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Does anyone have any ideas on how to speed along the process of getting rid of the nasal discharge (snot)? I feel that if we can tackle that, he'll be breathing through his nose again and can then sleep.
Anyone with experience in soft-palate corrective surgery?
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Try a vaporizer ... or sit in bathroom with hot shower to give some steam and loosen the mucus
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I've been through this surgery twice with Lola. Terrifying both times, complications similar to yours in this recent surgery - emergency trach, oxygen therapy for two straight days in the hospital, possible aspiration and pneumonia meds. loss of sleep for me and her, scary. i feel for you. keep up the good work.
To clear the airway we use eucalyptus oil dropped in steaming water. we place it under Lola or in front of her and blow gently so she inhales. It's strong, so you should dilute with hot water, steam will carry it and make it easier to inhale. alternatively, put it in the bathtub with hot water running to steam up the room. Don't let him be in the steam too too long though.
To clear the airway we use eucalyptus oil dropped in steaming water. we place it under Lola or in front of her and blow gently so she inhales. It's strong, so you should dilute with hot water, steam will carry it and make it easier to inhale. alternatively, put it in the bathtub with hot water running to steam up the room. Don't let him be in the steam too too long though.
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Did Lola have the thick mucus nasal discharge?
no mucus discharge really, it was more internal...she couldnt get any deep breaths this most recent time. before the first surgery, her throat would be clogged with mucus and saliva foam.
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He is still seriously stuffed up. Nasal discharge, although copious, in no longer bloody. It is a thick cloudy consistancy. He is on a heavy dose of clavimox so I think its just his pissed off airways healing. Doc said the lack of blood is a good sign. I just wish we could clear his sinuses We are wiping this up many times a day.
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Oh my!!! I have never seen it like that... i hope he is healing and praying it is quick.
His eyes look great--- how is he other than the congestion
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@Ulfberht I have never seen that either!Perhaps it's a good thing that it is coming out his nose-and not going into his chest? What is the cause,according to the surgeon? Poor little fella'
for his recovery.
Talked to the surgeon about it today. He said its like he had a serious sinus infection with all the probing, cutting and trauma his nasal passageway has endured. Serious inflammation caused tissue damage and the snot is just a by-product of that. Boy, its a lot of snot. Never seen so much. He's like a snot machine
.Doc didn't seem alarmed too much. And no, he's not getting much sleep. I rigged up a stand with a dowel in between for him to rest his upper jaw on while laying down. This opens his airway and he his able to sleep for 30 minutes or so at a time with his mouth open. Eventually he moves or something and realizes he's sleeping with a dowel in his mouth. Of course (being a Bulldog and all) he then takes the opportunity to chew the dowel in half...........
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Talked to the surgeon about it today. He said its like he had a serious sinus infection with all the probing, cutting and trauma his nasal passageway has endured. Serious inflammation caused tissue damage and the snot is just a by-product of that. Boy, its a lot of snot. Never seen so much. He's like a snot machine
Doc didn't seem alarmed too much. And no, he's not getting much sleep. I rigged up a stand with a dowel in between for him to rest his upper jaw on while laying down. This opens his airway and he his able to sleep for 30 minutes or so at a time with his mouth open. Eventually he moves or something and realizes he's sleeping with a dowel in his mouth. Of course (being a Bulldog and all) he then takes the opportunity to chew the dowel in half...........
oh boy what a sweet heart... I hope ,,, really a lot!! that this clears up soon for all involved
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Talked to the surgeon about it today. He said its like he had a serious sinus infection with all the probing, cutting and trauma his nasal passageway has endured. Serious inflammation caused tissue damage and the snot is just a by-product of that. Boy, its a lot of snot. Never seen so much. He's like a snot machine
Doc didn't seem alarmed too much. And no, he's not getting much sleep. I rigged up a stand with a dowel in between for him to rest his upper jaw on while laying down. This opens his airway and he his able to sleep for 30 minutes or so at a time with his mouth open. Eventually he moves or something and realizes he's sleeping with a dowel in his mouth. Of course (being a Bulldog and all) he then takes the opportunity to chew the dowel in half...........
Continued prayers for your boy... please keep us posted
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Crazy timing. Just posted a thread here about post-palate complications too.
Baxter is mostly foaming and his throat is full of phlegm. It noticeably got worse as his prednisone wore off. I can't believe they didn't put your pup on Prednisone in the first place! That seems crazy to me! Two weeks after being on it, as it wore off, he still had some inflammation issues, so I can't imagine going through this without any anti-inflammatory.
My thread shows baxter in a video gagging and foaming at the mouth. I've called the doc and like you - they always 'poo poo' everything, as if its no big deal. Don't get me started on doctors. Nothing's a big deal until you come rushing into the ER I guess. Doctors tend to "guess" at everything.
You know your dog, and you know what's normal and what's not.
We are about 2 weeks and 4 days post surgery and he's still retching a little, and gags once in awhile. Its always after he has food, so there's definitely some play between the stomach digestion and the inflammation I think.
Hope things improve for you. Definitely get some anti-inflammatories in him somehow. I always have to wrap the tablet in some actual chicken or beef. Without that he'd never take even 1 pill
Baxter is mostly foaming and his throat is full of phlegm. It noticeably got worse as his prednisone wore off. I can't believe they didn't put your pup on Prednisone in the first place! That seems crazy to me! Two weeks after being on it, as it wore off, he still had some inflammation issues, so I can't imagine going through this without any anti-inflammatory.
My thread shows baxter in a video gagging and foaming at the mouth. I've called the doc and like you - they always 'poo poo' everything, as if its no big deal. Don't get me started on doctors. Nothing's a big deal until you come rushing into the ER I guess. Doctors tend to "guess" at everything.
You know your dog, and you know what's normal and what's not.
We are about 2 weeks and 4 days post surgery and he's still retching a little, and gags once in awhile. Its always after he has food, so there's definitely some play between the stomach digestion and the inflammation I think.
Hope things improve for you. Definitely get some anti-inflammatories in him somehow. I always have to wrap the tablet in some actual chicken or beef. Without that he'd never take even 1 pill
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