Thank you so much

Our retriever x Swiss shepherd has full blown myasthenia gravis with mega-oesophagus. He’s very successfully treated with neostigmine and had an initial course of prednisone. I made him a Bailey chair which he tolerates well. We spoil our dogs rotten though so make them chicken or beef and rice, sometimes mash and blend the chicken in his case before forming it into small patties which he easily eats, but we don’t form a cohesive ball. We leave him in the chair for at least 10 minutes and he hasn’t regurgitated for quite some time and has picked up the weight he initially lost. He is on an anti-emetic and PPI, just in case. We feed them mornings and evenings. I’m curious how many cases of ME also have autoimmune myasthenia gravis? It became evident about two weeks after the ME diagnosis with sudden neuromuscular limb paralysis and shaking. ME is often a consequence of MG. Two hours after his first neostigmine dose, he was able to walk and run normally again.

God what a pain in the arse but we gotta do it!!!😢

Thankyou for sharing my dog has been diagnosed with this a month or so ago an I wasn’t given much advise from the vet which is very sad we pay them an expect them to give good advise I’ve had to research an there isn’t much out there so appreciate you putting the advice an info out there anything helps I will try this I have been teaching him to sit upright on the corner of our sofa (leather one luckily wipable ) an he’s taken to it very quickly But the food has been a hit an miss He used to eat kibble but now can’t chew or lick or swallow as he used to so teaching him to eat slower is an issue but he’s getting there he makes such a mess when it’s sloppy food an sometimes it just dribbles out of his mouth poor boy but he does eat the long paste food pate type Also worried bout his fluid intake I’ve tried making the gelatin blocks They are so time consuming an I would appreciate if there was a dry powder type of bone broth that is dog friendly so I could try add it to his food ?? God bless you for having the time an patience it is hard work 😅 Thankyou an keep on uploading new videos if you can please would be interested on how your dog is going because I stupidly looked on the internet how long they have to live an it says different stuff an basically want to make him love as long as he possibly can so long as he’s not in pain an is getting exercise Also how much do you exercise your dog an how ?? Thanks x

Thank you for the video. You are very kind owner.

Awesome job my Belgian mallinois was diagnosed a month ago. Keep it up man.

Thank you for sharing this video. Our dog has the same issue. We’ve been struggling to help her. We will be trying your method. Finger crossed!

Thank you so much for your video. My little girl was diagnosed with ME yesterday, she is 14 years old. Will give this a go with her feeding. Hubby is going to make her a chair.

@plutomedog

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Glad it was helpful!

I have been feeding my retriever meatballs only and holding him upright, the trick has been keeping his chest and head slightly up when laying down and sleeping…this stops any regurgitation and coughing- walking during or after feeding makes a huge difference-washing food down with a gravy before sleep also stops any problems

@plutomedog

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We now make Pluto wear a doughnut after each meal for about an hour. Makes sure his head is raised slightly once he is out of the chair. instagram.com/p/CYqvZ_0IMYz/ Picture of him wearing it.

I thought u were supposed to get them to lift the chin up while feeding them to make a straight as pathway as possible? What an odd condition.

@plutomedog

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Each dog is different. Once you find something that works, stick to it.