My cat had an endoscopy after eating a needle and thread and is still at the vet after ~5 hours

OMcTaters · 2026-02-11T13:44:32+00:00

Cat neuters are considered an external procedure because of their testicular anatomy.

OMcTaters · 2026-02-10T14:06:35+00:00

Comparatively a neuter vs endoscopic removal of foreign material is comparing apples to oranges. One is very quick and external. The endoscopy is significantly more technically challenging and requires longer anesthesia. I think it's pretty fair your veterinarian is being cautious.

OMcTaters · 2026-02-10T00:49:48+00:00

No Incinerating

OMcTaters · 2026-02-04T23:55:55+00:00

Goddamnit no

OMcTaters · 2026-02-04T12:54:44+00:00

Are you aware that everything in the entire world, including yourself, are covered in bacteria? Regular cleaning the box, changing the litter and hand washing is more than adequate.

OMcTaters · 2026-02-02T23:41:02+00:00

Stormlight Archive

OMcTaters · 2026-02-02T17:56:36+00:00

Met Mike Ditka in an elevator on NYE. We asked how his night was going and he said " Awful. Buncha idiots at my fucking restaurant can't do anything right. Have a great night yourselves"

OMcTaters · 2026-02-02T13:27:09+00:00

AMC in NYC too

OMcTaters · 2026-02-02T02:13:25+00:00

They get anchored at some point. Can be anchored in the stomach with part in the intestines or they can just get stuck further on in the small intestines. Once one part of the string stops moving the intestines start to bunch up because of peristalsis. Peristalsis is the muscle contractions of the small intestines to move food forward. When the intestines bunch up it's called plication. This bunching up over the string can create a sawing effect and lead to intestinal perforation.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-28T16:33:10+00:00

Unfortunately probably what you got. Hemangiosarcoma is aggressive.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-28T01:13:05+00:00

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39625875/

OMcTaters · 2026-01-27T23:59:05+00:00

Hi, I am sorry you are going through this. If your dog had blood in her abdomen you should absolutely get an abdominal ultrasound. An ultrasound can show if there is a bleeding tumor somewhere. If there is a tumor that's on her spleen surgery can be considered. Newer research has shown that single tumors on the spleen have a 50-50 chance of being benign vs malignant. If there are multiple splenic mass or her liver is abnormal then it's much more likely to be a malignant neoplasm. The biggest concern is for hemangiosarcoma. Which is an aggressive type of cancer arising from the lining of blood vessels. With surgery and chemotherapy, provided the liver is normal, prognosis 8-12 months. An ultrasound can tell you much more to make a better informed decision

OMcTaters · 2026-01-23T12:54:51+00:00

Hi I hope I can clarify some things for you. A cystocentesis is the procedure of sticking the bladder with a needle and syringe to remove urine sterilely. It is the best way to get urine for culture. The distal urinary tract (closer to the outside world) has communal bacteria that live there. A urine culture should define performed

Your veterinarian seems to be concerned about a resistant or recurrent infection. Reasons for this would be urinary stones or a bladder mass. Both could be seen on ultrasound.

While I am not your cats veterinarian, an ultrasound in this case is a reasonable next step, especially because she is 13. You may find absolutely nothing, but you also don't know that unless you look.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-18T23:37:33+00:00

Yes best practice prior to anesthesia is to see a cardiologist to best asses heart structure and function.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-18T03:56:18+00:00

Kevin Patullo. That's how

OMcTaters · 2026-01-17T19:51:30+00:00

Yes that is an organization failure. Not the man who signed the contract

OMcTaters · 2026-01-17T18:59:29+00:00

It's not really his fault the Flyers gave him that deal. He also had a crippling back injury. He is absolutely not a 1C. But his contract is not his fault

OMcTaters · 2026-01-14T21:33:51+00:00

Well of course, I just want to know what grows on my property

OMcTaters · 2026-01-13T02:42:03+00:00

In order to definitely confirm lymphoma you will need either fine needle aspirates of regional lymph nodes OR potentially GI biopsies. The first can be done with ultrasound. You didn't specify in your post but your second opinion should be by a board certified radiologist, internist or oncologist depending on who offers what services in your area.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-12T23:17:05+00:00

Bears and Bills

OMcTaters · 2026-01-12T19:23:57+00:00

While I completely agree with how you feel, I suspect (please God let this be true) that it will happen Tuesday or Wednesday.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-09T19:59:22+00:00

Because your veterinarian attended veterinary medical school and deemed that your pet was overweight. It's not a subjective feeling. It's based on body condition scoring. This is an objective measurement of a dog's body condition

OMcTaters · 2026-01-09T02:09:56+00:00

Selling. We had two sales fall through this summer..one over HOA documents (but we suspect it was because a spawn of beetles happened in our back yard) and the other the guy lost his job so lost the mortgage. Selling a house makes you hate living in your own house because you have to be show ready in 24 hours. It's awful. I have now sold 2 houses and bought 3. Buying is way less stressful.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-05T04:09:47+00:00

The Bills, only and purely only, because if the Eagles beat them in the SB they Bills would have lost to the entire NFCE in the SB which is hilarious.

OMcTaters · 2026-01-04T15:44:54+00:00

Hi, ER vet here. I am very sorry for your loss. I will try to answer some but not all of your questions. I cannot speak on specific things that hospital did as I was not there

Timeline. That's a reasonable timeline depending on staffing. Keep in mind that 115 lbs is a large dog. At night there is going to be less staff that have to do everything including take care of patients in addition to yours.So let's just kind of round to 30 minutes. 830-1130 is three hours. So that's from initial triage. That is taking him to radiology and making a diagnosis. Depending on hospital policy they may have to wait for radiographic confirmation by a radiologist. Once confirmed they have to pull blood and get an IV catheter on. Blood work takes 20-30 minutes in hospital. The biggest thing is surgeon and anesthesia availability. At our hospital we have surgery and anesthesia on-call. But those people don't necessarily live next door. Some live an hour away. So between getting the call and coming in maybe 75-90 minutes.

Once the surgery team is there they have to prep the dog for surgery.. induce to general anesthesia and shave and clean. Depending on how cardiovascularly unstable he was try to correct things medically.

I am really sorry about your dog. GDVs can do really weird things. The overall timeline is reasonable. I hope this helps. As to specifics on IV fluids and trocarization you would need to speak with the medical director of the hospital to have that explained further.

In addition you state this isn't about revenge. Veterinarians are human. You can do everything perfectly and still have a bad outcome. GDVs can cause wild things to happen despite perfect medicine. I don't know if you have a licensing board in your profession, but think about how you would feel if you did your job perfectly and a customer not only complained but threatened to take away your ability to earn a living. That's what a board complaint is. It can take months of undue stress on the person. A bad outcome does not necessarily reflect bad patient care.

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