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beckroth
Stranger  Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
I am in serious need of help! Has anyone experienced elongated soft pallet or pinched trachea problems w/ their dog. I have a 3mo. old English bulldog that was diagnosed w/ deep seated bronchitis by the vet 2 weeks ago and has been taking antibiotics but he condition has seemed too worsened. He got so bad last night I had to take him to the emergency clinic @ 1:00a.m. the vet there told me he might have an elongated soft pallet and that his trakea is pinched. He has now stopped eating and is really struggling to breath. I am desperate to improve his condition! Does anyone know anything about these conditions or the soft pallet correction surgery? Any suggestions would be appreciated! THANK YOU  ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by beckroth at Apr 4, 2005 7:53:44 PM] |
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sue
Newbie  Joined: Feb 19, 2005 Posts: 21 Status: Offline |
I don't know how much this may will help as my experience with this relates to a staffordshire bull terrier but for what it's worth here goes...... I had a puppy that at first was suspected of having an elongated soft palate (which I found out is normal for the bulldog breeds but only to a certain degree), I was also told she may have the trachea problem you mentioned. She was examined by a veterinarian with equipment called, I believe, a vet-scope (or something similar). Basically it's a tiny camera that can be inserted into the dog's throat/windpipe and is connected to a monitor that allows the veterinarian to see the dogs palate and breathing tubes, the dog does not need to be anesthetised for the procedure. If you can't find a veterinarian with this equipment some vets have similar type stuff they can use but the dog may need to be sedated/anesthetised. If there is a problem i was told the palate can often be repaired with laser treatment and surgery can be done on the trachea to relieve the breathing difficulties. As it turns out my pup did not have the problem that was suspected so I don't have any personal experience of the surgery, only the testing. Anyway, sorry to be so long-winded but perhaps this will help you. I would talk with your veterinarian they should be able to do something or recommend someone who can. Good luck, hope your EB is feeling better soon. |
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beckroth
Stranger Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
Thanks a lot! I really appreciate any advice I can find. |
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bubbies
Stranger  Joined: Dec 15, 2004 Posts: 18 Status: Offline |
I also have an EB who is now 6 months but when we first got her she had a lot of problems. We had brought her out in the cold for a little too long and she caught chronic bronchitis. I had to bring her to the vet every day for over a month, and for about four days it even got to the point where I had to bring her in and put her on an IV drip for a hour each day because she wouldnât eat or drink at all. She was wheezing really badly and I was very scared to leave her alone. What the vet told me was that the tissue around her trachea and heart was swollen from the coughingâ¦never knew or heard a dog cough until her. She was put on antibiotics for that whole time and it was a rough struggle but it cleared up. I donât know if this helps at all, it isn't really advice just waht I went throughâ¦I just kind of wanted to let you know that they do make it through. They are a lot stronger than we give them credit for I think. I would just say to listen to the vet and things should work out fine. Good luck! ---------------------------------------- Pitbull |
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beckroth
Stranger Joined: Mar 24, 2005 Posts: 9 Status: Offline |
Thanks for the advice! After about 6 trips to the vet w/ no improvement I decided to switch to another vet for a second opinion. The new vet took some x-rays and tried some other treatments. After about 1 week w/ the new vet Bailey recovered tremendously and is almost at 100% (I think!). He has a follow-up appointment this week to make sure, Iâll keep you posted. Anyways thanks a lot for sharing your story, I guess he could have been much worse off. Really Appreciate It, beckroth  |
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BulldogsRgreat
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I am going through the same thing right now. I bought a 10 month old English Bulldog about 5 weeks ago and he has been gagging and vomiting since the day he arrived here. Now it has gotten to the point where he has stopped breathing and passed out 3 times. It is so hard to watch him suffer like this. I have been to several vets and they all diagnose ELONGATED PALLET and surgery. All have said that only specialists can do this surgery and have told me how dangerous it is and that if they live thru the surgery, they might not have cured the problem and could easily make it worse and then have to put him down, as they said, there is no fix once the surgery is done wrong. I am afraid to do this, but fear he won't live long without it. Has anybody had the surgery done? Terri & Sherman  |
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RACMOO
Advanced Member  Australia Joined: Oct 5, 2005 Posts: 142 Status: Offline |
hi!! We have moved to the new forum! You are welcome to join us at http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/discuss/index.php there are way more dogs/peeps over there. ----------------------------------------  |
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ShaneOmac
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This forum has moved to the following location: http://www.BulldogBreeds.com/discuss/ The forum you are on now is read-only. |
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