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So, Ami is doing really well. We went to the UW on Thursday and they took out her staples and stitches and she ditched her cone of shame. While we were there, the most senior vet for exotic species, Dr. Sladky, stopped by and felt the egg and did a small physical of her cloaca and really feels that he can get the egg out through the cloaca.
I got a call from Dr. Parkinson, one of the vets who assisted on the first surgery, last night. She said that Dr. Sladky, Dr. Mans (the vet who did the first surgery), and her got together and talked about the best way to go about it. Sladky and Mans are completely and totally on opposite ends of the spectrum. Mans thinks the egg is way too big to try to remove through the cloaca if it is even in the reproductive tract, which we don't really know for sure. I'm guessing that Sladky would like to try and go through the cloaca because it's less invasive but it doesn't come without its risks. There is no problem with trying to find out if the egg is in there or not other than Ams has to go under anesthesia again and if they find out the egg is not in the reproductive tract, it was unnecessary. If they find the egg, they will drain it and, from what I understand, try to collapse the shell and then remove it. That's where the problem can occur. Because the egg has been in there for so long, it could be adhered to the inside of the reproductive tract which makes it much harder to get out. She's got about two to two and a half hours that she can stay under anesthesia before they feel they need to bring her back out and if they don't get all of the shell out, they watch her and see how she does over time and she can reabsorb it or they may have to go in and remove it. There is also the problem that the shell could have sharp edges that could puncture her organs. There is also the chance that the egg breaks inside her before they drain it completely.
The surgery is really risky for all the original reasons with so many adhesions and the risk of cutting something they shouldn't.
So, I have no idea which one to go with. Dr. Parkinson is on service all weekend and said that I can call her anytime this weekend or stop by to ask questions. They have a slot set up for going through the cloaca on Monday because they didn't want to lose it. If I decide to go with surgery, it would be sometime the week after next.
Opinions, thoughts?
I got a call from Dr. Parkinson, one of the vets who assisted on the first surgery, last night. She said that Dr. Sladky, Dr. Mans (the vet who did the first surgery), and her got together and talked about the best way to go about it. Sladky and Mans are completely and totally on opposite ends of the spectrum. Mans thinks the egg is way too big to try to remove through the cloaca if it is even in the reproductive tract, which we don't really know for sure. I'm guessing that Sladky would like to try and go through the cloaca because it's less invasive but it doesn't come without its risks. There is no problem with trying to find out if the egg is in there or not other than Ams has to go under anesthesia again and if they find out the egg is not in the reproductive tract, it was unnecessary. If they find the egg, they will drain it and, from what I understand, try to collapse the shell and then remove it. That's where the problem can occur. Because the egg has been in there for so long, it could be adhered to the inside of the reproductive tract which makes it much harder to get out. She's got about two to two and a half hours that she can stay under anesthesia before they feel they need to bring her back out and if they don't get all of the shell out, they watch her and see how she does over time and she can reabsorb it or they may have to go in and remove it. There is also the problem that the shell could have sharp edges that could puncture her organs. There is also the chance that the egg breaks inside her before they drain it completely.
The surgery is really risky for all the original reasons with so many adhesions and the risk of cutting something they shouldn't.
So, I have no idea which one to go with. Dr. Parkinson is on service all weekend and said that I can call her anytime this weekend or stop by to ask questions. They have a slot set up for going through the cloaca on Monday because they didn't want to lose it. If I decide to go with surgery, it would be sometime the week after next.
Opinions, thoughts?