Canine Megaesophagus

Our journey living with Sidney, our puppy dog diagnosed with Canine Congenital Megaesophagus. Sidney is a chocolate lab on a special routine and diet. This is our story caring for his special needs. Due to Megaesophagus, he eats vertically in a Bailey Chair.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Made it through the rough patch

Poor Sidney was throwing up for about a week and sometimes it was multiple times a day. By far the most since we got a handle on the Megaes...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Bad Day - Changing Bethanechol Dosage

We started the Bethanechol in 10mg doses, 2x per day, which seemed like it was doing some good. However, yesterday morning Sidney was retch...

Monday, May 17, 2010

Introducing a New Med - Bethanchol

This is a photo of Sidney chewing on Michael Vick After seeing several people speak highly of Bethanechol on the Yahoo group site and doing ...

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Keeping an Eye on Sid

Problem with Megaesophagus is that when he regurgitates, he has a chance to contract secondary aspiration pneumonia. The worry is that when...

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Our Routine and Treatment for Megaesophagus

So - what is life like with Sidney the Megaesophagus Puppy? First, his treatment for Megaesophagus. He gets 3 meals a day. That's the mo...

What is Megaesophagus?

So what is Congenital Megaesophagus in dogs? Basically, it is loss of motility of the esophagus, which is a tube of smooth muscle that conne...

Introduction - Our Puppy with Canine Congenital Megaesophagus

First, let me introduce you to Sidney - our happy little Chocolate Labrador puppy. He was born on 9/26/2009. Sidney has congenital megaesop...

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