Update boxer puppy cleft pallet

[Reble]

His name is now Marshall.

He has had the operation & in the first picture is how the cleft pallet look before the operation.

and after.. the side where the teeth is has bone behind it, and the skin will cover over nicely and heal up fine.

Last pictures of him with his family in his new home with his new friends at 4 months only 10lbs. so did not want to wait, he needed to gain weight faster. His new owner is a vet..

 

[uwharrie]

Interesting, first time I have seen waht a repair looks like. And might I say what an adorable puppy!

 

[Riverrose28]

Bless his heart, God Love him, I have english bulldogs, both had to have elogated palate surgery, very expensive, but so worth it. Dogs are Gods gift to us. Thank you for posting

 

[Mona]

What a beautiful little puppy!

 

[gimp]

Interesting! Thanks.

He is a tiny little guy, isn't he?

 

[weebiscuit]

His name is now Marshall.

He has had the operation & in the first picture is how the cleft pallet look before the operation.

and after.. the side where the teeth is has bone behind it, and the skin will cover over nicely and heal up fine.

Last pictures of him with his family in his new home with his new friends at 4 months only 10lbs. so did not want to wait, he needed to gain weight faster. His new owner is a vet..

Thank you for posting those pics. I found them very interesting, and I think it's wonderful that there are people in this world who go the extra mile to help an animal like that, when there are so many people who would just have it euthanized.

On another discussion board I visit, a dog breeder was talking about how he only got maybe 50% "usable" pups out of a litter, and just drowned the others. I swear, if I knew his real name or where he lived I'd turn him in for animal abuse. That statement had me so upset!

Your pics were beautiful. And what a beautiful little puppy that boxer is!

 

[Matt73]

Interesting. So, how did he feed properly with that? Was milk/water/food coming out of his nose?

 

[Reble]

Interesting. So, how did he feed properly with that? Was milk/water/food coming out of his nose?

Hi Matt, had to email the breeder to find out for sure what she had done.

This is her email: with permission to post.

Well for the first 6weeks I was just tubing.

Following 6 weeks I was giving him soaked kibble because he needed to gain weight and was not gaining enough from just the milk. I tried different things. When I tried wet food smooched in water it was too runny and would come out of his nose. When we did the soaked kibble it did not. Also I fed him one by on and made sure I put my hand slightly above his nose so when he will eat his mouth will be slopping up - does that make sense? He was not bending his head down to eat and since he was looking up to eat, the food did not have the chance to come out to his nose.

Yes, I am happy for him. I could not have asked for a better family..but he was a lot of work, I do not know if I will have the power to do this all over again

 

[Matt73]

Wow! That would be a ton of work/time. Good for her/him for doing that. Not sure that most people would have the time or will to be able to do that.

Thanks for the info

 

[Reble]

Wow! That would be a ton of work/time. Good for her/him for doing that. Not sure that most people would have the time or will to be able to do that.

Thanks for the info

Your right Matt, years ago we had a Maltese born with cleft pallet and had to take turns every two hours tube feeding, and than at 3 months old had the operation, but he kept licking the stitches out, had a second operation done a few months later, and the same thing in 24 hours had the stitches out, so had to make a hard decision to have him put down, his name was Herc at only 3lbs.

Being her boxer pup was bigger thought he would have a better chance, which he did, and glad I could help.