A Long Shot

[Deefa]

Bt i was wondering if anyone has ever had a dog, knows someone who has which has had the condition Megaesophagus? We have a dog at the moment with it. He was only pridicted to live utill 6months old and yet he will be 7yrs old in april!

 

[Deefa]

No one?

 

[Llwyncwn]

Sorry never heard of it hun. Ask Star - she is really hot with these little known syndromes x

 

[star]

have seen several cases of megaoesophagus - usually they die pretty quickly of aspiration pneumonia (they regurgitate food and inhale it into their lungs, get bad pneumonia and die). your dog has done fab to get to 7yrs old. the condition can be managed by feeding from a raised platform etc - there is no real treatment for it - it's something you have to live with.

 

[Deefa]

He gets 9 meals a day from a high platform , half are fattening baby powder milk and the others are liqiudized dog food.

I have searched the interenet to try and find ther dogs which have survived like Deefa has but even are vets havn't seen a case last past 6 months

 

[Llwyncwn]

Hi Star. Dont mean to steal thread, but I need to say a big thank you ... although Im newly registered, ive been watching for years. The other week you answered a query for someone re vitiligo. Our vet dismissed this for one of my horses and x-rayed his hock, but it was clean. We managed to get the copper suppliment you recommended, and after about 6 weeks Fred is now sound ! THANK YOU SO MUCH xxx

 

[Deefa]

I have just put some pics of Deefa the wonder dog lol up in the photo gallery if you would like to take a look at him.

I have to say that him doing agilty seems to have helped alot aswell!

 

[Llwyncwn]

Ahhh what a handsom chappy. Have 3 generations of GSDs myself.

 

[Deefa]

Have you any pics, i love GSD's

 

[Llwyncwn]

Loads of pics but im a technophobe. Havnt got a clue how to post them !

 

[Deefa]

You can e-mail them to me and i will put them up if you like? if not thats fine

Do you breed? and/or show?

 

[jackie36]

http://www.gsdhelpline.com/megaoesophagus.htm

try this

 

[jackie36]

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/


also this one comes highly recommended

goodluck xx

 

[Deefa]

Thanks Jackie

 

[star]

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Hi Star. Dont mean to steal thread, but I need to say a big thank you ... although Im newly registered, ive been watching for years. The other week you answered a query for someone re vitiligo. Our vet dismissed this for one of my horses and x-rayed his hock, but it was clean. We managed to get the copper suppliment you recommended, and after about 6 weeks Fred is now sound ! THANK YOU SO MUCH xxx

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thanks - glad i could be of some help. not sure i can take all the credit though - i think it was someone else who reccomended the supplement. glad it's worked though.

 

[Llwyncwn]

Thanks Deefa - im gonna win this one even if I have to chuck computer at OH.