MunasG
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Just an update that i ended up going to see an internal medicine specialists as recommended by the new vet clinic. The place she referred was too far out for me so i chose to go the TVEH (referral and emergency vet hospital). They are the ones who literally saved her life when she had the parvo and other ailments. And i really liked how professional they were and how they took care of her. I wish they were a regular animal hospital and not an emergency one because it costs $$$ to go there. Anyway, i went there and they were very honest in saying that they can have two different options of dealing with the issue, and they wanted to present me with both and have me choose what i wanted.
1. They could take an aggressive approach by doing a bunch of internal diagnostic stuff which could result in some known side effects which she may or may not face. Some of the procedures will include giving her food with a dye pack in it and watching her GI tract and intestines on an X-ray to see what is happening to the food. Also they can do a scoping which requires that she be put under and then insert an object with a microscope to see what was going on inside, and some other things. He said all those things will be quite aggressive and will have some effects on her and then it may result in them finding an issue they may not be able to fix (e.g megaesophagus).
2. They could take soft approach by trying motility medications to help with the vomiting. She could take those for three weeks to see if there is an improvement and if not, then i can come back and have another discussion about next steps.
I chose option two which the vet thinks is a good idea. He told me i could come back for a chat in three weeks and it would be no charge. So right now she is on 1 capsule (2.5mg) of famotidine every 12 hours; and half a tablet of Metoclopramide (5mg) every 8 hours. She has not vomited or regurgitated today. But the vet says it may take up to two weeks to see actual results. I'm hoping the meds will work because am nervous about the scoping and other stuff for her.
1. They could take an aggressive approach by doing a bunch of internal diagnostic stuff which could result in some known side effects which she may or may not face. Some of the procedures will include giving her food with a dye pack in it and watching her GI tract and intestines on an X-ray to see what is happening to the food. Also they can do a scoping which requires that she be put under and then insert an object with a microscope to see what was going on inside, and some other things. He said all those things will be quite aggressive and will have some effects on her and then it may result in them finding an issue they may not be able to fix (e.g megaesophagus).
2. They could take soft approach by trying motility medications to help with the vomiting. She could take those for three weeks to see if there is an improvement and if not, then i can come back and have another discussion about next steps.
I chose option two which the vet thinks is a good idea. He told me i could come back for a chat in three weeks and it would be no charge. So right now she is on 1 capsule (2.5mg) of famotidine every 12 hours; and half a tablet of Metoclopramide (5mg) every 8 hours. She has not vomited or regurgitated today. But the vet says it may take up to two weeks to see actual results. I'm hoping the meds will work because am nervous about the scoping and other stuff for her.
