Boca Midtowne Animal Hospital

“Normal for a Frenchie”? Hear Moana before. Watch her now. Her elongated soft palate blocked her throat & tight nostrils made it impossible to get air. Using minimally invasive CO₂ laser surgery, we opened both parts of her airway.

Six months later, look at her go—running, playing, & enjoying life with her family.

Noisy breathing isn’t something a Frenchie should have to live with. Listen early. Ask your veterinarian about it. Every dog deserves the chance to breathe & thrive.

Moana was 3. Hear her breathing? Now see why.

An elongated soft palate was blocking her airway. Those sounds weren’t just “normal for a Frenchie”—they were a sign that every breath took more effort.

With minimally invasive CO₂ laser surgery, we removed the tissue obstructing her airway.

Moana’s story is a reminder: noisy breathing deserves attention. If your dog sounds like this, talk to your veterinarian. Help is available, and every dog deserves the chance to breathe & thrive. ❤️

What if a children’s story could help a dog breathe easier? Wrinkle the Frenchie has a big story & an even bigger purpose. From Snoring to Soaring teaches children & families that snoring & noisy breathing aren’t always cute—they can be signs that a dog needs help.

It’s a story about compassion, awareness, & the human-animal bond, reminding the next generation to recognize when an animal is struggling & to know that help is possible.

For every child, pet parent, & animal lover who believes every dog deserves a voice—& the chance to breathe & thrive.

I’m proud to be a children’s book author with a purpose: helping the next generation recognize that noisy breathing isn’t “cute” or “normal”—it is an animal welfare issue.

From Snoring to Soaring: Wrinkle the Frenchie’s Story is now available on Amazon!

Wrinkle’s story is about awareness, compassion, & giving every dog the chance to breathe better, live better, & soar.

Education starts early. Breathing is living.

Think you know what a neuter looks like? Look again.

Less is more with minimally invasive laser surgery.

Using a CO₂ surgical laser, we perform the neuter through a small scrotal incision with excellent control of bleeding.

Smaller incision + the right technology = less trauma & a simpler recovery.

With our laser we vaporize tissue & use surgical glue for closure, which means no external sutures to remove, no cone & a quick recovery.

Precision. Minimal tissue trauma. A more comfortable surgical experience for our patients.

Ever tried breathing through a whistle hole? Hawker’s elongated soft palate & tight nose made every breath a struggle.

After minimally invasive CO2 laser surgery to open both, he went from fighting for breath to breathing freely.

Breathing is living & every dog deserves to breathe and thrive.

Hawker went from 15 minutes outside to 90. Because more air = more life.

Just 3 weeks after minimally invasive CO₂ laser airway surgery, Hawker is taking longer walks, tolerating the Florida heat, and panting normally instead of struggling for air.

Waiting for airway disease to become an emergency never makes sense.

Snoring, noisy breathing, gagging, choking, sleep problems, and exercise or heat intolerance aren’t simply “normal for the breed.” They can be signs of BOAS.

Recognize the signs. Intervene early. Help them breathe & thrive.

Breathing is living. ❤️