup before you try to figure out how to sell it to someone.

If this is something that can be treated or managed that is one thing and in that case you'd need to find a truly special home for the dog or keep it. At the risk of sounding selfish, as a buyer, I would only take a healthy puppy. I do not think it would be ethical for a breeder to sell a sick dog to someone.

You need to think about the dog's quality of life. If it's not going to be good, sometimes having them PTS is the kindest thing. You do not want this animal to suffer. I sincerely hope this is not the case for this dog, but you need to prepare yourself to make this kind of decision if you are going to breed.


Good luck at the vet today, I hope you get some good news!   *hugs*

Yes, that is what I thought. I just wanted a more experience opinion. Yes, Rose was getting spayed already, as I do not intend to go into the breeding business . There were other reasons for the litter. Thank you everyone for help and support.

Do let us know what the outcome is at the vets :)

Hi fawndallas,
  Sorry to hear about your pups problem, I had a female pup that seemed to have a mild form of Mega, we did x-rays at the vets,  I would feed her in an upright position, it worked well and she held down her food, she was also a very, very smart pup, she got loose out of the yard with 4 of my older dogs and went to the center of town and back through someones yard in one piece, all the big dogs came home before she did and I thought the worse, and then there she came...running through the neighbors yard about 10 minutes after everyone, at that time she was only 9 weeks old, that pup was incredibly smart.
   I gave her to a very loving family, and showed them how to feed her in an upright position, they brought her home and she is thriving, she is about 4 years old now, happy and normal, I think her case was a mild one.
  We were going to keep her if no one wanted her with that condition, but you would be surprised how many kind dog lovers are out there!
    Good luck getting to the bottom of whats going on with your pup, don't make any hasty decisions...
                       Paula

Thank you.....

For those of you who have gone through this with a dog:

Is all the medication really worth it in the long run?  I am not a big fan of giving meds to an animal all its life.  I did this once for my son's dog and the end days (primarly due to the side effects of the meds) was almost more than I could take.

The vet mentioned this morning about controling this with Reglan.  Any thoughts on this (good or bad)?

I also looked at the articles for "baily's chair."  I am sorry, but that looks very uncomfortable and undignified.  Especially if the dog has to say in the contraption for 15 - 30 minutes afterwards.  I will go through the ends of the earth for my dogs, but I will not put one through a torchure device.  Any thoughts on this concept?

Also, if this is just a mild case or if the pup out grows this, how will I know?

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Please understand, if the pup has this:
I will not sell the puppy.  It is just not right.  I had no intention of "making any money" on this litter.  Asking for money is only as an additional insurance they go to a good and prepared home.
I only asked because I already have 2 very interested families for the puppy and I was not sure how to handle them.  They already knew that the availability of the puppy was based on if he made it for service work or not (they only wanted him as a pet).

I will consider keeping him myself.  It seems that the biggest hurdells is meal time and making sure the dog get adiquite nutrition.  PLEASE, If there is more to this, let me know.  I need to be fully prepared for the dog if I keep him.

Fawndallas,

This is a video I recently saw, a much loved dog with  Megaesophagus  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msa447h4cX0   It can be managed.

Let us know.  We are all hoping for the best for your little guy.

Melissa

One of the issues to consider with this condition (I assume the vet has made a diagnosis) is the problem of aspiration pneumonia.  Everything I have read about Megesophagus does discuss this as a side issue. 

The other thing is, as time goes on it can improve. 

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_megaesophagus.html

Most cases involve young puppies (Great Danes, Irish setters, Newfoundlands, German Shepherds, Shar pei, and Labrador retrievers are genetically predisposed). In these cases the condition is believed congenital though it often does not show up until the pup begins to try solid food. Congenital megaesophagus is believed to occur due to incomplete nerve development in the esophagus. The good news is that nerve development may improve as the pet matures. Prognosis is thus better for congenital megaesophagus than it is for megaesophagus acquired during adulthood with recovery rates of 20-46% reported in different studies. Most puppies are diagnosed by age 12 weeks though mild cases may not be clearly abnormal until closer to age one year.

Another congenital problem is the “Vascular Ring Anomaly.” This is a band of tissue constricting the esophagus. Such tissue bands are remnants of fetal blood vessels which are supposed to disappear before birth. They do not always do so. Improvement is obtained when the band is surgically cut but in 60% of cases some residual regurgitation

It appears the dog is fed in the Baily Chair and if you get the dog to associate the chair with food, they often do not care about dignity or lack thereof. 

A dog with this condition IS a lifelong committment to management.

  LOL      I got told to get off the internet by my vet.  She says I am crying way too soon.

Here are the results:

1.  Vet wants to try some management first before Xraying.  
2.  Vet wants to elevate food some and try smaller meals. 
3.  Vet also says to put the puppy on more solid foods.
4.  She is wanting to give some Reglan for a while.

Goal is to see if the puppy is maybe eating too fast and if slowing things down helps.
     1.  Competing with 8 other pups during meal time
     2.  woofing down the soft food.

Goal is to see if maybe this is a minor digestive issue that will improve as the puppy gets older; thus the Reglan to help things develope well.
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Vet says to be up front with any potential buyers and to keep the puppy a little longer to see if things resolve themselves with some patiences.

Vet would rather give precautionary meds than get a confirmation xray?