Strangers think Newt the adorable Goldendoodle is just ‘pampered’, and some have even accused his owner of abuse. But the reality is that Newt has a condition that necessitates the use of a high chair at every one of his meals.
Strangers online think Newt the Goldendoodle is just ‘pampered’, and some have even accused his owner Kate Beers of abuse.
But the reality is that Newt has a condition that necessitates the use of a high chair at every one of his mealsto share that the sweet pooch has congenital megaoesophagus, and the muscles in his oesophagus are paralysed. This means Newt has to rely on gravity to get his food down, so eating sat up in his chair isn’t based on some whim – it’s mandatory for the sake of his health.
Kate said: ‘If he doesn’t eat in the chair the food will either come back up his oesophagus, and he regurgitates and often aspirates/chokes on it. He will also choke on it in his sleep when laying vertically.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that‘Since the condition is congenital, he was born with this. We noticed something was wrong within the first week of bringing him home as a puppy and spent a few weeks diagnosing it.
‘There are other dogs that struggle with this condition and since it’s expensive and very intense to treat and maintain, sadly a lot of these dogs are given up.
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