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Our dog Ashli is an 11 year old Labrador retriever and she had a front leg amputated two weeks ago. She's doing great, a bit jittery at times, but we've been using massage and working though that. The issue right now is her throat. Her bark seems to be different (always higher pitched now) and she's gagging some while eating. Vomited after eating and gagging tonight. We wonder if there was something in her throat during surgery that may have caused an injury to her. She works through each little episode but this is not anything normal for her. What could this be and/or what should we do?
Not a vet, but just wanted to auickly throw out ....can't spelll it....esophagitis.... Something like that. Do you check with your vet as sometimes your day shin can happen to the trachea and the esophagus run the anesthesia to being. I would check with you that first thing in the morning and not to feed your pup anything but really soft baby food in small amounts. Apologize for not being able to give you the right term. I'll be back in just a minute there is a dog to dell with that very successfully. I just need to go find the link. Hang in there! It may just be your day shin that will clear up wanted some sort maybe something weather that will need to treat but it's all doable.
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Found it!
http://tripawds.....ophagitis/
Read through there while you're waiting for response is here. There is a whole lot of information and a whole lot of different links that made give you some insight.
Good for you for staying on top of this and paying attention to these subtle changes. In Novak case, it is quite a while for the actual diagnosis to be made. In your case, IF that is what it is, you are figuring out way ahead off no backs situation. Getting it handled right away it is going to make a huge difference and getting him fully recovered quickly
And by the way, welcome to the family! Didn't mean to not give you a problem welcome, just wanted to get this information out to you as quickly as possible so you can feel reassured. Again, I'm not a vet,, but just wanted to throw this out as a possibility so you could act on it and get it taken care of what you speak with your vet.
Sending you lots of hugs and looking forward to an update as soon as you can. Give that sweet pup a big hug for us
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
I tried to use that Google speak thing and have no idea what the words are that came out! hopefully you can make sense of what I was trying to say, even if google speak couldnt 🙂 🙂 🙂
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
CharlieBear had a similar issue several years ago after surgery. Except his expressed itself as little burps and periodic hiccups. I took him to the vets and he would not replicate the sounds in front of them. Luckily, as we were walking out the door, he hiccuped. The vets prescribed meds but I ended up holding off and the issue resolved itself after a few weeks. Esophagitis due to the tube placed for aneasthesia. Hope this resolves soon for her ( but, as Sally says, I am not a vet so it may be something else). What does your vet say?
Go to your vet so he can make a diagnosis and give you the right meds to prevent any complication like Novak has. Eosophagistis can go into stricture if not treated. I hope that your dog doesnt have that, but go to your vet to make sure.
My boy Novak started to have symtoms 2 weeks post op...and not he has a permanent stricture of the oesophagus and he can't eat solid food anymore.
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