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Originally Posted by MzLynnC  Our little boy is greatly missed.
Our surgeon said there is about an 80% chance of good outcome. She had worked with Chick Weisse of Am Vet Center in NYC that did a lot of research and development on CT. My opinion is that they do a scope and find out the details of the CT and what can be done and watch for the CT to get worse and don't delay to get something done - rings/stent to make their life a better quality.
Luke had two areas bad, plus she couldn't get the scope passed a certain place in order to measure for the stent.
They have improved the stenting and it is not a cure by any means but it is a chance of a better quality of life for them.
Luke is missed and it has hit our hearts with force. He was like having a handicapped child after he was about 1 year old, and he was the youngest dog to be diag with this that my vet had seen. I wouldn't take anything for the time we had with him. I feel that God placed him in our arms to care for and we did - we made sure he had all the care plus what he needed.
I encourage the scope to let the vet/surgeon, and owner know what they are dealing with for future treatment. |
I understand where you are coming from. In my experience I have never seen any of the stints to any good. Most CT can be controlled with medicine, weight and environment. I would only do the surgery as a last ditch effort. That's just from my research and experiences. x-rays can also be done to show deformations.