Heidi is a three year old Pug. She has had breathing problems for about a year, and they had gotten worse until we could barely walk her in hot weather and stress brought on long spells of respiratory distress, (which were like a loud raspy pant, only it was like she was hyperventilating and they would last for hours after the stress occurred). She would also faint when very excited, or after a burst of sudden activity (IE, chasing after a cat after laying down)
After being referred to a specialist in 2010, she had her nostrils widened and her soft pallet trimmed. This worked for a few months, and then gradually went back to how it was before this first operation. However, she then had a seizure: again, it was after getting very excited at something, she just fell on her side and had a fit, her head bent all the way back....her legs paddled uncontrollably and she wet herself. At the end of June 2011 we went to the vets, who referred us again to the specialists telling us they would most likely pin back her vocal chords. Once she was under, I got a call telling me that her Larynx was almost non-existent and they were going to perform a 'Permanent Tracheostomy'. Scary stuff, and entirely unexpected!
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| Heidi trying a Broad bean! |
After being referred to a specialist in 2010, she had her nostrils widened and her soft pallet trimmed. This worked for a few months, and then gradually went back to how it was before this first operation. However, she then had a seizure: again, it was after getting very excited at something, she just fell on her side and had a fit, her head bent all the way back....her legs paddled uncontrollably and she wet herself. At the end of June 2011 we went to the vets, who referred us again to the specialists telling us they would most likely pin back her vocal chords. Once she was under, I got a call telling me that her Larynx was almost non-existent and they were going to perform a 'Permanent Tracheostomy'. Scary stuff, and entirely unexpected!
