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LANCE
Date of Birth: 03 Jan. 2004 Lance was born a singleton puppy by c-section. He seemed to have a hard time
thriving and did not do well from the beginning.
I started taking him to vets at about 2 weeks of age.
They gave him a 50-50 chance of survival although they were not sure exactly
what was wrong. He began taking antibiotics at that time.
The Megaesophagus was not diagnosed until he was about 6 weeks old when,
after seeing several vets, one said it was not Mega, one didn't know, and
my vet said it was definitely Mega. I took him to the Univ. of Illinois for
tests where Megaesophagus as well as partial Laryngeal Paralysis were confirmed. |
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Lance was on antibiotics for the first 8 months of his life, fighting Aspiration Pneumonia. A friend who is very knowledgeable about my breed suggested the Megaesophagus list on Yahoo. Thank heavens for those wonderful people!! I joined the list and through much reading and experimenting, I found a food consistency he could keep down and built the Bailey Chair. He immediately made a turn around and has not been sick a day since I started feeding him in that chair! I feed him a spoonful at a time and then he sits for 20-25 minutes after eating. He does not get any other foods and sits up after drinking water. He does not need water often because of the water in his food but when he does, he has to sit up afterwards. I am happy to say that he is now 4 years old, a good weight and the perfect little man. He is quite spoiled because of his hard start, but he has such a good heart. Lance has filled my heart with a love I didn't know I had. He seems to be doing so well that it is possible the Mega has resolved with age, as it sometimes does in congenital cases. Since he still has the swallowing problem, I'm not willing to take a chance. I will always feed him upright. Plus, he really likes his chair! | |||
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To anyone who has a Mega dog, DON'T GIVE UP!! My vet has been very willing to read anything I've given him. Worked very closely with me when I had Lance neutered, and we had no complications. Find a vet you can build a relationship with. These dogs are so worth it!!! ~ Terri & Lance, aka-Handsomeman, Lancey Pants | ||