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00:00it's a very urgent thing that we want to deal with quite rapidly suspected foreign body we'll
00:08see you shortly I'm concerned about that what do we have here high rates a bit high work with me
00:16come on do we end up getting some juicy stuff regrettably there are quite a few pieces in there
00:25did you get something
00:30I'm Eugene Grodeski over the years I have removed many weird and wonderful foreign bodies out of
00:37animals going in my dad he's like there was disgusting magician doing a trick oh Dr. Grodeski
00:44is a legend going in bingo I have removed an intact light bulb a two-carat diamond ring a
00:51garden hose from a lion underwear yeah
01:00Tommy this morning started throwing up continuously he couldn't keep water down
01:22three-year-old Tommy shows signs of eating something he shouldn't have I'm hoping he's
01:29okay you know I don't know how serious things could be today we're headed to an urban veterinary
01:37clinic for a suspected foreign body that is in need of my attention
01:41hello guys thanks for coming of course all right yeah let's take him one let's get started Tom time
01:52night times what do we have here I am concerned about the egg-like shaped thing within the stomach
02:07looking at the x-rays I can see a distinct area of density in the stomach with Tommy sedated and a
02:17tube in place to supply oxygen and anesthetic Dr. G sets up his endoscope to search for a foreign body
02:25using light air and water we're good yes we're good
02:44yeah there's something in that cat
02:46I see some fabric-y material it is impossible to know what the object is until you move it but the
03:01mystery is have the fun so let's see what it is I'm going to use short redigator this particular forceps
03:14have a good bite and they often work well on items that appear to be fabric they get a hold of the foreign
03:25body in the stomach I begin to move it the strange item slips away I did lose it I am encountering some
03:39resistance and repositioning the scope they grasp the foreign object okay let's see if you want to pull
03:57down to the kitty cat yeah this thing is this like yellow meets green gooey mucus stink wave a little
04:19yellow feathery ish object that in all likelihood is a cat toy a little birdie however I see something
04:32that is of significant concern let's cut this piece there is a thread that is extending back into the cat
04:42that is not something that I expected um we might be in trouble the rest of it's still down below yes
04:55what I am going to try and do right now is see if I can get it out if the thread runs deep into Tommy
05:14the end of it may be beyond the reach of Dr G scope left untreated it can cut the digestive tract causing
05:24serious damage okay there is a thread that is extending back into the cat that is not something that I
05:44expected more than a meter of the endoscope is now inside Tommy I'm as deep as I can be and I still see the
05:58thread advancing further down that's as complicated as it can get if Dr G cannot remove all the thread Tommy
06:09will need emergency surgery the foreign body can eventually cause significant damage potentially
06:18causing death Tommy he's brave I'm hoping he's okay when I'm at home he's on my lap he's like a wingman
06:30I guess you know a little buddy of mine you can't put a price on my family so it's hard stuff
06:39to have the best chance at grabbing what he can reach Dr G decides to switch things up I'm going to use a
07:09alligator forceps that gives me the most precision because the thread is obviously not very large
07:16Dr G deploys his tiniest tool for a precise attack well I'm about half length of this cat
07:29come on give me another few millimeters he has to like try and find a thread like the thinnest little target
07:39okay four centimeters or something okay
07:45I get a grasp of the thread and try to pull on it I'm just trying to ease it out
07:56it doesn't feel like it wants to
08:00come on let them go please
08:07come on let them go please
08:11come on let them go please
08:15come on
08:18I do see movement on this side
08:24I do see movement on this side
08:28yeah yeah yeah
08:31okay cleaning up
08:33there we go
08:42wow
08:43beautiful
08:44Dr G fishes the second course of a threatening meal out of Tommy
08:52well done
08:53thank you
08:55a big knot of thread with about a foot long piece that is attached
09:01this cat is very lucky with the length one metric cat of thread
09:07and the string could have been the thing that led to poor Tommy's demise
09:14that is pretty impressive Dr Eugene
09:16that's why you're the best at what you do
09:18you want me to blush
09:20it is the best
09:21Tommy you lucky lucky cat
09:23let's go let's go let's go
09:26it is satisfying to know that Tommy will go home with his owners
09:32and hopefully we'll be back to his normal self tomorrow
09:42hello Christian
09:43hey
09:44I'm Dr G's assistant slash son
09:47okay nice
09:48he was a champ about it but everyone else was kind of sweating a little bit
09:52when everyone was like it was a lot more serious than you thought
09:55I went home and kind of tried to distract myself a little bit
09:59does that look familiar?
10:01yeah
10:03I actually have another version of it not eaten
10:08after Tommy's vet called with an update the owner connected the dots
10:13and has a pre-digested version of the toy Tommy ate on hand
10:17it was a bee before?
10:18yeah it's like a little thing you can attach to a wand
10:21and you kind of wave it around
10:23two days ago we started playing a little bit
10:26ended up putting the toy down and kind of forgot about it
10:29came back to check on play with him
10:32it was gone
10:33thank you to your dad
10:34of course for coming in
10:35I'll pass along a big thank you
10:36yeah
10:37it feels so good to be working with my dad
10:39to have a story that ends positively
10:42time to move on to the next endoscopy
10:49you're ready to go home and see your dad?
11:04yes?
11:06here he is
11:11here he is
11:12here he is
11:13hi buddy
11:14do you want to take him out?
11:16sure
11:17you promised to never do that again
11:18I hope so
11:20it's just such a weight off your shoulders
11:23just happy and relieved and definitely glad that we brought him in
11:26ready to go home buddy?
11:28me?
11:29mr. brave?
11:30i am done with this
11:32take me home
11:33come on scoutie
11:45hi honey
11:46oh my god she's so floof
11:47golden retriever scout may have indulged in a concerning snack
11:51here we go
11:52yeah you can have a belly rub
11:56her owners saw her eat what looked like a corncob
12:03are you good?
12:06corn cobs are dangerous for dogs
12:09they love to eat it
12:11it's very tasty just like we love to eat it
12:13but they will eat the whole cob
12:16so great
12:17great girl
12:18unlike other food corn cobs cannot be digested by the enzymes in scout's stomach
12:25obstruction caused by the cob can be fatal
12:32anything that's blocking can make things like perforation happen and sepsis
12:37they can actually pass away quite quickly
12:41one, two, three
12:44dr. g will look inside scout to see if her owner's hunch is right
12:49thank you
12:51hey guys
12:53hello
12:54uh oh someone's getting stoned
12:57on x-rays
13:01you can see significant amount of something that the dog has eaten in the stomach
13:06okay
13:13okay
13:14going in
13:15it is likely to be corncob although i cannot know that for sure
13:23hey so what do we have here
13:34you see any corn cobs in there?
13:36no
13:37oh yeah
13:40that's corn
13:42not that appetizing
13:44there are many variables
13:49the size of the corn cob
13:51how much of the cob has been ingested
13:54regrettably
13:55there are quite a few pieces in there
13:57the fact that the pieces are smaller necessitates multiple trips in and out of the stomach
14:04removing one piece at a time
14:06I will be trying the four wire basket instead of opening straight
14:15the wires are twisted
14:18okay we are in
14:20with this basket
14:22it is easier to grab the foreign body without it trying to get out
14:27let's see what we can do
14:30I am trying to thread the basket around the piece of corn
14:45come on work with me
14:47what are you?
14:49the first piece usually takes the longest
14:55did you get something?
15:02I got a small piece
15:06yuck
15:08it is funny to watch Ben getting a little greenish in the face with the stuff that I remove
15:16okay we have a few more pieces there
15:20oh wow okay
15:24this is like well seasoned chunky cream corn
15:30am I offending your delicate sensibilities?
15:33it is covered in stomach goo
15:35it smells nasty
15:40do we end up getting some juicy stuff?
15:43this corn cob looks like it has been through a lot
15:46I am definitely not appetized by what it looks like today
15:51how much more do you think is in Scout?
15:55a fair bit
15:56oh wow
15:57the Scout
16:01we have had her for two years
16:03from day one she just fit right in with our family
16:07just hopeful that everything goes smoothly and we will be off to the races
16:12what's going on?
16:18heart rate is a bit high
16:21heart rate is a bit high
16:40hold on
16:41what's happening?
16:42Scout is 25 minutes into a procedure to remove corn cob pieces she scarved hours ago
16:50she is just feeling a lot of it
16:51as Dr. G carefully navigates the natural motion of the scope could be causing Scouts heart rate to rise due to stress
17:03porn when it's broken up it's quite spiky and while we're pulling on that that can cause discomfort
17:12so their heart rate being a little elevated are you okay if we give some more pain meds?
17:17I'm good with that ma'am
17:19we've given her an injection of an opioid that's very strong in order to help with that discomfort that she's likely feeling
17:31okay Scout work with me
17:35please
17:39come on
17:40yeah
17:43as the pain medication takes effect
17:46Scout's heart rate slows down
17:48returning to a normal range
17:52doesn't matter whether it's one piece or 50 pieces
17:55they still need to come up
17:59I think I'm getting to the bottom of the pile
18:03I try to do it as quickly as I physically able to do it
18:07uh okay
18:10that's another little piece
18:15this will be our last piece right here
18:21there it is
18:27wow
18:28what a collection
18:30I feel a huge sense of relief
18:32I know that his corn extraction party is finally over
18:38and we are done
18:44corn cobs after ingestion look exactly the same as they did when they were swallowed
18:52I have seen many dogs eat many corn cobs
18:55oh, shake, shake, shake
18:57even a couple of cats
18:59it tastes good, it smells good, so yeah
19:01yeah
19:02do you need a massage maybe?
19:03look a little
19:05I can see my dad's carrying the weight of the procedure
19:07so I thought I might just give him a gentle little shoulder rub
19:11do I look down to you?
19:12I don't know that it had the intended effect
19:14you look absolutely zen
19:17I mean I'm trying to help but am I?
19:20I don't know
19:22have a good night
19:23have a good night
19:24have a good night
19:25cheers
19:26yeah, you too
19:32hi
19:34Scout did awesome
19:36I think her owners are going to be quite diligent with making sure that she doesn't see any corn cobs in her future
19:43let's go
19:44let's go see Dada
19:48there he is
19:49hi
19:50hi sweetie
19:51she's like get me out of here
19:52what are you doing?
19:54it went smoothly as we hoped
19:56thankful that Scout's going to be okay
19:59she'll hopefully kind of just rescue you tonight
20:01yeah, I think we could all use that
20:03let's go this way, come on
20:05this is the hazard of having a golden retriever who loves to eat
20:08so
20:09it's worth it
20:23a big cherry on top of a pretty long day
20:25yes, feels good
20:27for me the amount of corn kind of blew my mind
20:30that was wild
20:31well, the full cob is a predisizable object
20:34I think I did
20:36okay
20:37you did not vomit
20:38you did not hide in the back room somewhere
20:42congratulations
20:44thank you
20:45that's music to my ears
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