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Canine-Megaesophagus: All About ME
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Canine-Megaesophagus: All About ME
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About the Author
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Guestbook
Acid Reflux
Acronyms
Acupuncture
Addison’s Disease
Addison’s Disease for Veterinarians
Administering Medications
Adoption and Rescue Help
Sample Adoption Application and Contract
Sample Adoption/Foster Application and Contract
Sample Foster or Adoption Application
The crucial first 3 weeks after adoption (Video)
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
Use of a Mannequin for Separation Anxiety
Appetite Stimulants
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis (Hips, Shoulders, Knees, Elbows)
Aspiration Pneumonia (AP)
Meds Used to Teat AP
Novel Canine Oxygen Therapy Techniques
Occult (Hidden) Aspiration Pneumonia
Take 3 X-Ray Views
Transtracheal and Tracheal Wash in Dogs
Treatment of Aspiration Pneumonia (AP)
What to Do First
Why Most ME Dogs with Pneumonia Don’t Cough
Australia Study and Report of ME Caused by Pet Food
B12
Bailey Chair Information
Chair Tail
How to Build a Bailey Chair
How to Get in Chair from the Back
Measuring and Building a Chair Video
Written Plans for Building a Chair
Bedding
Beginners
Mega Esophagus There Is HOPE
Blenders and Processors
Blindness
Bloat and Torsion
Bloodwork
Boarding and Vacations
Example of 1 ME dog owners detailed plan
Books
Breeder Information
Need to know immediately
Burping Your Dog
Calorie Boost
Supplements and Their Contents
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)
Fight Back Against Cancer
Probiotics and Prebiotics
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
10 Summer Tips to Stay Cool
Coupage
CPR and Heimlich
CPR – More Info
Giving a Cat CPR
Heimlich Maneuver – More Info
Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)
DNA testing for Degenerative Myelopathy
Stages of Degenerative Myelopathy
Dental
Diabetes
Diagnosing ME and Related Illnesses
Bailey Chair Fluoroscopy
DIC – Disseminated Intravascualr Coagulation
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Dogs
Intussusception in Dogs: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Pericardial Diaphragmatic Herniorrhaphy (PPHD)
Diarrhea
Slippery Elm Soup Recipe
Slippery Elm Use Explained by a Veterinarian
What Some ME Owners Have Used for Their Dog
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Diseases That Can Happen Same Time as ME
Deaf – Dogs Can Learn to Read Sign Language
Genome-Wide Association Studies for Multiple Diseases of the German Shepherd Dog
Disorders of the Esophagus
Distemper
New Strain of Canine Distemper Virus Arrives in North America
Report on Effectiveness of NDV Treatments
Using Botox for Treating Generalized Myoclonus
DNA Testing
DNA Study on Labradors
Some Basic Info
Dog Food
Drinking Water
Drugs
DVM Accredited Colleges
Clolleges in Australia
Colleges in Canada
Colleges in Other Countries
Colleges in the United States
DVMs for ME Dogs
EARS – Common Causes
Ears – Treatment
Eating Dirt (Pica)
Eating Stool (Coprophagia)
More Detailed Options to Stop This Acgtion
Quick Fix List to Try
Eating Too Fast
Tricks to Slow Eating Habits in an ME Dog
Emergencies
For Our ME Dogs Specifically
What to Do in Case of an Emergency
End of Life
Quality of Life Scale
Epilepsy
Causes
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Triggers, Treatment and Additional Tips
Esophageal Dysmotility
Cricopharyngeal Achalasia
Esophageal Achalasia
Esophagitis
How to Treat
Slippery Elm Recipes
Slippery Elm Soup / Slippery Elm Tea
Esophagus
Esophageal Diverticula
Essential Oils
An Exciting New Line of Healing Products for Pets: Essential Oils
Evacuation – Have a Plan
Disaster Preparedness for Your Pets
Pet Freindly Hotels and Restaurants – Links
Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act
Sample Checklist for an ME Dog
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI)
List of Appropriate Enzymes for EPI
Eyes
Feeding an ME Dog
Calculate How Much Food Your Needs
Creative Feeding Positions
Feeding Dogs Raw Diet Could be Dangerous
General Feeding Ideas
Having Multiple ME Dogs and Children
Lightweight Chair for Travel
Portable Chair for Travel or Shipping
Vertical (Upright)
Feeding Tube
Owners Information and Stories
Permanent versus Temporary Clarification
Rusty’s Feeding Tube Video
Feet and Nail Products to Use
Financial Help
Financial Assistance for Vet Care Costs (AVMA)
Vet Bill Help: 20+ Organizations That Help You Pay Veterinary Care Bills
First Aid
FAR Better than Tomato Juice as a Skunk Rinse…
Sample of a First Aid Kit
Where to Purchase First Aid Kits
Flea and Tick Control
FDA Warning If Using Isoxazoline
Food Options
Satin Balls
Vital Meatballs – Already Made
Weight Gain – One Owners Approach
Foods That Can Kill Your Dog
Thanksgiving Day Foods That Can Kill Your Dog
Frosty Paws
Gacking
Gas (Flactulence)
General
Genetics – Owners and Breeders
Clemson Canine Genetics
Research Studies
What Breeders Need to Know
Gastroesophageal Intussusception (GEI)
Geriatric Vestibular Syndrome (GVS)
GVS – “Old Dog Disease”
More Information on GVS
Grieving
The Legnd of Rainbow Bridge
Gurgling (Borborygmi) in the Stomach
Gurgling in the Throat
Handicap Equipment
Harnesses and Leashes
Heartworms
Heartworm Medication Q&A’s
Heat Stroke
Cooling Vest for Dogs
Different Articles About Heat Stroke in Dogs
Helicobacter (H.pylori Gastritis)
Hollistic and Homeopathic Explained by Doctors
Horses and ME
Hotels That Take Dogs
Hurricane Preparation
Evacuation Information from New Media Source
Examples of Checklists
Hydration – General
Calculate What Amount of Water is Needed Daily
How to Keep Your Dog Hydrated
Subcutaneous Fluids
Identification Methods
Idiopathic ME
Incontinence
Insurance
Journals
Kidneys
Chronic Renal Disease (CRD)
Knox Blox
Laryngeal Paralysis (LP)
Complications From Surgery
LP Can Co-Exist with ME
Specifics to Treat LP
Surgical Options
Last Resort Help
Leg Weakness
Panosteitis (Pano)
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned About Managing Sonnig
Life Expectancy
Links to Some Valuable ME Information
Loss of Appetite
When ME Dogs Lose Appetite
Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)
Endoscopic Botulism Toxic Injection: Benefit and Limitation
Esophageal Achalasia
Heller’s Myotomy
LES and Use of Botox
Prokinetic Agents
Lymphoma
Studies Have Linked Lawn Pesticides with Canine Malignant Lymphoma
Managing Megaesophagus by Dr Kathy Morris
Map of ME People Worldwide
ME Awareness Ideas
ME K9 Celebrities
Medical Information on the Internet
Merck Veterinary Manual
Medications (Prescription and Over-the-Counter)
Common Meds Used for ME Dogs
Gastrointestinal Prokinetic Drugs
How to Give Meds (Mouth and Feeding Tube)
Other Meds and Supplements
Safe over the counter Drugs Safe for Dogs
Signs of Mestinon Overdose in MG Dogs
Where to Purchase Meds
Megaesophagus (There is Hope)
Causes of Megaesophagus
Coexisting Conditions
For Veterinarians and Staff – General Info About ME Management
Frequently Asked Questions
ME Can Resolve – High Level Read for DVMs
Megaesophagus “Diseaser of the Esophagus”
More Interesting Information Answering Questions by Owners
Memorials – From a Few Owners
Mode of Inheritance (MOI)
Motility
Mucous
More About Mucous
Muzzles
Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Advances in Treatment of Canine MG
Drugs That Could Affect MG
MG Study – MHC Haplotyping of Dogs with Acquired MG
Supportive Care
Testing Information for Myasthenia Gravis
Where MG Tests are Sent for Evaluation
Where to Get Meds for MG
Nasal Congestion
Nasal Discharge
Stopping a Nose Bleed
Taking Care of Your Dogs Nose
Natural Food
Nausea
Nebulizers
Nebulizer Miscellaneous Detailed
Set Up for Large Dog Using Crate
Using a Nebulizer
Neutering and Spaying
Spay-Neuter Considerations to Maximize Health
Newbie Help
More Extraneous Information
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
In Case You Suspect Your Dog Has Been Poisoned
Pesticide Poisoning
Treating House and Yard
Pet Sitters for ME Dogs
Pharmacies and Prescriptions
Phlegm
Physical Therapy and Alternatives
Pilots and Paws
Poison Control
5 Plants Poisonous to Animals
Peanut Butter – Is It Safe for Dogs
Power Outage
Prescriptions
Protective Collars
Dog Wearing a Protective Collar
How to Make Your Own Pro Collar
Probiotics
Dog Foods Containing Probiotics
Other Uses for Probiotics
Puppies
An Owners Story of Her Puppy
What to Feed and When
Quality of Life
Rabies Vaccination
Rainbow Bridge
Raw Diet
Recipe – Bone Broth & Gelatin Squares
Reflux
An Owners Story
Regurgitation
Difference Between Regurgitation and Vomiting
What to Do
Rehoming Megaesophagus Dogs
Remission
Niko’s Story of Remission
Rescue
What to Know Prior to Adopting Shelter Pets
Research
Curcumin
Increased Incidence of Megaesophagus in Dogs in Latvia 2014-2016
Team Develops Treatment for Canine Megaesophagus
Reverse Sneezing (Paroxysmal Respiration Gag Reflex)
Safety
More Safety Tips
Roll Bar Fence – Keep Pets in & Others Out
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
Examples of What Might Work
Slippery Elm
A Guide to Using Slippery Elm
Snacks and Treats
Stress
Strictures
Achalasia, Esophageal Achalasia and Cricopharyngeal Achalasia
Esophageal Stricture
Other, Less Common Vascular Anomalies
Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA)
Stuck in Esophagus (Food and/or Objects)
Subcutaneous Fluids (SubQ)
Videos of How to Give SubQ to Your Dog
When Performing Fluid Therapy
Success Stories
Moe’s Story
Supplements
Support – Help with Grief
Surgery
Owners Experiences with Surgery
Recovery
Survey – How Did Your Dog Get ME
Swallowing Disorders
Swimming
Teeth
Temperature – How to Take It
Thymoma
Abstract Regarding MG
Abstract Regarding Survival
Titer Test
Torsion of the Lung
Training
Transporting an ME Dog
Flying an ME Dog into Heathrow (UK)
Ground Transport
Pilots and Paws
Sample Transport Request Liability Waiver
United Pet Safe Program
Travel with Your ME Dog
Tributes
Tumors
Underlying Causes of ME
Urinary Incontinence in Dogs
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Vacations
Your Guide to Pets and Hotels
Vascular Ring Anomoly (VRA)
Vestibular Syndrome
ME Owner Experience
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
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