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Time to help Flat Faced Dogs Breathe Better!

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome(BOAS) is an animal welfare condition affecting flat faced dogs which leads to severe respiratory distress & life threatening complications.

Abnormalities that contribute to this disease include an elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, a hypoplastic trachea, aberrant turbinates, and everted laryngeal saccules (a condition which occurs secondary to the other abnormalities). Greater pressures are required during breathing, particularly during inspiration. Over time the increased negative airway pressure results in secondary changes & complications that make it difficult to breathe during exercise, stress, & heat.

Affected dogs may be unable to take deep or fast enough breaths to release carbon dioxide. This leads to distress & further increases respiratory rate & heart rate, creating a vicious cycle that can quickly lead to life-threatening situations such as pneumonia, bronchitis, hyperthermia, and collapse.

Minimally invasive corrective laser airway surgery involves widening the entrance to each nostril, removing excessive tissue within each nostril, and removing the excessive tissue of an elongated soft palate. This combination of procedures is performed without the need for sutures and drastically improves airflow and oxygenation.

Benefits of laser surgery include minimal bleeding, short anesthesia time, reduced pain, swelling, and tissue trauma. Early treatment has been proven to prevent secondary conditions from developing, improve breathing, and improve overall quality of life.

Time to help Flat Faced Dogs Breathe Better!

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome(BOAS) is an animal welfare condition affecting flat faced dogs which leads to severe respiratory distress & life threatening complications.

Abnormalities that contribute to this disease include an elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, a hypoplastic trachea, aberrant turbinates, and everted laryngeal saccules (a condition which occurs secondary to the other abnormalities). Greater pressures are required during breathing, particularly during inspiration. Over time the increased negative airway pressure results in secondary changes & complications that make it difficult to breathe during exercise, stress, & heat.

Affected dogs may be unable to take deep or fast enough breaths to release carbon dioxide. This leads to distress & further increases respiratory rate & heart rate, creating a vicious cycle that can quickly lead to life-threatening situations such as pneumonia, bronchitis, hyperthermia, and collapse.

Minimally invasive corrective laser airway surgery involves widening the entrance to each nostril, removing excessive tissue within each nostril, and removing the excessive tissue of an elongated soft palate. This combination of procedures is performed without the need for sutures and drastically improves airflow and oxygenation.

Benefits of laser surgery include minimal bleeding, short anesthesia time, reduced pain, swelling, and tissue trauma. Early treatment has been proven to prevent secondary conditions from developing, improve breathing, and improve overall quality of life.

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BOAS Laser Surgery Common Questions

We need your dog’s medical history, which includes medical notes from your veterinarian and any all health check results. This will provide the doctor with important details on your pet’s health but does NOT replace a physical exam and health checks at our hospital with our doctor. Appropriate health checks will be discussed with you at the time of your consultation as every dog has different health evaluation needs.
Your dog may need to start medications prior approximately a week prior to scheduling surgery. A majority of dogs are appropriate candidates, go home the same day of surgery, and start breathing better soon after surgery.

If your dog is determined to be a poor anesthetic candidate, because health check results reveal elevated risks for an appropriate anesthetic recovery, you may be referred for surgery at another hospital.

Reflux/Regurgitation after surgery is a potential complication, which can lead to aspiration pneumonia. This is treatable but requires 24 hour care that must be provided at an emergency hospital.
We work with all health insurance plans, accept all payment types, & offer a payment plan through Care Credit.

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