Megaesophagus in Dogs | The Story of Thomas the German Shepherd Puppy

What is Megaesophagus in dogs? This is the story of Thomas, the German Shepherd puppy.

Thomas is a four month old German Shepherd puppy who was found as a stray. He was born with a heart defect called persistent right aortic arch, meaning his aortic valve and a certain ligament did not rescind during development in the womb causing megaesophagus. Megaesophagus in dogs can be life threatening. Thomas can’t keep down his food or any liquids, and has contracted aspiration pneumonia as a result. This is his story and how IndyVet, an emergency vet hospital, saved his life.

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[chriskendrix]

My GSD name is Daisy and she has this same condition (Megaesophagus). I have had her since she was a puppy, and could fit in my hands when we first got her. We noticed she had some problems eating as she got about 1 1/2 months old. She was puking all the time and was very skinny. We took her to several vets and had some tell us to not expect her to live long. She is now 9 years old. We feed her just like this. We found a vet and was able to figure out what was wrong with her. It is a rare condition but it happens mostly to GSD breeds. The vet helped us get her to a place north of SF to have surgery on her. She is the greatest dog I have ever owned and healthy as any other dog. At 9 years old she still acts like a puppy. Love the GSD breed.

[somnuswaltz]

Very sad as it's a serious medical condition for the pups, but it's always cute watching them eat in their little special chair 🐕 ❤

[daphneshorts]

Omg who could resist that little face. And I did not know surgery could repair megaesophagus? Or was it for the arch issue?

[emiliamolina]

gracias x su video se puede operar el magahesofago