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by vomveiderheiss on 19 August 2005 - 04:08

Hi to all, here is the story and I need help. Toby is having trouble keeping food down, and has had this problem for quite sometime, but I thought we had it fixed. He eats and sounds like his teeth grind together, he is only 5.25 lbs and is 9 weeks almost 10 weeks old and has not grown at all since i have had him for almost 3 weeks. I am concerned, one vet says he may have pituatary problems, so he is running blood work, one vet thinks mega esophagus, so we vet to the another vet, as the other one didn't have proper testing equipment. But no one thinks this is the problem, I feel like we are gettting tossed from one vet to another so noone has to deal with this. He has gained no weight or gotten taller since we got him, he is so small and fraile and I am afraid he has been stunted for good. Please let me know if any of you have advice, I am afraid he is only with me a short time, and the end is near.

Silbersee

by Silbersee on 19 August 2005 - 05:08

I am so sorry for your puppy. If it is Megaesophogus he would regurgitate his food. I had a female puppy once who had this condition. She made a "clicking" noise when she moved. Took her to the vet who confirmed the condition with an x-ray (abnormal curve of aorta) and we put her to sleep, unfortunately. She was only 4 months old, but her condition would have rapidly deteriorated. Chris

by eichenluft on 19 August 2005 - 06:08

I am curious about this condition, as I have no personal experience with it. Is megaesophagus proven to be genetic? If so, does it come from both parents (recessive) or can it come from one or the other? Or, is it thought of as less genetic and more due to birth deformaty; whelping trauma; "just happens sometimes"? Is there any treatment for a pup diagnosed with megaesophagus? Without treatment, can the pup live a normal full life with maintenance care of some sort (what kind of maintenance care would he need if so). Are there different "levels" of megaesophagus - not so bad, pretty bad, really bad (euthanasia) - or is it always bad enough that the pup must be euthanized? I am interested in anyone who has personal knowledge of this condition, thanks in advance for answering my questions. molly

by Het on 19 August 2005 - 06:08

Here is what I have found out...I have not delt with this personally but have had two friends that have... The pup ususally dies of starvation very young in extreme cases...because they vomit up the food. the food will get stuck going down and can't get past the curve in the aorta, this is why the dog starves...you can give a liquid diet very high calorie and when you give it you should elevate the food to the level of the dogs head, basicly they should not have the head lowered to eat...then they should be kept very quiet no big running ect until you know all the food is down. they would have to stay on this type of diet for life. Usually it is not very successful and the dog will end up being put to sleep. Yes the is genetic...I was told that if the female produces a pup that has this then she should be spayed and not bred again. Please forgive all my bad spelling. Heather

Brittany

by Brittany on 19 August 2005 - 06:08

I found an awesome website that will explain this problem for those who do not know what this is... also shows a perfect example of what it does to the dog when it tries to eat... Shockwave player is required to play the video. http://www.marvistavet.com/html/megaesophagus.html vomveiderheiss, Please go to that site and read about the treatment plans... maybe it will help with your baby! :) I hope i had helped to solve your problems... Please let us know how your puppy is doing.

by Brandoggy on 19 August 2005 - 09:08

Good luck with your puppy..I am sorry you and the baby are going thru this.. please let us know I will be praying for you both

by vomveiderheiss on 19 August 2005 - 15:08

He doesn't make a glug sound after eating, so it may be ruled out. Possibly a dwarf?? and just a bit behind in progress?? I don't know, hopefully bloodwork shows the real problem, but not sure about it. I am just worried, he will die on me, and worried I could have done more. Brittany, already been to that site, very informative. Thanks I will keep you posted, I have pics if anyone wants to see, just email me at vomveiderheiss@nemontel.net Kari

by eichenluft on 19 August 2005 - 17:08

<> so it is proven to come from the female? What about the sire? Molly

Silbersee

by Silbersee on 19 August 2005 - 17:08

Het, there did you get that info from? Iwas told it is a birth defect, not necessarily genetic. I also checked the available literature (Fred Lanting's book, Malcolm Willis etc) and there was not genetic link to the female line in it. The puppy I had from my own breeding was out of VA-Timo Berrekasten and a Odin Tannenmeise-daughter with whom I had three litters before that one and no problems. But this said puppy was extreme: It started with just mild symptoms at around 6 weeks. She would regurgitate some of her food and the littermates would eat it. At 8 weeks, she was smaller and lighter than the other ones, and we kept her back because of her problems. At about 17 weeks, the vet looked at her x-ray and we jointly decided to put her down, because as the puppy grows the arch of the aorta gets more pronounced and will completely cut of the food supply. This female would have starved to death at around 8 months of age, and that is a horrific fate. I hope that I will never have to deal with that again. Chris

by eichenluft on 19 August 2005 - 18:08

I'd really like to know where to find facts (studies done?) about if this problem is PROVEN to be genetic, or thought to be a birth defect. As I said I know nothing about it from personal experience, but I would it would be a birth defect and not genetic, since I have never heard about it "running in lines" or being produced more than once from a female. Again - these are things IVE heard, nothing I know for fact. I hate assuming things from rumors, would love to know if there are actual facts about this being genetic (and if it comes from mother, or both dam/sire) or birth defect. Thanks for your information Chris - nice to hear from you. Hi to Joe from me! molly





 


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