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“Mr. George” is typical adolescent Labrador; full of life and always up to mischief! He presented to EHVH as an afterhours emergency with a tense painful abdomen, fever & vomiting. He was admitted into our hospital and started on intravenous fluids, antibiotics and pain relief. A lateral radiograph of his abdomen showed a large, radio-dense foreign body (see white disc in photo). In addition, by using our computer radiography system we noted that he also had a small amount of free gas within his abdominal cavity – a very worrying sign! “Mr. George” was taken to surgery for an exploratory laparotomy. Upon entering his abdominal cavity, we were met with a foul smell caused by the presence of intestinal content spilling into his abdomen. Two perforations were detected in his small intestine. Concerned about the viability of the affected intestine we elected to remove a section of it in a procedure known as a resection and anastomosis. We then had to flush “Mr. George’s” abdomen with copious amounts of warmed saline to remove all the remaining contamination caused by the leakage of abdominal contents. Prior to closing up his abdomen, we positioned a Jackson Pratt Drain. This is a closed suction device that exits the body through a small hole in the body wall, adjacent to the surgery site. It allows us to drain away any unwanted abdominal fluid and also monitor the healing process. “Mr. George” went on to spend another four days in hospital with us. He was treated with an assortment of antibiotics, analgesics, fluids and diets to aid in his recovery. His devoted family came to see him every day, and was delighted to finally take him home! All of us at Erina Heights Veterinary Hospital were delighted to see “Mr George” make a full recovery and get back to normal. We saw him at the clinic for a number of rechecks after his discharge from hospital, and two weeks post op, he was given the all clear. Good luck “Mr. George”, but please don’t eat any more rocks! |
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