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12:51 am
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23 August 2008
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Yesterday Julian had a prophylactic gastropexy to help prevent bloat. The procedure was done laparoscopically with a small hole for the camera and a small incision. This surgery should help reduce the risk of torsion ("bloat") by up to 95% and is very minimally invasive.
Dogs with GDV have up to a 50% mortality rate and the surgery to untwist the stomach and tack it in place (gastropexy) can cost $3000-$5000. Many vets are now doing the gastropexy on healthy dogs at high risk to help prevent the problem. If done with a laparoscope or endoscope the dog recovers quickly and the cost is in the $500-$800 range (in our area). Many dogs are puppies so can also be spayed or neutered at the same time. I did not have Julian neutered yet since he is still growing (!!).
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1:07 am
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23 August 2008
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I am not sure why part of my post is in red lettering. Does anyone know? Also I could not use the "tree" icon like I have done in the past so I could not post the picture of his incision.
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7:56 am
12 February 2010
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this is great information. i didn't know they could do this with such a small incision. seems like money well spent for peace of mind and elimination of a scary possibility...
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11:20 am
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How timely Pam, we were just talking about saving our pennies to do this for Wyatt. He always has such funky sounds coming from his stomach after he gulps his food down, we worry a lot about this. I know the cost of the surgery is nothing compared to what treatment for bloat costs, if the dog lives that long.
Thank you for the GREAT information!
P.S. Your post had a lot of funky formatting in it, which is why I think you had problems posting the pic. Did you paste it in from somewhere else? I fixed it for ya.
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