Conventional surgeries are often painful for pets and sometimes involve large wounds. However, with the advancement of medical technology, Endoscopic treatment is another option for owners or those who do not want their dogs or cats to suffer from wounds, as endoscopic technology is a tool that helps increase the efficiency of veterinarians' diagnosis. Animals recover faster and with less pain than surgery.
What is endoscopy?
Endoscopy is a special technique for examining diseases using a tube-like instrument with a camera and a light bulb at the end. It is inserted into the body parts that are tube-like, such as the digestive system, respiratory system (nose, trachea), and ear canal. The image is projected on a screen, allowing us to see the details inside that organ clearly without having to perform surgery. Therefore, there is a low risk of bleeding and infection.
Endoscopic diagnosis
Generally, when animals have abnormalities in their internal organs, what can be done is to diagnose through ultrasound or x-rays, which are radiation images. The images obtained will be images through film, making some diseases unable to be seen through the above methods. However, if it is an endoscopy, it will be able to see the lesions more clearly than through a monitor, making the diagnosis more accurate. Endoscopy can help diagnose abnormalities in internal organs from the upper digestive tract, throat, esophagus, stomach to the upper small intestine, or to look for lesions in the large intestine. In addition, there are also rhinoscopy and bronchoscopy to help diagnose diseases in the upper respiratory tract, from the nasal cavity down to the trachea.
In addition, endoscopy can be used to clamp foreign objects out of the nasal cavity, trachea, esophagus, and stomach, or to collect samples of abnormal tissue within the area without surgery. It can be done quickly, conveniently, and safely. Animals will recover quickly, but it is necessary to anesthetize the animals and use information from the clinical symptoms history, including X-rays or ultrasound images to confirm the location of the foreign object before performing endoscopy.
Before the endoscopy, you should:How to prepare?
- Sick animals should have blood tests to assess readiness before anesthesia is administered.
- Abstain from food and water for 6-8 hours in the case of rhinoscopy and bronchoscopy.
- Fasting from food and water for 12 hours in the case of endoscopy.
- Animals will be sedated intravenously to reduce discomfort during the examination.
- After recovering from anesthesia, you should rest and observe your symptoms for about 1-2 hours.
In every case that comes for treatment, the doctor will recommend anesthesia to reduce the shock of the sick animal and help make the examination faster and more accurate.
Possible symptoms or side effects
Most side effects from laparoscopy are minimal compared to surgery. However, nausea and vomiting, which are side effects of anesthesia, or minor bleeding from the biopsy may occur.
In the case of a perforation during endoscopy, there is a small chance that the instrument will hit the esophagus, stomach or upper small intestine and cause a perforation. If the perforation is not severe, it will usually improve on its own with time. Antibiotics may be given to prevent infection of the wound, or surgery may be required for treatment in severe cases.
refer
Dr. Manirat Thamwiphat (Dr. Um), Veterinarian, Surgery Department, Orthopedic and Joint Department, Department of Internal Medicine and Specialized Endoscopy Center for Pets, Taling Chan Animal Hospital
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