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Expert: - 4/25/2008


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My bulldog is almost 5 mos. old and I was told she has an elongated soft palate by the vet and that I should consider surgery and that surgery should be done by 5 mos. My question is could she outgrow this and if not is it better to fix now or when she is an adult. She gets a little flemmy but has had no problems breathing and she is VERY active!

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Hi Nikki - Well, she can have troubles as she grows... Depends on how bad her situation is.  Also, there are many bullies with this problem and they have not had the surgery.  

I would get a second opinion on the surgery needs?  It can't hurt to ask someone else about this.  

THIS IS A GREAT LINK ON THIS PROBLEM---


http://www.bullwrinkle.com/Assets/Health%20Topics/elongated%20soft%20palate.htm


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