PIGEON CHEST

Hi we have a new puppy. We have had her for a month. She is now 12 weeks. She was very lethargic so we took her to the vet. She was ok but the vet thought her chest was concerning so he took some xrays. Found she has pectus excavating ( my research not vets diagnosis). Her heart is more vertical and seems to be sitting at the bottom and her trachea is dropped because of the heart.
We have an appt. with a specialist next week. We did get her from a breeder and had an intention of possibly breeding her. That is out of the question now as it is congenital. We are heartbroken at the thought of having to return her. In my research I never came across this condition. Is it common? Should the breeder have noticed it? She was taken to the vet for 1st shots and I thought an exam. There is a guarantee. We will contact her after we get the second opinion I am not looking to fault anyone just looking for more information.

Yes, a reputable breeder would have known as they should be health testing all dogs they are breeding as well as doing tests on the litters.


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Agreed... breeder should have known


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Breeder definitely should have mentioned it. Our boy has a mild pigeon chest and it doesn’t affect him. The breeder notified us when we purchased him and we had three days to consult our vet. Our vet confirmed that it is mild and we shouldn’t see issues from it. Hopefully yours is mild as well!

Cjcarol said:

Hi we have a new puppy. We have had her for a month. She is now 12 weeks. She was very lethargic so we took her to the vet. She was ok but the vet thought her chest was concerning so he took some xrays. Found she has pectus excavating ( my research not vets diagnosis). Her heart is more vertical and seems to be sitting at the bottom and her trachea is dropped because of the heart.
We have an appt. with a specialist next week. We did get her from a breeder and had an intention of possibly breeding her. That is out of the question now as it is congenital. We are heartbroken at the thought of having to return her. In my research I never came across this condition. Is it common? Should the breeder have noticed it? She was taken to the vet for 1st shots and I thought an exam. There is a guarantee. We will contact her after we get the second opinion I am not looking to fault anyone just looking for more information.

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Hello! I was wondering if there was any update on this? Did you return her to her breeder after all? We are currently dealing with the same thing. We’ve only had our puppy for a little over a week now and I noticed his chest had a bump sticking outward. I contacted the breeder with a photo and asked for help to figure out what it is and he mentioned it to another breeder who said it’s possible that the puppy is pigeon chested. We have our first vet appointment in a few days and we will hopefully get our answers there. But if it turns out that he does have this deformity we are not sure what to do. We signed a contract with the breeder and in that contract it states that we could return the puppy if it turns out to have a congenital disease which if the vet diagnoses him with this then it falls under that clause. We were hoping to breed him one day but I don’t think that’s an option anymore. I also read that there are some complications with this deformity as their chest is too narrow for their heart and lungs as they mature and sometimes their life span is cut short. We are already attached to the pup and are hoping to reach a good conclusion. The breeder says it isn’t that rare and that the puppy could live a normal life and there’s nothing to worry about.

Please, any advice would be appreciated thank you!

Our pup is 13 weeks and has a mild pigeon chest. Seller failed to mention it to use and was notified he promptly apologized and offered an exchange after confirming the vet. But now we have a bond with our pup and don't want to give him up. We pray there are no issues down the line. How old is your boy now if you don't mind me asking? I'm caught in dilemma of trading him but its a hard decision because we spent 3 grand on him.