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Originally Posted by ladyjane  SHe is still a puppy and apparently they think she is too small for this surgery. This is very complicated surgery.
And, yes, if she is successfully operated on, she could live a normal life. |
Okay, thanks. When she grows then, she can have corrective surgery & probably live a pretty good life. I've read a bit since I posted this so I did read they usually put them in a brace to allow formation of scar tissue to help stabilize the neck until they can have surgery. I did not see a neck brace on the dog in those 2 videos posted on that one recent post. Is the neck brace just not prescribed in every case? I had never even heard of AAI until I found YT and, today, I have read on the internet that Yorkies tend to have this condition more than any other breed.
Does anyone know if AAI is a recent disease process or has it been around for years?