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Hello friends!
Haven't posted in a while. Thought I'd pop in and share an update.
This has been Rico's first summer as a "big boy". The heat in combination with his already super tight nares has proven to really show how much he needs his nose done. He lasts only minutes on his walk before he begins to pant, and my greatest fear is the affect the difficulty breathing has on his cardiovascular and respiratory systems long term.
His vet agrees—although he doesn't perform the surgery he has recommended me to a specialist that many of Rico's fellow frenchies have actually used.
The thing that perplexes me, is that Rico is actually so much more quiet than any other frenchie I know in terms of snoring, snorting etc. his noises and difficulty breathing solely occur with excessive activity or heat. As for his palette reduction, I'm sure the determination can/will be made if he needs it when he's sedated.
At any rate, I have his pre op appointment this coming Monday and am hoping to schedule surgery for the end of August.
I also wanted to share something I never knew about his health insurance, healthy paws, that I learned through another frenchie owner in our meetup group.... they will actually make a direct to hospital payment for vet bills that are over a certain threshold—which here in NYC with a specialist, this would certainly be eligible.... lol.
All you need to do is submit preexisting medical records, have healthy paws preauthorized approval then submit a pre-surgical estimate. As long as the hospital agrees to accepting direct payment, healthy paws will call in with a credit card at the time of surgery for the bill minus of course any unsatisfied deductible and your percentage of the bill.... I was very impressed, as the surgery will fall into the 3-5K range here in NYC.
I'm excited for him to have the surgery and hopefully breathe much easier.... can't wait to see his little mushroom slice nose when it's done!! Here's a good before pic of his crazy tight nares!
Haven't posted in a while. Thought I'd pop in and share an update.
This has been Rico's first summer as a "big boy". The heat in combination with his already super tight nares has proven to really show how much he needs his nose done. He lasts only minutes on his walk before he begins to pant, and my greatest fear is the affect the difficulty breathing has on his cardiovascular and respiratory systems long term.
His vet agrees—although he doesn't perform the surgery he has recommended me to a specialist that many of Rico's fellow frenchies have actually used.
The thing that perplexes me, is that Rico is actually so much more quiet than any other frenchie I know in terms of snoring, snorting etc. his noises and difficulty breathing solely occur with excessive activity or heat. As for his palette reduction, I'm sure the determination can/will be made if he needs it when he's sedated.
At any rate, I have his pre op appointment this coming Monday and am hoping to schedule surgery for the end of August.
I also wanted to share something I never knew about his health insurance, healthy paws, that I learned through another frenchie owner in our meetup group.... they will actually make a direct to hospital payment for vet bills that are over a certain threshold—which here in NYC with a specialist, this would certainly be eligible.... lol.
All you need to do is submit preexisting medical records, have healthy paws preauthorized approval then submit a pre-surgical estimate. As long as the hospital agrees to accepting direct payment, healthy paws will call in with a credit card at the time of surgery for the bill minus of course any unsatisfied deductible and your percentage of the bill.... I was very impressed, as the surgery will fall into the 3-5K range here in NYC.
I'm excited for him to have the surgery and hopefully breathe much easier.... can't wait to see his little mushroom slice nose when it's done!! Here's a good before pic of his crazy tight nares!
