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Adorable HENRY

We sent out an update last week and lots of people did not receive it.  I am sending out the update from last week and the new one today all in the same e-mail so you do not get two e-mails from us.  We apologize for those that did not receive this.  We greatly appreciate your help with sweet Henry. 

LATEST UPDATE

We have spoken to all of the doctors in California that have worked or are going to work with the dogs on the links below.  The article on Kabang, we have discovered after talking to the surgeons, is not accurate.  The only surgery they are going to be able to do is repair as much of the sinus area based on what is left and do some small reconstruction.  The dog where bone was re-grown can only be done on a long bone such as a mandible, radius or femur.  It cannot and should not be done where the sinus cavity is involved because it would grow and close up the sinuses completely.  We will be doing more reconstructive surgery on Henry in the next two weeks, once the last surgery has healed.  We have now exhausted all possibilities of ever being able to replace the upper jaw that is missing or re-growing bone.  We knew they were both long shots but we wanted to make sure he wasn't a candidate before we started the next phase.  Henry is as happy as can be, just the way he is.  The surgery we will be doing is to restore more of his sinus area. 

UPDATE LAST WEEK

Adorable Henry has had the surgery to repair the large fistula connecting the roof of his mouth to his sinus area.  His sneezing has drastically been reduced.  He still does sneeze some but not every second.  Henry's breathing is now much better than it was.  We have not done anything cosmetic.  We are contacting the surgeons at the University of California in Davis that are doing surgery on a dog similar to Henry.  They are also the  team that has begun growing jawbone on dogs that have had similar trauma.  I have enclosed the link below of the work that has already been done.  This is going to be a long process that we will not have answers for quite a while.  As soon as we hear something we will let everyone know.  It is fascinating the work that is being done in the Veterinary profession to further the health an d welfare of animals.  Henry is doing great since his surgery and has not had any problems.  Clink on the two links below to read about another dog similar to Henry and growing bone they are doing at UCD.




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