{"id":436,"date":"2016-03-29T17:49:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T17:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/staging\/?page_id=436"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:29:40","slug":"home-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"sc_section about_section margin_top_large margin_bottom_huge alignleft\"><div class=\"sc_section_inner\"><h6 class=\"sc_section_subtitle sc_item_subtitle\">- about us -<\/h6><div class=\"sc_section_descr sc_item_descr\"><\/p>\n<h4>We are so glad you've found us!<\/h4>\n<p>You're probably worried, scared, and feeling slightly hopeless after your dog's diagnosis -- Don't Be Discouraged! It CAN get better! There is a frustrating lack of information accessible to pet parents given the Megaesophagus diagnosis; it often seems as if there's no hope. Our group, pet parents living with ME dogs (congenital, idiopathic, Myasthenia Gravis - young and old) and a family who have been inspired by an ME story, have decided that it's time to dispel the myth that ME is a death sentence.<\/div><div class=\"sc_section_content_wrap\"><\/div><div class=\"sc_section_button sc_item_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/index.php\/whatisme\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_square sc_button_style_filled sc_button_size_medium\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"sc_section margin_top_small\"><div class=\"sc_section_inner\"><div class=\"sc_section_content_wrap\"><div class=\"cq-stackgallery\" data-width=\"270\" data-height=\"390\" data-easein=\"easeInBack\" data-easeout=\"easeOutBack\" data-containerheight=\"\" data-slideshow=\"yes\" data-slideshowdelay=\"3000\" data-notooltip=\"on\" style=\"background: url() \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/65618182_10156763021712968_7935749650491899904_n-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/UCB-Cosmo-Website-Picture-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/55610987_10218276748208559_5473922680447041536_n-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Charlie-071817-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/67403947_10220408483187733_4936088892613853184_o-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IMG_6885-copy-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/83522277_10221066832442097_7429257703601471488_o-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stackgallery-item\" style=\"border: 10px solid #FFF\" src=\"https:\/\/caninemegaesophagusinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/UCB-Finley-Website-Picture-540x780.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"390\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><div><a href=\"#\"><span class=\" stackgallery-prev\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#\"><span class=\" stackgallery-next\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; 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