Foreign Body Removal

Yes... pet's can be silly and eat things.  Usually it doesn't cause a problem but sometimes it can.  

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The process isn't always easy to determine because our pets don't ever tell us they ate something, and many things do not show up on routine X-rays (string, cloth, etc) so it can be a big decision to go in surgically and look around to see if we can find something.

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Even though we do this routinely, it is a very serious surgery.  Anesthesia, damage to intestines, leaking, peritonitis are just a few of the things that we have to worry about both pre-op and post - op.   Generally speaking the surgery goes well... it's the next 3-5 days that are critical watching for any of these side effects.

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Depending on what exactly has to be done during these cases, costs range from $1000 - $3000.