[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [gsdshowlist] Mega-esophagus
- From: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 18:52:27 EDT
I am happy that your pup survived, she is one of the lucky ones...good to
have an owner as dedicated as you. I do not have a problem with your seven year
old girl, just the gist of your comments about other breeders. Being
"bothered" is hardly the term, it is a total dedication that usually does not
end
successfully. I admire your love and devotion. We all learn by doing. Syd
In a message dated 4/3/2008 3:35:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi Syd,
Sorry if I upset you with what I wrote. Dania wanted to hear about
experiences with mega so I gave her one. And I have heard numerous people over
the
years saying that they put mega pups down because they did not want to be
bothered with it. You see......I love my Nichole and I did not put her through
any
misery. Do you think for one second that if from the time that we started to
feed her small meals and hold her up that if it was not working after a few
days that I would let her suffer. But like I said...I do not think that I
would put another puppy through that. She is a happy seven year old girl and I
am truly sorry if you have a problem with that. I love her with all my heart
and would not trade her for all the money in the world.
kind Regards,
Amy Greenhut
Justrock German Shepherds
Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises, Tortoise Rescue
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Elsyd1@xxxxxxx
> Hi, I take exception to your statement that "Most people put these puppies
> down as they do not want to be bothered with it and they should not be
used for
> breeding as it is very hereditary especially in German Shepherd Dogs". I
and
> "most people" put them down because they have a very very small chance of
> surviving, and a very very large chance of pneumonia, starvation, etc, and
no
> normal way to eat... However, you are damn right that I do not want to "be
> bothered with it". After 35 years of breeding and facing almost every
tragedy, I
> have learned which fights I can win. To euthanize a pup in the terrible
> condition most of these puppies are in is an act of love and mercy. They
can and
> do starve to death before your very eyes, they cannot breathe because of
the
> reflux they suffer...they look at you with haunted eyes as they back up,
gag,
> and try to get the food either up or down. Feeding in an artificial
manner
> is not doing a service to the dog, or the breed. Syd
>
>
> In a message dated 4/3/2008 3:30:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>
> Dania. I will share my story. Firstly, megaesphagus is a condition where
> there is a pocket in the esphagus. The food gets stuck there. The dog
becomes
> very uncomfortable and will throw the food right back up. It will usually
> appear when you start feeding puppies solid food. It is diagnosed with a
barium
> test. Most people put these puppies down as they do not want to be
bothered
> with it and they should not be used for breeding as it is very hereditary
> especially in German Shepherd Dogs. It can be an inherited or aquired
> condition. I
> believe the latter being something not quite right with the puppy growing
> before it is born. My Nichole was born with a severe case of
megaesphagus. It
> showed up when she was 4-1/2 weeks old and tried to eat solid food. She
was a
> happy puppy. But when it came time to eat she would eat like the rest of
the
> pups. Then she would go into the corner and cry and then throw all her
food
> up. It was confirmed with a barium test even though I already knew what i
> t was. She was fed a lot of small meals and then held up for fifteen
minutes
> so the food would go through her esphagus and into her stomach. It was a
> long slow process but she survived and has not thrown up any food since
she was
> eleven weeks old. I really do not think that I would put another puppy
> through that. On top of all that poor Nichole was diagnosed with E.P.I.
at
> three
> years old. She certainly is a survivor! She is seven now and doing great
and is
> the love of my life. In fact we are hoping to go to Beaumont and show in
the
> Veteran bitch class. A lot of people know Nichole.....t was. She was fed
a
> lot of small meals and then held up for fifteen minutes so the food would
go
> through her esphagus and into her stomach. It was a long slow process but
she
> survived and has not thrown up any food since she was eleven weeks old.
I
> really dt was. She was fed a lot of smal
>
> Amy Greenhut
> Justrock German Shepherds
> Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises, Tortoise Rescue
>
> ------------------------<WBR>-- Original message----------
> From: _DKarloff@xxxxxxxx (mailto:DKarloff@xxxxxxx)
> > A friend and I were discussing health issues and megaesophagus became
the
> > topic of conversation. I realized I know very little about mega and
would
> like
> > to be better educated. I understand this is a genetic issue and I
believe
> > it is a recessive gene - does it take two carriers? How are mega
puppies
> > diagnosed? Is there a test to find out if a dog is a carrier? Are all
mega
> > cases fatal? Or are there degrees where some dog may eventually live a
> normal
> > life? I hear that mega has become a big issue in our current lines but
I
> know
> > of no one that has had a mega puppy? Am I living in "dreamland"?
> >
> > Would all of you be willing to share and help educate all of us?
> >
> > Dania
> >
> >
> >
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