High chairs for dogs with a swallowing problem

@JudyEv (381837)

Rockingham, Australia

March 11, 2020 6:54pm CST

We sent a Happy Birthday email to a friend yesterday and received a nice email in return. The couple visited recently with their children and the latest acquisition – two Jack Russell/Min Pin pups. For crossbred pups, they were VERY expensive. However, one has some sort of wasting disease. There is no positive diagnosis as yet but the problem might be megaesophagus.which is an enlargement of the oesophagus. This is a muscular tube which connects the throat to the stomach. With megaesophagus, the food does not reach the stomach but is mostly regurgitated. One of the suggested treatments is to sit the dog in a ‘Bailey’s chair’ for twenty minutes after every episode of eating or drinking. The chair keeps the dog in a vertical position and allows gravity to move the food down the oesophagus to the stomach. I don’t have a photo but if you google ‘Bailey’s chair’, dozens of images come up. The chair is a bit like a child’s highchair. I’ve added a photo of a very bored dog at a dog show. Have you ever heard of this before?

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

12 Mar 20

I had never heard of it. Sadly even mixed breed dogs have a lot of problems anymore as they are called designer dogs and people dont care if they have health problems. Just get the puppies sold

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

14 Mar 20

@JudyEv I was guessing that.

Thats what makes it so hard here for me to get the breeds I like. Dobermans are often priced at 800 and up.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

I would pay a big price for any dog but certainly not a crossbreed.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Mar 20

I meant to say I wouldn't pay a big price.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69160)

• Centralia, Washington

12 Mar 20

That poor dog. I feel terrible for the poor guy.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

It's only a puppy, poor thing. At least they now know what the problem is.

@RasmaSandra (97940)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Mar 20

I have never heard about this before and all I can say is poor doggy and I sure hope that he can be helped

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

I don't know that there is a permanent solution. I'll learn more in time I guess.

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@moffittjc (128831)

• Gainesville, Florida

12 Mar 20

Definitely not heard of this before, but it's nice that someone found a way to help dogs with this condition!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

It would be a real tie for an owner.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

12 Mar 20

I have not heard about that. Thanks for the information.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

It sounds a very strange condition. And what a tie it would be for the owner.

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Akaninyene Etuk

@akanetuk (2132)

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12 Mar 20

Poor dog, hope your problem comes to an end.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

It sounds quite a nasty condition.

@snowy22315 (208784)

• United States

12 Mar 20

I hope it works! Sweet dog!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

But what a way to have to spend so much time sitting a dog upright even when it has a drink of water.

@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

12 Mar 20

Nope, this is new to me. But I guess there are many things I haven't heard about, yet.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Mar 20

I'm often surprised by how much I don't know.

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@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

13 Mar 20

@JudyEv It is a sign of intelligence! Smart people know that the more you know, the more you don't. I hope it makes sense.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Mar 20

@rappeter13 It makes perfect sense. I must be very intelligent!!

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

15 Mar 20

Aw no I had not heard of this poor doggies tho. Good this might help aye?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Mar 20

It would make a huge amount of extra work for the owners. But good if it works.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Mar 20

I've not heard of this before. I hope the Baileys chair works for her puppy.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Mar 20

@JudyEv I would feel that way too. I would want to take the puppy to the vet everytime anything happened.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Mar 20

I haven't heard lately how it's going. It would be very worrying.

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@xFiacre (14787)

• Ireland

12 Mar 20

@judyev I think perhaps a new dog would be a better idea. I suggested a similar solution when my wife reversed the car over her cat and was severely admonished for such a thought. The cat has survived.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

I've with you but you can't say it out loud - as you found out.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

12 Mar 20

Never heard of this problem, for people of animals. Hope the chair offers a solution

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Mar 20

It would be a commitment to have a dog that needed this sort of assistance after each and every time it ate or drank.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

27 Apr 20

@JudyEv The poor dog. It must be hard for him or her. If it helps the dog then I am for it. I have never heard this before.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Apr 20

I hadn't heard of it before either until our friends' dog had the problem

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Apr 20

@Hannihar I think it's had an operation.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

27 Apr 20

@JudyEv Is the dog ok now?

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

12 Mar 20

Poor dog. No, I've never heard of a Bailey's chair. I hope it works for him.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Mar 20

It sounds a real commitment that they're making.

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@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

12 Mar 20

I never heard of that before but it does sound like a good idea.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

I guess it is one way of keeping the dog alive but it seems an incredible amount of work for the owner.

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

12 Mar 20

I haven’t heard of this. It sounds awful.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Mar 20

It sounds like a life sentence for the dog and its owners. I didn't read of any permanent cure.