Prayers for Jake, please
Please pray for Jake. He started having some breathing issues-it just sounded like he had a bad cold. Took him to our regular vet who immediately recommended an emergency services vet that had the ab...
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I'm sure the DVM talked to you about Jake being at risk for aspiration pneumonia
Yes, he did. He went over every possible scenario including the swelling possibly being related to a tumor. Chances are slim, but still there. Chances were slim that at the age of 45 I'd almost die from congestive heart failure, but none-the-less it happened. There's so much risk in life itself that you do your best to minimize it then deal with the rest. He's responding very well to the steroids but I know that doesn't mean there still isn't the laryngeal paralysis. The way I look at it is it's fixable, he's a young dog, and his quality of life will be pretty much the same as prior to the surgery. As the vet put it he won't be able to run any doggie marathons, but since he's a very laid back dog, no worries there! And we just have to do our best to minimize aspiration risks. I also know there's the risk of a bad reaction to anesthesia, infection, the sutures breaking, etc. If it's his time there isn't diddly we can do about it but we want to give him the best chance possible.
Yes, he did. He went over every possible scenario including the swelling possibly being related to a tumor. Chances are slim, but still there. Chances were slim that at the age of 45 I'd almost die from congestive heart failure, but none-the-less it happened. There's so much risk in life itself that you do your best to minimize it then deal with the rest. He's responding very well to the steroids but I know that doesn't mean there still isn't the laryngeal paralysis. The way I look at it is it's fixable, he's a young dog, and his quality of life will be pretty much the same as prior to the surgery. As the vet put it he won't be able to run any doggie marathons, but since he's a very laid back dog, no worries there! And we just have to do our best to minimize aspiration risks. I also know there's the risk of a bad reaction to anesthesia, infection, the sutures breaking, etc. If it's his time there isn't diddly we can do about it but we want to give him the best chance possible.
