Viagra could become a ‘life saving and life changing’ drug for dogs

Viagra could be given to dogs that suffer from a rare eating disorder that can cause pneumonia, becoming a ‘life saving and life changing’ drug.

Sildenafil, the generic version of Viagra has been tested by a team of veterinarians at Washington State University in Pullman to treat a disorder called megaesophagus. 

The condition involves an enlargement of the esophagus and a loss of the organ’s ability to move food to the stomach, which leaves food bottling up in the lower esophagus, and if left untreated can cause aspiration pneumonia.   

It is actually a number of conditions, resultiing iin the esophagus becoming enlarged, and has been shown to be hereditary in a number of breeds, including Wire Haired Fox Terriers and Miniature Schnauzers. 

Other breeds that may be predisposed are…