{"id":1664,"date":"2021-03-09T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T02:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:39:10","slug":"from-florida-to-pennsylvania-mae-mae-the-lab-gets-a-new-lease-on-life-after-tie-back-surgery-for-laryngeal-paralysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drphilzeltzman.com\/blog\/from-florida-to-pennsylvania-mae-mae-the-lab-gets-a-new-lease-on-life-after-tie-back-surgery-for-laryngeal-paralysis\/","title":{"rendered":"From Florida to Pennsylvania: Mae Mae the Lab gets \u201ca new lease on life\u201d after tie back surgery for laryngeal paralysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This may be one of my craziest success stories ever, and definitely my furthest traveling patient ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mae Mae, a 10 year old Lab who had laryngeal paralysis (which we call \u201clar par\u201d), was traveling from Florida to NY State with her owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mae<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As they arrived in Pennsylvania (where I live), Mae Mae had a severe bout of suffocation. Her owner contacted me after finding me on my website. His dog was in serious trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his own words: \u201cWe were on our way from Key West (FL) to The Adirondacks (NY). As we were driving through Harrisburg, PA, around 11 pm, Mae suddenly couldn\u2019t breathe. Her lar par had, in an instant, gone from manageable to life threatening. Fortunately, we were close to a vet ER. They saved her life. They said she was very healthy and a good candidate for lar par surgery.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI sent you an email and was blown away to receive an almost immediate response and then a call. I knew then that Mae Mae was meant to be there in Pennsylvania at that moment and she was meant to live.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We scheduled Mae Mae for emergency surgery at www.BrodheadsvilleVet.com<\/a>. Surgery went well. She then recovered well with her owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGreat night sleep, for both of us. She\u2019s doing well<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then it occurred. The dreaded complication happened: aspiration pneumonia. This is a type of pneumonia due to aspiration, or inhalation, of food, water, saliva or vomit into the lungs. Mae Mae was coughing and was extremely weak. She had no appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She went to the local ER (www.BartonHeights.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe spent a week in the ER. She had been through so much. She had literally given up. Because of COVID, I wasn\u2019t allowed to see her. She was finally allowed in a private room where I spent half the day with her, every day. I would lay on the floor with her for 5 hours a day and try to get her to eat a little. Every day, she made a little more progress<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s true. It looked as if Mae Mae had given up. She wasn\u2019t fighting. So we fought for her. The doctor team and the nursing team did everything by the book to treat the pneumonia: antibiotics, nebulization, antibiotics, coupage, and lots of TLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her biggest cheerleader was her owner. Despite the financial commitment and the emotional rollercoaster, he stood by her side, literally, as much as possible. In the end, Mae Mae recovered and finally continue her trip to the Adirondacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her owner and I are convinced that she recovered thanks to the amazing dedication of one particular nurse, which we will call Shelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMae Mae is a special soul. You (Dr Zeltzman) and Shelly provided the best medical care I have ever experienced for pet or human. I will never be able to thank you enough.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for giving Mae Mae a new lease on life. Literally it has been like watching her be reborn. She is 10 years old and I am grateful I will get the opportunity to watch this precious soul grow old<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Mae Mae travelled back home in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 1 month, she was doing well, but was still pretty weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mae<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After 2 months, she is happy and much stronger, as shown in this short video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/67WiKl9tpr4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom line: \u201clar par is not a death sentence.\u201d It\u2019s a treatable condition. It has definite, well-known, possible complications. Even if we end up with aspiration pneumonia, most dogs who are treated aggressively can overcome this aggressive and potentially deadly complication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mae<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to her owner\u2019s amazing dedication, Mae Mae can breathe easy in Key West, where she enjoys a life of rest, walks on the beach, good food and puppy love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.DrPhilZeltzman.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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