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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Yup, first line is to scope. It is best to do that for foreign bodies in the stomach too. But sooooo many vets still cut instead. So I don't think cutting first is a major deviation from standard of care.
Now if vet cut esophagus open, that would be risky for generalist to do and would change the situation. But trying to pull something into the stomach sounds fair. I saw somebody said the vet knew this was risky. I'm guessing risky isn't the word. The vet probably just wasn't sure if it would work.
We are lucky to have endoscopy onsite here. It is possible for cats and small dogs, but a small breed pup is so tiny. fitting a scope in there would have to be a challenge anyway.
From somebody who loves endo, I'd still let my dog's stomach be cut in a similar situation if needed.
I agree about pet insurance.
She said she doesn't have credit though, so no way to pay before reimbursement.  |
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Originally Posted by Ellie May Yup, first line is to scope. It is best to do that for foreign bodies in the stomach too. But sooooo many vets still cut instead. So I don't think cutting first is a major deviation from standard of care.
Now if vet cut esophagus open, that would be risky for generalist to do and would change the situation. But trying to pull something into the stomach sounds fair. I saw somebody said the vet knew this was risky. I'm guessing risky isn't the word. The vet probably just wasn't sure if it would work.
We are lucky to have endoscopy onsite here. It is possible for cats and small dogs, but a small breed pup is so tiny. fitting a scope in there would have to be a challenge anyway.
From somebody who loves endo, I'd still let my dog's stomach be cut in a similar situation if needed.
I agree about pet insurance.
She said she doesn't have credit though, so no way to pay before reimbursement. |
Thank you for your support and understanding! You are right, I may have said that the vet said it was risky but when i think back it is possible that she was actually saying that she was uncertain that it would work. I was such a nervous wreck I am surprised I understood anything.
I have had many pets and have always taken care of them even choosing to care for them before myself but I have always managed. I have never purchased insurance and really never knew anything about it. Having people telling me how much money I should have in savings and that I should have insurance at the moment I had a puppy in crisis was not any help. Even if I had purchased insurance right then and there it would not have done any good right then. Planning on putting money away for a crisis would not put the money in my pocket for this crisis! Sure you say you wanted to give advice so I wouldn't be in that situation again...why not let me get through that crisis first, then share your opinions of what things work for you. Not put me down. because I did not do it your way in the first place.
My spare money and credit had just gotten eaten up by many unforseen things at once. I did not plan on being stuck with no money to fall back on. Don't get me wrong, i don't have a lot of money but I always try to make sure I have spare money and credit for ANY emergency. Unfortunately quite a few things happened around the same time that took that buffer away at the most inopportune time. Buying one puppy, then having medical bills trying to save it, buying a second puppy, and having my main car needing major repairs are all just a few of the things that have hit at once, leaving me with not much to work with. But I was still determined to get my Jazi help. Luckily my vet is a very good, talented and kind vet and far from incompetent! We talked about the options, she explained what she could do what the risks were and what other options I had and what those risks were. We then made a decision based on the circumstances as to which option gave Jazi the best chance for a good recovery. I told her to do what she felt was the best for Jazi as I know her to be a good caring person that really loves animals. She is not one of those vets that are just out to make as much money as she can. She does a lot of volunteering to help animals and she is always taking in strays and helping them and finding them homes or keeping them if she can't find them a suitable home. I knew she would take good care of Jazi! And she did!
Jazi is doing great today! She greeted me by standing on her hind legs on the pen gate, whining, barking and wagging her tail, wanting me to pick her up! When I did, she wouldn't stop kissing me, my face, my neck, my ears! I could hardly hold her still she was so excited and so energetic! She still has a cough but it is a lot better than yesterday. Her incision is healing nicely, no redness or swelling. I am very happy with her progress and will never be able to thank my vet enough for all she has done. Thank you all for the prayers that have gotten her through this.
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