Has anyone traveled with their dog after LarPar surgery?

rockhillmanor wrote:
Here is some links for you. Hopefully they can give you some good health tips about RV'ing with your dog. :C

You have to join the group to see the posts and participate. One has 2,000 members the other 600 members. Should be able to find some good info for your dog there!

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I want to thank you for the URL to the LarPar link for a Yahoo group. I have joined that group and have already gotten answers to most questions that we had. It seems that the stairs are really not an issue but bouncing down the road may affect some dogs that didn't travel well BEFORE the surgery. The consensus seems to be that since our dog has over 100,000 miles of travel with us in our last two coaches that it should not be a problem for her. We will probably start with a few in-State trips before we head out on a longer journey with her to make sure that she still travels well.
Thanks again and safe travels.

Thanks for all of the help. I am going to get in touch with the links and see if I can get some actual experience recommendations. I had not thought about the steps but it is correct that her head will be considerably lower when she descends.
Physically she looks great and after the surgery it was like turning the clock back a few years, now that she can get full oxygen when she breathes. She really wants to run around some and we are doing what we can to minimize that. I take her for a lot of walks, which is good for her and me. Kinda tough when you feel great and people keep putting restrictions on you. She also will never be able to bark again, and that seems to be causing her some concern.
We have always had large dogs and have dealt with various health problems, which is part of pet ownership. This LarPar is a new one to us and is not that common, which is a good thing.
Thanks again for the help.

Sorry the vet couldn't help you. Given her restrictions, I would think you'll need a ramp for access. Our coach is pretty smooth so I guess it would depend on the coach and the roads...Wow! Our is diabetic and I thought that was a lot but you've got your hands full. Best of luck and I hope you get a positive answer from someone who knows....Dennis

Here is some links for you. Hopefully they can give you some good health tips about RV'ing with your dog. :C

You have to join the group to see the posts and participate. One has 2,000 members the other 600 members. Should be able to find some good info for your dog there!

for owners of dogs who have laryngeal paralysis - Yahoo Groups
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LP/info Proxy Highlight
This list is for owners of dogs with laryngeal paralysis (LP). ... Become a member of the LP group and get access to databases on dogs and surgeons, as well as ...
Laryngeal Paralysis Alternatives - - Yahoo Groups


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This group has been established to provide a forum for open discussion on alternative procedures for dealing with Laryngeal Paralysis and its side effects in ..

Laryngeal Paralysis (LP) - Pet of the Day
www.petoftheday.com/ talk/ showthread.php?151081-
www.petoftheday.com/ talk/ showthread.php?151081- Proxy Highlight
Also, go to Yahoo Groups homepage and type in “laryngeal paralysis.”
There is an LP group and an LPAlternatives group. Both are a wonderful

rgatijnet1 wrote:
The vet does know all about the surgery from a surgeons standpoint. We were told that she can't run and jump around like she used to and can't go swimming. There are lots of food restrictions but the travel he could not help with. Travel in a car is no problem as it is a smoother ride and usually for short distances.
The biggest problem is that after the surgery her larynx is permanently sewn in the open position. This is the part of the voice box that prevents food from going in to your lungs instead of the stomach when you eat. The running and jumping restrictions are to prevent stomach fluids from coming back up in to the throat and causing aspiration pneumonia. We are concerned that the bouncing in the motor home may cause the same problem and we are hoping that someone else has gone through this before. The trial and error method could be fatal.

Going down the MH steps could pose a problem too. The angle is straight down for a dog. When a dog goes down them his head is way lower than the back end of the dog before he hits the ground. A ramp may be needed for him.

I would find a support group on line with dogs with that condition. There are tons of different ones. Just google groups. You'll get more helpful information there. Good Luck. Hope everything works out well for you and your pet. :C

The vet does know all about the surgery from a surgeons standpoint. We were told that she can't run and jump around like she used to and can't go swimming. There are lots of food restrictions but the travel he could not help with. Travel in a car is no problem as it is a smoother ride and usually for short distances.
The biggest problem is that after the surgery her larynx is permanently sewn in the open position. This is the part of the voice box that prevents food from going in to your lungs instead of the stomach when you eat. The running and jumping restrictions are to prevent stomach fluids from coming back up in to the throat and causing aspiration pneumonia. We are concerned that the bouncing in the motor home may cause the same problem and we are hoping that someone else has gone through this before. The trial and error method could be fatal.

Pets forum..please move.

Did you ask the vet who did the surgery??? They would be able to give you a much better answer than someone on the internet...just sayin....Dennis