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Originally Posted by teralea  She actually administered by mixing it food because she was also afraid that he would aspirate it. And he did have diarhea and vomiting. I still felt the treat was stuck in there but it did not show up on the x-rays and he was there for 2 days being monitered and stabilzed. I'm just surprised they didn't see the same things I was seeing. |
Thank You for the explanation...it is very difficult when you know he swallowed something but it doesn't show on the x-ray. Something like this happened to my Momo when he was 7 months old (he swallowed a queen palm seed while eating the fruit) & he had to suffer for a week while the emergency vet tried all sorts of meds & endoscopy (2x's) bc the x-ray showed nothing. He finally felt it lodged on the entrance of the small intestine on day 7 & Momo had surgery to remove the seed. Had he had surgery when we 1st got there, he wouldn't have had to suffer for 7 days & end up w/multiple severe ulcers in his stomach from the seed. The vet talked me out of it every time I said to go in & get the seed out, I am sure he swallowed it...he would suggest other things, like anti vomit meds; the next day, endoscopy- saw nothing, so we'll try this other med; on & on. It drained my spirits & savings acct @ $1000/a day. You can see why I'm a lot leery of vets taking advantage.
Sorry for my long rant! I hope your fur baby has a speedy recovery.