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Originally Posted by LunasMomma  You would think that they would do something like that. The vet that ended up killing my Starr never did that, he said he had to open her up to see and retrieve the obstruction. 
I don't know if that equipment even exists for animals, and if it does, if a regular vet would have something like that? Good question!!! |
I know when Tibbe was young and I took him in for some upset or other and the vet said that anytime he suspects a FB or obstruction of any kind in the tummy he just scopes the dog and it is very fast and efficient, but that not all objects can be retrieved through it so some FB's or obstructions have to be removed thru a small belly incision. But he said he never uses the scope unless symptoms, other testing and history lend to a diagnosis of possible FB or obstruction in the belly. He said B4 the flexible scope, they had to open the belly for those cases but now, the scope is further diagnostic and very often therapeutic and far better than an incision.
Sounds like a scope of Ace might have shown that hairball day one if the vet had listened to Ace's mommie about the dog not eating for a long while. Such a tragic and seemingly senseless loss of a wonderful little Yorkie who should be playing in the den floor tonight.