Pennyblossom
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- Mar 4, 2016
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- USA
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Penny and Bristol
Bristol went in for her surgical evaluation today-Brachycephalic Syndrome. They said she does need to have her nares opened and her soft pallet shortened. They said it was one of the longest they have seen and went into her airway, they said her saccules are soft and don't need to be removed Here's where the information came in that I wasn't prepared for;I knew she had a small trachea which they said was, but she also has redundant tissue when I asked for more information The vet said in the cheek area which keeps you from being able to open wider.
What the doctor said was even after having the soft pallet and the nares operated on she would still be a dog at respitory risk because of the trachea and redundant tissue both of which are not correctable.
We are going to go forward with the surgery but I would love to hear any advice or experience from those who also have had issues with the trachea or the redundant tissue. This poor thing has endured so much in her short 10 months so far.
She has a one year health guarantee but 1. We would never return her we love her she is our family and 2. The vet said this isn't a health issue per say it is a breed specific issue on what we as humans have done to the breed. 3. I don't think it is anything the breeder did -it's just genetics. I am just devastated that even after the surgery she may still have a life full of struggles just existing.
What the doctor said was even after having the soft pallet and the nares operated on she would still be a dog at respitory risk because of the trachea and redundant tissue both of which are not correctable.
We are going to go forward with the surgery but I would love to hear any advice or experience from those who also have had issues with the trachea or the redundant tissue. This poor thing has endured so much in her short 10 months so far.
She has a one year health guarantee but 1. We would never return her we love her she is our family and 2. The vet said this isn't a health issue per say it is a breed specific issue on what we as humans have done to the breed. 3. I don't think it is anything the breeder did -it's just genetics. I am just devastated that even after the surgery she may still have a life full of struggles just existing.