My daughter has a cleft palate puppy. His cleft is in the soft palate and it is very large. He was able to nurse and did survive the first few weeks on his own but milk poured out his nose. The biggest danger is inhalation pneumonia. Most vets have little experience and advise putting them to sleep. The hennwood link that was posted here has great info. He is 1 1/2 years old now and drinks from a rabbit bottle and eats hard food only. He has been neutered and did well under anesthesia and we have found no other problems as many do have other health issues. Sorry so long but pm me if I can be of any help |