Hi all,
So my beautiful goldie had emergency stomach surgery for an obstruction on Saturday. He's not a chewer, but had randomly decided to swallow a dishcloth and it got caught in his stomach and intestine.
On removal they intestine was tugged about a fair bit and as a result doesn't appear to be functioning properly.
He rallied after surgery and we were really hopeful, but today the sphincter muscle in the small intestine appears to be constricted and he's quite poorly again.
The vets have given a muscle relaxant in the hope it helps the sphincter relax and normal function to resume but if not the options will be further surgery or pts.
He's almost 10 and he's lost a third of his body weight so pretty weak and compromised.
He's my first dog (have got another too but he was first) and he's just the perfect family dog in every way so I'm finding it really difficult to make a decision. I desperately want him back but I don't want to put him through more surgery when it's probably quite risky.
Any advice?
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Atantrumaday · 27/02/2017 12:34
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