

Ok, so about the Geriatric Onset Laryngeal Paralysis... Because of Brina's occasional difficulty breathing I've asked the vets who did her dental surgery to take a look into her throat to see if there are any signs of anything that would cause her problems. 99% of the time she's perfectly normal, has no problems with breathing and she never had any problems with eating or swallowing. There's just that 1% of the time when she gets excited or after a long walk when she does have some difficulty breathing, but after I calm her down she goes back to normal in a minute. The vets did check her throat and said there could be some early signs of Laryngeal Paralysis which would require surgery if the condition worsens over time. I googled the crap out of it and found this site:
https://cvm.msu.edu/hospital/clinical-research/golpp-study-group/living-with-golpp
It's very common in Labs and a couple of other breeds, but pit bulls are not on the list of breeds commonly affected by this. I guess my dog always has to be special when it comes to health issues. Does anyone have any experience with this problem?
The most common risk with the surgery is the 18% chance of Aspiration pneumonia which is scary and very likely to happen when you have a dog who INHALES food. But other than that, it's not a difficult surgery. For now I've decided to wait and see.. If the condition worsens, we will go ahead with the surgery, but for now I would really like to avoid putting her through another surgery, today was her SIXTH one so far, ol'lady needs some time off from all these health issues and vet visits.
