OT need input on larnyx paralysis in my best girl
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this topic, but I feel with so many people with hunting dogs on this board, somebody's dealt with this before.
My oldest setter, Kate, 11yrs.old, Ryman/Pinecoble cross, has been diagnosed with larnyx paralysis, a condition where the nerves controling the opening of the windpipe quit responding and it becomes increasingly closed with time. He said this will probably require her to be put down in the future as she is healthy in all other aspects.
My question is: how fast does it progress, she wheeze's if I run her and the temp is 60. Also the Vet say's there is a operation to open the airway but in his observation the sucess is less than I would expect and the stress of operating on a 11 year old dog would be something to consider.
Have any fellow Parker hunters encountered this, and can offer any insight? I guess it's quite common in large breed dogs. RJ
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