A gastropexy is a surgical procedure that involves tacking the outside of the stomach to the abdominal wall. Why would this ever need to be done? Bloat is a critical condition seen in dogs, particularly large, deep chested breeds. An excess of gas production in the stomach will inflate the stomach excessively.
We encourage limiting appointments to sick and urgent matters at this time. Annual vaccinations and other routine appointments should wait until restrictions are lifted.
Medicine is always changing and we are constantly learning new things. Our goal is to provide you with the most up to date information to best care for your pets. 2020 brings some changes to our canine vaccine protocols.
One of the greatest tools for veterinarians is the ability to image our patients using digital radiology. Most of you are familiar with seeing X-ray films that were held up to a lighted screen in order to view the image. These films were developed dipping them into vats of fluids in a dark room to fix and develop. I did this in the 80’s and 90’s. It would take 20 minutes to look at one film and often the film was barely readable. Automatic processors became available in the 90’s. This machine made developing faster and did away with the tanks of fluid. The films quality was improved but did not afford greater detail of the image taken.
