Cleft Palate Puppy is Thriving After Surgery

Cassie is recovering well after her procedure and owner Barbara couldn’t be happier.

Life at Vet U
Saturday 10/9C

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[TrueSolunar]

Glad to hear that the little pupper is doing okay...

[rei_cirith]

Happy to hear she was saved. Hope Barbara will get to enjoy her for years to come.

[lyndabarratt]

Big hugs & kisses for baby & big hug & thank you to mum for not taking the easy way

[sweetdaydreams]

My Chihuahua terrier mix, jasper, was making wheezing sounds. I took him to the vet, turns out he was born with a cleft palate. My vet was not only amazed that she hadnt noticed when she intubated him for the neuter, but that he was raised with no issues as a puppy. No issues feeding, no weight loss, no signs he had a cleft palate until the wheezing. Turns out, the wheezing was a sort of "reverse sneeze" (as the vet called it) and was caused by food getting stuck in the palate. The noises weren't indicative of breathing issues.

[mushuch.natalia.]

My Chihuahua name Mushu, he is with cleft lip and cleft palate. Mushu born in 2010. I were happy my Mushu life! :-) I very love animals! ♥

[jaynedavis]

Hits too close to home. My cat had 1 kitten prematurely, probably to make room for the others to grow & rejected him (I don’t think she realised he was hers). I managed to keep him going until the rest of the litter were born & reintroduced him at that time... it was too soon & he starved to death because I didn’t realise that he wasn’t able to feed in time to save his life.

[madoffroader]

How old was the puppy when it had the surgery. We have a 10 day old puppy that has a cleft pallet, we are nursing it by bottle feeding every 2hrs around the clock, it is gaining weight but nothing like it siblings.