This sweetie hear is a very special puppy and he is only 7 months old. During the first months that normally puppies put weight on and grow faster, well this was not happening with our little friend here. He found it difficult to keep food down. That is why his concerned owner took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with persistent right aortic arch, which means that he has a constricted esophagus. Due to that the food could not pass throw properly.
Finding her self in this kind of situation, his owner handed him to an animal hospital and veterinary assistant.
They helped found this little boys surgery, which was a total success. But he still struggles, due to muscle weakness with regurgitation problems. After the first one, a second surgery was performed.
Considered about the quality of life he would have in the future his owner together with the hospital after varies researches came across the beiley chair. This was kind of a high chair but for dogs. Eating with this would help the puppy not only eat properly but also improve his health.
One of their friends happened to be a woodworker so they built a custom chair from scratch just for Eli.
As you can see the chair has a interchangeable bowl and also armrest. What this does, is it helps Eli to stay upright while eating. This way the food travels easier to the stomach without using almost at all his weak esophagus muscles.
And he is in love with it. Can you tell?
At the beginning maybe not so much, but once he got used to it, he could even get into it by himself. After just one month his body mass increased by 20%. And here he is, sleeping while being still in the chair. So cute!
