💜💚💜 Still looking for my Forever Home 💜💚💜
Our gorgeous boy is still looking for his forever home. He is such a sweet little man who will bring much happiness into the home of a new family. We believe he could be homed with another cat as he regularly chats to the patients that come into the Hospital.
Please share far and wide to help us get this boy the home he deserves.
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💜💚💜Cosmo💜💚💜
💜💚💜 Cosmo💜💚💜
Meet Cosmo the most gorgeous loving boy! He is super friendly and a total foodie. Cosmo has stolen the hearts of the team today when he can in to the practice for an ultrasound of his kidneys after some unusual blood results indicating abnormal kidney function.
💜💚💜 Mollie’s Story 💜💚💜
Mollie recently presented to us as an emergency with concerns that she was choking. She had started to cough, drool and retch soon after eating a couple of chews.
Following initial assessment she was sedated and x-rays showed that she didn’t have an obstruction in her throat or trachea (airway) but infact Mollie had swallowed both circular chews whole and they were stuck one on top of each other in her oesophagus.
Mollie was then anaesthetised and we passed the endoscope (camera) into her oesophagus to view the blockage to assess it further before trying to remove it. We were able to successfully relieve the obstruction, by retrieving one chew and pushing the other into her stomach so it was then digested normally. Mollie was discharged later that afternoon with some medications to protect her oesophagus as the foreign bodies had caused some irritation.
Oesophageal foreign bodies are relatively uncommon but have potentially serious consequences. Most commonly we see bones obstruct where the oesophagus narrows. The main risks are damage or perforation to the oesophagus, and thankfully in Mollie’s case prompt assessment and management has resulted in her making a full recovery. She’s a lovely dog who is keen to please!
Photos:
1. Xray of Mollie’s chest - the two chews can be seen just above her heart (circled).
2. What we could see down the scope
3. Retrieved!
4. One of the chews (approx 5cm diameter)
5. Most importantly, Mollie at follow up - who was more interested in trying to lick the camera!
