Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death
Abstract Background Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis (LoLP) is an idiopathic disease of older dogs, and is common in the Labrador Retriever. Owner perspective of how LoLP affects their pet's quality of life (QOL), the degree to which LoLP is perceived to be a life‐limiting disease, and how a glot...
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| author | Susannah J. Sample Allison Stilin Emily E. Binversie Lauren A. Baker Robert J. Hardie |
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| description | Abstract Background Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis (LoLP) is an idiopathic disease of older dogs, and is common in the Labrador Retriever. Owner perspective of how LoLP affects their pet's quality of life (QOL), the degree to which LoLP is perceived to be a life‐limiting disease, and how a glottic opening procedure affects these perceptions is not known. Objectives (a) To determine owner's perception of late‐onset laryngeal paralysis (LoLP) with respect to their dog's QOL; (b) To determine whether LoLP is considered by owners to be a life‐limiting disease; (c) To evaluate whether a glottic opening procedure altered QOL and perceived cause of death in affected dogs. Methods Owners of Labrador Retrievers with LoLP completed a questionnaire. Questions were asked pertaining to a dog's LoLP, including clinical progression and perception of cause of death, and whether a glottic opening procedure was undertaken. Owners also completed a pet‐owner administered QOL survey. Results Seventy‐six owners participated. Overall, 94% of owners felt their dog's LoLP affected QOL, and 47% of owners felt LoLP was a large contributing factor in their dog's death. Dogs that underwent a glottic opening procedure were reported to have a better QOL, and the contribution of LoLP towards their death was less than dogs that did not have surgery. Conclusion Owners of Labrador Retrievers with LoLP perceive LoLP to be a life‐limiting disease that negatively impacts their dog's QOL. Arytenoid lateralization surgery had a positive impact on QOL in affected dogs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7eebe8005c33436b8d49b458301cda312022-12-22T01:31:49ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952020-08-016330631310.1002/vms3.240Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of deathSusannah J. Sample0Allison Stilin1Emily E. Binversie2Lauren A. Baker3Robert J. Hardie4Department of Surgical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USADepartment of Surgical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USADepartment of Surgical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USADepartment of Surgical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USADepartment of Surgical Sciences School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USAAbstract Background Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis (LoLP) is an idiopathic disease of older dogs, and is common in the Labrador Retriever. Owner perspective of how LoLP affects their pet's quality of life (QOL), the degree to which LoLP is perceived to be a life‐limiting disease, and how a glottic opening procedure affects these perceptions is not known. Objectives (a) To determine owner's perception of late‐onset laryngeal paralysis (LoLP) with respect to their dog's QOL; (b) To determine whether LoLP is considered by owners to be a life‐limiting disease; (c) To evaluate whether a glottic opening procedure altered QOL and perceived cause of death in affected dogs. Methods Owners of Labrador Retrievers with LoLP completed a questionnaire. Questions were asked pertaining to a dog's LoLP, including clinical progression and perception of cause of death, and whether a glottic opening procedure was undertaken. Owners also completed a pet‐owner administered QOL survey. Results Seventy‐six owners participated. Overall, 94% of owners felt their dog's LoLP affected QOL, and 47% of owners felt LoLP was a large contributing factor in their dog's death. Dogs that underwent a glottic opening procedure were reported to have a better QOL, and the contribution of LoLP towards their death was less than dogs that did not have surgery. Conclusion Owners of Labrador Retrievers with LoLP perceive LoLP to be a life‐limiting disease that negatively impacts their dog's QOL. Arytenoid lateralization surgery had a positive impact on QOL in affected dogs.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.240arytenoid lateralizationLabrador Retrieverlaryngeal paralysispolyneuropathyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Susannah J. Sample Allison Stilin Emily E. Binversie Lauren A. Baker Robert J. Hardie Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death Veterinary Medicine and Science arytenoid lateralization Labrador Retriever laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy quality of life |
| title | Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| title_full | Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| title_fullStr | Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| title_short | Late‐onset laryngeal paralysis: Owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| title_sort | late onset laryngeal paralysis owner perception of quality of life and cause of death |
| topic | arytenoid lateralization Labrador Retriever laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy quality of life |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.240 |
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