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Originally Posted by carolekv  Well, I cannot take her to Tennessee, but are you telling me that I should worry about her in the hands of the vet school at UGA???? We just don't have the kind of money to jet around the country and then pay the thousands for the surgery unless there is real risk that NO ONE but Tennessee has ever been able to do this surgery properly. Sorry, but I am very, very sensitive about her right now and this scared me to death to hear this. She is at UGA RIGHT NOW. |
Just make sure you are completely comfortable with the surgeons and doctors there. Dr. Centers is not the only one that can perform the surgery correctly. I do respect what she can do and for what she's done regarding this disease so i am in no way saying she isn't excellent. i know many people here that have had Dr. Centers this surgery on their pets and have had wonderful results.
I just wanted to say that If you trust the doctors that are currently taking care of your pet and it comes to surgery then let them do it. I personally worked for 2 board certified veterinary surgeons and assisted them in doing this surgery on a couple very tiny yorkie and maltese puppies. All the dogs they have done surgery on have had excellent results and are thriving now.
Edit: i just wanted to give you a little piece of mind. I know your very scared right now for your puppy.