This is what BOAS “Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome” looks and sounds like.. And it’s horrifying to think that we as society are still conditioned to think this is just normal and a pug living it’s puglife… The curled extended panting tongue that society portrays as pug smile and a pug being happy.. Is a clear sign of BOAS and instead of smiling and being happy the pug is actually literally suffocating… The stertor (low pitched) and stridor (higher pitched) breathing sounds are not wha

Three days post BOAS “Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome” surgery… And we be hungry… For the next two weeks or so soft food hand fed.. Along with crate rest and meds.. To help us heal up… So far so good and we no longer huff and puff… Both of us stayed at Geelong Animal Referral Services last Friday with Dr Ricky and the GARS surgery Team performing a folded flap palatoplasty to trim and thin our soft palates, tonsillectomies and widening of nares… And we can already more freely breathe

Three BOAS “Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome” surgeries were performed by specialist surgeon Dr Alex of Melbourne Animal Referral Services yesterday… Thanks to the MARS team and Patterson River Veterinary Centre team for looking after us Annie, Bailey and Mindy say… Annie underwent a folded palatoplasty to thin and trim her very long and thick soft palate, a tonsillectomy, widening of her nares and hip xray which show she has hip displaysia… Bailey underwent a folded palatoplasty to th

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Dolly says hey… She underwent Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome “BOAS” surgery performed by Dr Ricky at Geelong Animal Referral Services last Thursday… And her once horrendous breathing has already improved yay… A folded palatoplasty to thin and trim her long thick soft pallet, tonsillectomy to remove her big tonsils and vertical alaplasty performed to widen her nares/nostrils was performed surgically… And so far with crate rest, medication and hand feeding soft food things are going we