My first step would be to take an X ray followed by Ultrasound to confirm he has elongated soft palate, has he had any issues going under anesthesia? My little girl has this same issue every time she had to be put under for teeth cleaning, they had a hard time intubating her as the soft palate is too long ( closing trachea)and is very difficult to place the breathing tube down. Is he having a hard time in hot weather breathing , panting? or sleeping at night in warm climate? you have to closely record all this things and determine the severity before surgery. I would also have a CBC blood test done just prior to surgery as this will determine the overall health of Sccoter, if blood readings are good, chances are he will be in good health to recover. Mine did not have to stay in hospital after surgery, she recovered in about 10-14 days and she had 2 surgeries done at the same time ( ESP and Spleen removal ) |