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06-11-2010, 10:59 AM | #1 |
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| Chylothorax - Chyle Leak Hi..ive just returned from the vets with Stella..(had premature pups and ceasa 2 weeks ago)..she wasnt breathing yesterday so i took her in...she has been diagnosed with Chylothorax (Chyle Leak)...ive just read up about it and see that there is no cure....im devasted...has anyone else had this very rare condiition in there dogs? |
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06-11-2010, 11:34 AM | #2 |
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| I googled the condition and I got the impression that it is related to surgery. Did the vet indicate this is a complication of the c-section? |
06-11-2010, 11:43 AM | #3 |
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| hi maximo...... my vet didnt do the cesarian on Stella, it was on a sunday that we had the emergency with her going into labour 2 weeks early and bleeding, so i rushed her to Pets Medics.. who operated on her.... she came home with 6 out of 8 pups...todate.. only 1 little girl survives 'Honey Bunny' whom im feeding every 2-3 hours since she was born 2 weeks on sunday and is a little fighter!/... cant put mum on due to all the antibitoics she has had over the last 2 weeks....then Stellas wound got a little infected, she was not eating... then the breathing... over a 2 week period all this has happened.....im thinking that it was the operation that brought this condition to light... unless something happened to her whilst she was under the knive... did they puncture something????? Poor stella i really feel so sorry for her.... x my thread started 'gooey discharge and blood... |
06-11-2010, 11:57 AM | #4 |
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| From what I found it doesn't seem to be related to her c-section. In fact, it sounds like they don't really know what causes it. There are a number of treatment options in this article: Chylothorax in Dogs Can you get a referral to an internal medicine specialist? |
06-11-2010, 12:33 PM | #5 | |
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..ive done nothing but google this condition... and true.. they dont really know wat causes this condition as it so rare and, also the treatment for this condition is still undergoing tests..... the vet did drain her and since been home she has settled down, sleeping..obviously... but the breathing seems ok.... taken her back to my vet in morning who wants to see her..... | |
06-11-2010, 02:45 PM | #6 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | when i was a vet tech for the surgeons i dealt with a sheltie who had a chylothorax. She had already been coming in for treatments when i first started working there and she continued to for about 2 years while i was there. I always assisted with her treatments and did her x-rays every time she came in. At first she only came in for her chest to be drained every couple months. the liquid that came out of the chest was white and looked like a thin milk shake. Towards the end, she started coming in more often for her chest to be tapped. the last two months she was coming in every week and a half until she needed to be hospitalized and kept on oxygen. its a very exhausting condition to deal with, both for the dog and the owners. There is a surgery that can be done, but there is no guarantee it will be 100% successful unfortunately. the owners knew it was time to bring her in for a chest tap when she couldn't lay down and sleep. laying down on her side made it hard to breath. she figured out tho, that if she slept next to the bottom step of the staircase it would prop her up so she could sleep and breath. very sad. that sheltie was such a good dog. it was heartbreaking to see her having trouble breathing.
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06-11-2010, 05:31 PM | #8 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | before you make any decisions i really encourage you to take her to a specialist. is this place near you? AMC Referral Services she needs to be seen by an internal medicine vet and/or a surgeon.
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06-13-2010, 06:46 AM | #9 |
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| RIP Stella...x Sadly my poor Stella passed away this morning.....the Vet couldnt have saved her as her condition worsened early hours of the morning,,,, i was getting ready to rush her to emergency vets early hours this morning and when i went to her she had died...im so upset and hearbroken at what my little girl went through......Chylothroax is a rare condition in dogs..... other than draining the fluid every week, there is no actual cure.... i hope none ever goes through what i did with my poor Stella RIP my baby...x i cant write no more.. sorry |
06-13-2010, 06:50 AM | #10 |
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| I am so sorry. You are in my prayers.
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06-13-2010, 10:02 AM | #11 |
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| Rest in peace Stella. |
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