Some Help with Those Cleft Palate Puppies
From Episode 174 on the Surgery Stream. With Dr Kevin Ng.
This is a lovely episode on how to manage and fix cleft palate puppies, but we all know that one of the main stumbling blocks is getting them through those first 4-6 weeks. Many owners would go for surgery, but can’t commit to 6 weeks of tube feeding, all day and all night. (Enter our wonderful soft-hearted nurses!) But Dr Kevin had some advice on how to get those pups to surgery, even when the breeders (or nurses) can’t make it happen:
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There are cleft palate charities all around the world who will do their best to find support for those pups. (Charities probably started by soft-hearted nurses!)
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I asked ChatGPT to find me some of these charities in Australia, the US and the UK, and it came up with a long list. Here are a few to get you started:
United States:
United Kingdom:
Australia:
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