Princess Belle--There are a few vets that do lathroscopic surgery around me but I was told by 2 of them that anything under 10lbs was too small. I really love the idea of the lathroscopic procedure and I am so glad you had a great experience with it. I am going call the other vet and see what they say for the size limit.
When you did the lathroscopic spay, did you do the traditional spay?
Mardelin--yes but this is also true with traditional ovariohysderectomy (OVH) surgery. If all of the ovarian tissue is not removed it often causes "stump" pyometra and requires a second surgery to go in and clean out the infected area plus search for the remaining bit of ovary.
How often would one have to have blood drawn to check for estrogen levels?
Thanks Kalina. With daily medical advances and new treatment protocols for people, it would be silly to think these wont eventually have an impact on veterinary care. Lathroscopic surgery, laser surgery, laser therapy stem cell treatment, etc. are examples of the things that have dramatically improved veterinary care over the past few years. I am really excited to see what the future holds. |