SamiSalo
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Hi. Looking for info ahead of my consultation tomorrow. Family vet is closed through Easter (today too), so I'm missing their trusted opinion.
Salo wouldn't stop throwing up so I took him to Emergency. Long story short, he has stones, one kidney is blocked. The specialist who did the ultrasound didn't think they could be dissolved. So their recommendation is to install a stent. They don't do that so Salo was transferred to a specialty hospital & the consultation w/their internal medicine folks is tomorrow. I'm expecting them to recommend the procedure ($$).
I'm impatient. Just want to know how his quality/life will change. I read online that stents are known to move which is crazy disconcerting. My breeder asked what kind of stones they are, that sometimes they can be dissolved. Hopefully they'll give me an honest second opinion.
TIA
Salo wouldn't stop throwing up so I took him to Emergency. Long story short, he has stones, one kidney is blocked. The specialist who did the ultrasound didn't think they could be dissolved. So their recommendation is to install a stent. They don't do that so Salo was transferred to a specialty hospital & the consultation w/their internal medicine folks is tomorrow. I'm expecting them to recommend the procedure ($$).
I'm impatient. Just want to know how his quality/life will change. I read online that stents are known to move which is crazy disconcerting. My breeder asked what kind of stones they are, that sometimes they can be dissolved. Hopefully they'll give me an honest second opinion.
TIA