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Title: Megaesophagus
Post by: ~flower~ on August 19, 2007, 04:52:30 PM

Came across this info, if anyone knows someone who has a dog with this condition this information may be useful.

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/vet_neuromuscular/cases/2005/may05.html (http://medicine.ucsd.edu/vet_neuromuscular/cases/2005/may05.html)

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/)

http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/Dr_Kathy_Letter_to_DVMs.html (http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/Dr_Kathy_Letter_to_DVMs.html)

http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/What_is_MegaEsophagus.html (http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/What_is_MegaEsophagus.html)

  The Bailey Chair, a chair designed to help feed dogs with this condition, you can order a tape with the instructions on how to build the chair (the first pic is Bailey, who's owners came up with the chair):
 
   http://www.geocities.com/bailey_chair/ (http://www.geocities.com/bailey_chair/)

Title: Re: Megaesophagus
Post by: Vet on August 20, 2007, 03:29:34 PM

Quote from: ~flower~ on August 19, 2007, 04:52:30 PM

Came across this info, if anyone knows someone who has a dog with this condition this information may be useful.

http://medicine.ucsd.edu/vet_neuromuscular/cases/2005/may05.html (http://medicine.ucsd.edu/vet_neuromuscular/cases/2005/may05.html)

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megaesophagus/)

http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/Dr_Kathy_Letter_to_DVMs.html (http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/Dr_Kathy_Letter_to_DVMs.html)

http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/What_is_MegaEsophagus.html (http://www.caninemegaesophagus.org/What_is_MegaEsophagus.html)

  The Bailey Chair, a chair designed to help feed dogs with this condition, you can order a tape with the instructions on how to build the chair (the first pic is Bailey, who's owners came up with the chair):
 
   http://www.geocities.com/bailey_chair/ (http://www.geocities.com/bailey_chair/)

Just rmember, the chair isnt' a be all end all cure.   And it doesn't work for all dogs with this problem.