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Canine-Megaesophagus: All About ME
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- Acid Reflux
- Acronyms
- Acupuncture
- Addison’s Disease
- Administering Medications
- Adoption and Rescue Help
- Adverse Reaction to Medications
- Allergies
- Alternatives to Bailey Chair
- Anatomy of a Dog – External
- Anatomy of a Dog – Internal
- Anesthesia and Surgery
- Antacids
- Antibiotic Responsive Gastritis (ARG)
- Antibiotics
- Anxiety
- Appetite Stimulants
- Arthritis
- Aspiration Pneumonia (AP)
- Australia Study and Report of ME Caused by Pet Food
- B12
- Bailey Chair Information
- Bedding
- Beginners
- Blenders and Processors
- Blindness
- Bloat and Torsion
- Bloodwork
- Boarding and Vacations
- Books
- Breeder Information
- Burping Your Dog
- Calorie Boost
- Cancer
- Hemangiosarcoma
- 5 Immune-Boosting Benefits of Turkey Tail Mushroom
- Clinical Trials for Spleen HSA
- Hank’s Cancer Diet Blog
- Immunotherapy Clinical Trial – University of Penn
- Investigation of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Therapy protocol for Treatment of Dogs with Stage II Splenic Hemangiosarcoma after Splenectomy
- The Shine On Project: Hemangiosarcoma Detection Test
- Potential Cancer Prevention Using Mushrooms (Beta Glucans)
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Care Givers
- Cats
- Causes of ME
- Chair Information – General
- Chair Tail
- Chemotherapy
- Christmas Letter from a Dog Mom (for a smile)
- Cleaning Floors
- CNM (Centronuclear Myopathy)
- Collars
- Community Awareness
- Constipation
- Cooling Your Dog Down
- Coupage
- CPR and Heimlich
- Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)
- Dental
- Diabetes
- Diagnosing ME and Related Illnesses
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diarrhea
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
- Diseases That Can Happen Same Time as ME
- Disorders of the Esophagus
- Distemper
- DNA Testing
- Dog Food
- Drinking Water
- Drugs
- DVM Accredited Colleges
- DVMs for ME Dogs
- EARS – Common Causes
- Eating Dirt (Pica)
- Eating Stool (Coprophagia)
- Eating Too Fast
- Emergencies
- End of Life
- Epilepsy
- Esophageal Dysmotility
- Esophagitis
- Esophagus
- Essential Oils
- Evacuation – Have a Plan
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
- Eyes
- Feeding an ME Dog
- Feeding Tube
- Feet and Nail Products to Use
- Financial Help
- First Aid
- Flea and Tick Control
- Food Options
- Foods That Can Kill Your Dog
- Frosty Paws
- Gacking
- Gas (Flactulence)
- General
- Genetics – Owners and Breeders
- Gastroesophageal Intussusception (GEI)
- Geriatric Vestibular Syndrome (GVS)
- Grieving
- Gurgling (Borborygmi) in the Stomach
- Gurgling in the Throat
- Handicap Equipment
- Harnesses and Leashes
- Heartworms
- Heat Stroke
- Helicobacter (H.pylori Gastritis)
- Hollistic and Homeopathic Explained by Doctors
- Horses and ME
- Hotels That Take Dogs
- Hurricane Preparation
- Hydration – General
- Identification Methods
- Idiopathic ME
- Incontinence
- Insurance
- Journals
- Kidneys
- Knox Blox
- Laryngeal Paralysis (LP)
- Last Resort Help
- Leg Weakness
- Lessons Learned
- Life Expectancy
- Links to Some Valuable ME Information
- Loss of Appetite
- Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)
- Lymphoma
- Managing Megaesophagus by Dr Kathy Morris
- Map of ME People Worldwide
- ME Awareness Ideas
- ME K9 Celebrities
- Medical Information on the Internet
- Medications (Prescription and Over-the-Counter)
- Megaesophagus (There is Hope)
- Memorials – From a Few Owners
- Mode of Inheritance (MOI)
- Motility
- Mucous
- Muzzles
- Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Discharge
- Natural Food
- Nausea
- Nebulizers
- Neutering and Spaying
- Newbie Help
- Nighttime Sleeping
- Not Eating
- Nutritional Food
- Outdoor Pest Control (Insecticides and Other Drugs)
- Panting Excessively
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Paying It Forward
- PEG (Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube)
- Perianal Fistulas
- Peripheral Vestibular Disorder (PVD)
- Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA)
- Abstract – PRAA Surgery is Promising
- Critical Considerations When Your Dog Will Get PRAA Surgery
- Endoscopy for Diagnosing and Treating Gastrointestinal Disease (Includes Comet’s Story)
- Links and Other Resources
- More About PRAA
- Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) Surgery
- Some of the Surgeons Performing PRAA Surgery
- Thick Band Found During PRAA Surgery
- Pesticides and Insecticides
- Pet Sitters for ME Dogs
- Pharmacies and Prescriptions
- Phlegm
- Physical Therapy and Alternatives
- Pilots and Paws
- Poison Control
- Power Outage
- Prescriptions
- Protective Collars
- Probiotics
- Puppies
- Quality of Life
- Rabies Vaccination
- Rainbow Bridge
- Raw Diet
- Recipe – Bone Broth & Gelatin Squares
- Reflux
- Regurgitation
- Rehoming Megaesophagus Dogs
- Remission
- Rescue
- Research
- Reverse Sneezing (Paroxysmal Respiration Gag Reflex)
- Safety
- Seizures
- Sildenafil
- Efficacy of Liquid Sildenafil as a Novel Treatment for Canine Generalized ME
- Research on the Mechanisms of Contraction in the Esophagus
- Sildenafil Improves Clinical Signs and Radiographic Features in Dogs with Congenital ME
- Sildenafil Survey From ME Dog Users
- Understanding Esophageal Transit to Improve Mgmt of Canine ME
- Sleeping
- Slippery Elm
- Snacks and Treats
- Stress
- Strictures
- Stuck in Esophagus (Food and/or Objects)
- Subcutaneous Fluids (SubQ)
- Success Stories
- Supplements
- Support – Help with Grief
- Surgery
- Survey – How Did Your Dog Get ME
- Swallowing Disorders
- Swimming
- Teeth
- Temperature – How to Take It
- Thymoma
- Titer Test
- Torsion of the Lung
- Training
- Transporting an ME Dog
- Travel with Your ME Dog
- Tributes
- Tumors
- Underlying Causes of ME
- Urinary Incontinence in Dogs
- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
- Vacations
- Vascular Ring Anomoly (VRA)
- Vestibular Syndrome
- Veterinarians
- Veterinary Information Network (VIN)
- Vomiting
- Watching Your Dog When Not Home
- Weather
- Weight Gain – Things You Can Safely Add
- Wheelchairs
- Words of Wisdom
- X-Rays
- Zygomatic Arch as it Relates to Myasthenia Gravis
Nice Site
Stumbled upon this site through an online support group. Wonderful info- thank you so much for putting to all together!
My dog is a retired dual purpose k9. He retired from the British Army at the age of 4 when he was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis and accompanying Megaeosophagus. The army vets spent thousands saving him and we are eternally grateful!!
His conditions are under control and he’s doing really well now but it’s been one hell of a learning curve. We don’t rest easy just because things are going well because as you know, things can change in the blink of an eye.
Information is our best weapon against this disease. So thank you again for putting all this information out there!!!!
I am so sorry this is so very late but with the high numbers of ME dogs needing our help not only with information to help thru support but I also run the rehoming effort for them Worldwide. Your story is wonderful and so loving. Truly these precious special needs dogs hold such a special place in our heart and the bond they bring is forever with us. I cannot thank you enough for your kind words but also for taking the time to provide input. We move so fast these days we seldom have time to correspond other then specifics to each ME and/or MG dog we encounter. I knew the book was needed years ago but fitting it into time finally became…get it out there now or it will never be seen. Thank you so much and sending prayers that your boy is still doing great with best quality of life. IF you ever need to reach out, I am at cyport1385@att.net and live in Texas but always available when needed.
Hi! We just learned that our 13-14 year old mastiff/Pitt mix has mega esophagus and we are devastated…cried ourselves into a headache, actually, at the thought of losing him. We are doing everything recommended to help him. Your site is very encouraging! Thank you!