Iatrogenic tracheal perforation as a complication of oesophagostomy feeding tube placement in two dogs ( <i>Canis lupus familiaris</i> )

Abstract This case report describes two incidences of iatrogenic tracheal perforation during the placement of an oesophagostomy feeding tube in two dogs under general anaesthesia. Both dogs were intubated with a cuffed endotracheal tube selected based on available guidelines. The mid‐cervical region on the left side was the oesophagostomy site for both cases, but a different technique for tube placement was used in each case. Both dogs required an extended anaesthetic for surgical repair of the accidental tracheal perforation. Both dogs survived until discharge with no post‐operative complications associated with the oesophageal feeding tube, tracheal perforation or prolonged anaesthesia.