Piggy has a severe hypoplastic trachea and not growing at all

Submitted by Piggy on March 6, 2016 - 8:12pm

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I am very glad I found this forum and I hope I can find more info and educate myself to help my Piggy. She has a severe hypoplastic trachea and at 5 months she is still 12 lbs. Her breathing is heartbreaking and I just do not want to give up on her. I would apreciate any advices on how to take care of her. I give her a lemon every morning, limit her activity to the minimum, I hand feed her, I give her steam treatments, her lungs seems to be clear now, but her breathing looks and sounds so painful. I wish I had a magic pill .... The surgery is out of questions, she is too small and weak for it.

I'm so sorry...

Submitted by Kathy Chester N... on March 7, 2016 - 11:15am.

it must be awful to watch her struggle. We had one with a small trachea and it did grow some as he did, but I'm sure his was not as severe. I know that eventually they would try to widen the nares and shorten the palate to help breathing, but 5 months is probably too young even if she was in better shape. Sending you good thoughts for your pup.