Kenta's Lung Surgery
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Kenta is the 6 month old Shar Pei of my dear friends who was just diagnosed with Pneumothorax. The vets have been testing him for weeks trying to figure out what’s wrong and now he will need surgery. He has been through so much already with all the tests, x-rays, bloodwork just to get this devastating yet recoverable diagnosis.
I had never heard of Pneumothorax when my friend Patty told me about his diagnosis so I had to do research on it. Pneumothorax describes air within the chest cavity, but outside of the lungs. Basically the presence of air in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lungs and making it difficult to breath.
The chest area surrounding the lungs is a vacuum, allowing the easy expansion of the lungs during inhalation. Unwanted air can enter this vacuum in two ways. Although this is often caused by trauma such as a punctured lung, it can also happen spontaneously which is what has happened in Kenta’s case. Whatever the mechanism, once air enters the free area of the chest, the lungs are no longer supported by the vacuum and will collapse to some degree. Kenta will need to have surgery or else it will keep reoccurring and he will never be able to breathe correctly and without laboring.
Until this is corrected, those with Pneumothorax will have difficulty breathing, especially on inhalation. One will notice a rapid, shallow, difficult breathing rhythm. If the breathing is severely limited, the tongue, gums, and lips may also appear blue. A dog with pneumothorax will be restless and try to lie in an upright position on the sternum. This position is known as sternal recumbency. This upright position helps the dog more easily inflate the lungs.
This corrective surgery which will heal Kenta is unfortunately very expensive so I started this go fund me account for my dear friends Patty and Moji to help them. I have been where they are having my own dog with a debilitating disease and they were there for me when we needed them the most. I have seen what they are going through and I can’t stand by and do nothing while they struggle to do everything they can for their little baby Kenta. Thank you friends for reading, sharing & helping... Let's help Kenta breathe again and live life to the fullest!!
I had never heard of Pneumothorax when my friend Patty told me about his diagnosis so I had to do research on it. Pneumothorax describes air within the chest cavity, but outside of the lungs. Basically the presence of air in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lungs and making it difficult to breath.
The chest area surrounding the lungs is a vacuum, allowing the easy expansion of the lungs during inhalation. Unwanted air can enter this vacuum in two ways. Although this is often caused by trauma such as a punctured lung, it can also happen spontaneously which is what has happened in Kenta’s case. Whatever the mechanism, once air enters the free area of the chest, the lungs are no longer supported by the vacuum and will collapse to some degree. Kenta will need to have surgery or else it will keep reoccurring and he will never be able to breathe correctly and without laboring.
Until this is corrected, those with Pneumothorax will have difficulty breathing, especially on inhalation. One will notice a rapid, shallow, difficult breathing rhythm. If the breathing is severely limited, the tongue, gums, and lips may also appear blue. A dog with pneumothorax will be restless and try to lie in an upright position on the sternum. This position is known as sternal recumbency. This upright position helps the dog more easily inflate the lungs.
This corrective surgery which will heal Kenta is unfortunately very expensive so I started this go fund me account for my dear friends Patty and Moji to help them. I have been where they are having my own dog with a debilitating disease and they were there for me when we needed them the most. I have seen what they are going through and I can’t stand by and do nothing while they struggle to do everything they can for their little baby Kenta. Thank you friends for reading, sharing & helping... Let's help Kenta breathe again and live life to the fullest!!
Organiser and beneficiary
Tracy Cates
Organiser
Los Angeles, CA
PATTY OLUWA
Beneficiary