Stenotic nares means the
nares (nostrils) are pinched or narrow, making it more difficult for an animal to breathe, and resulting in a lot of open-mouth breathing and panting. The condition is part of the
brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome
Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), also known as brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome (BAOS), brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS), and brachycephalic syndrome (BS), is a pathological condition affecting brachycephalic, sho ...
common to short-nosed dog
and cat breeds. Dog breeds commonly affected by stenotic nares include
Boston Terrier
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Boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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Bulldog
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King Charles Spaniel
The King Charles Spaniel (also known as the English Toy Spaniel) is a small dog breed of the spaniel type. In 1903, The Kennel Club combined four separate toy spaniel breeds under this single title. The other varieties merged into this breed wer ...
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Lhasa Apso
The Lhasa Apso ( ) is a non-sporting list of dog breeds, dog breed originating in Tibet. Traditionally the breed has been used as an interior watchdog.
Etymology
Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet, and ''apso'' is a word from the Standard ...
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Pug
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, and
Shih Tzu. Stenotic nares is a
congenital
A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at childbirth, birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disability, disabilities that may be physical disability, physical, intellectual disability, intellectual, or dev ...
trait, meaning an animal is born with it.
Veterinarian
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s can perform a simple surgery to help widen the nares, which can be done at the same time as a
spay or neuter surgery.
Treatment
Several
resection techniques exist to help correct stenotic nares including alar wing amputation (Trader's technique), punch resection, vertical wedge, horizontal wedge, alapexy, and
laser ablation
Laser ablation or photoablation (also called laser blasting) is the process of removing material from a solid (or occasionally liquid) surface by irradiating it with a laser beam. At low laser flux, the material is heated by the absorbed laser ...
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repair of the stenotic nares is bloodless, allowing a clear view of the surgical field and more precise surgical incisions.
Prevention
Since stenotic nares is congenital, there is no prevention other than breeding the trait out over generations.
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Dog anatomy
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