Laser surgery in veterinary medicine
Common Questions and Answers about Laser surgery in veterinary medicine
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My cat is almost 12 and the vet suggested that surgery is a last resort due to the risks. What does your vet treat with laser?
I have personally seen very positive results with adjunctive holistic veterinary medicine for kidney disease. Please research holistic veterinary medicine websites, such as the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association website, Chi Institute and others.
Unfortunately, the medicine is not working. He still requires frequent trips to the vet to get enemas and is losing weight due to a loss of appetite. In addition, he is now taking 1 tablet of cyproheptadine Hcl 4mg once daily to encourage him to eat. My vet asked me to consult with other doctors to find other potential treatment options as my cat's case appears to be getting worse. Do you have any suggestions?
I was high myopic - minus 13 both the eyes and had undergone LASIK when I was aged 39+ Then after a year had retinal detachment in my left eye. During the surgery they also found cataract. 2 surgeries were done and now I am able to read with my left eye but witht he help of +5 reading glasses. If I have to read news paper print I also need -2.5 near vision glasses. If I wear these 2 glasses one above the other I can read smallest print also clearly.
Can laser surgery to dissolve film after cataract surgery (secondary) contribute to problems with glare? I had cataract surgery both eyes about 2 yrs. ago to correct glare problems (no blurring) That helped about a year & then it came back. I had laser tx. to remove film about 4 months ago, it has not helped. Then I had eyelid surgery about a month ago to help ptosis. Does it take a while for my eyes to recover from the laser? It is a little better now but barely.
http://www.ivas.org/, or http://www.tcvm.com/Resources/FindaTCVMPractitioner.aspx
Additionally, therapeutic cold laser therapy and/or physical therapy may also be effective. I often use cold laser therapy and acupuncture together on painful patients. You did not mention how old your dog is or what breed/combination of breeds he may be. You are welcome to post this information for additional help.
No, she can't get better without surgery. You have before you a bitter choice: Either go in debt and save your dog's life; or have her put to sleep.
Ask the vet clinic if they offer financing like Care Credit or if they can set up a payment plan for you.
I'm so sorry for you both.
Cataract surgery is the most common, the most successful and the least risky surgery done on adults. It is one of the great success stories in all of Medicine. In the USA last year 3.25 millionn cataract/IOL surgeries were one.
The femtosecond laser costs almost a half million dollars. It is a fabulous tool but it is very difficult to see how any person, insurance company or government in the countries with socialized medicine can affort to buy it.
had retina detachments in both eyes - left eye had 3 detachments 5 operations leaving me with 2400 vision - right eye has one detachment repaired 2+ years ago - now have scar tissue in that eye from cataract surgery which accompanied my retina surgery.
This forum is not for emergencies. Please take her to a vet or emergency veterinary hospital NOW!
About 2 weeks ago i received a Avastin injection in my right eye for the treatment,This is my second flair up of histo in this eye 11 yrs ago i had laser surgery on this eye to stop the bleeding. I'm wondering if this has worked for anyone? I'm worried i'm going to need another laser surgery which causes a blind spot! I do not want this so if anyone has any information on this please share!
There are a lot more moving parts and extra maneuvers in femtoseconod laser cataract surgery than standard cataract surgery. Plus the instruments and the surgical experience are in the early phase. It was the same way when phacoemulsification was introduced to replace planned extracapsular surgery. For the great majority of people, especially where money is a concern the extra cost is simply not worth it.
For the last two years, he has been on Rimadyl 2x per day and seems to have been doing fine with his arthritis. However, in the last 2-3 weeks, his left back leg suddenly began to cause him problems--he will hop or lose strength in it occasionally. I do not know whether he injured himself in any way His vet strictly limited his activity for a week and gave me Tramadol, which he has been getting (2 pills perday).
I then had a procedure called vertebroplasty and have been in worse pain than I was before. DO NOT HAVE BACK SURGERY!!! Bulging dics can be corrected through laser surgery and there is no cutting through muscle. Check out Laser Spine Institute. Just google them and check out their site. I have all the conditions that you have and I take Oxycodone 10/325 mg. 5 a day.
clock and I see the edge quiver and pulse in and out. One doctor told me that I needed laser surgery to correct an opacification (wrinkle) in the capsule and that maybe that would help with the visual problems I was having. IT DID NOT. Now I am stuck with this horrible problem unless I risk having the lens exchanged for a bigger one. I understand that it is now more complicated because I had YAG. How much more risky is it?
After doing some research on mast cell tumors a couple of years ago for someone, I noticed that quite a few people were having great success with something referred to as TCVM, or Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine with regard to these tumors, both the cancerous and non-cancerous versions. Here is a link that may be useful to you. There is a locator for a vet near you on the left side of the page. http://www.tcvm.
I did everything and even went to Laser Spine Institute for relief. I had surgery on my neck and lower back in July. I still have pain and have pain in my two fingers. My scapula is the main problem which is in right shoulder. Diagnos with a winging scapula. What can I do for treatment for winging scapula's??
I am a registered veterinary technician that specialized in emergency and surgical veterinary medicine for many years until I had my daughter. My experience is with animals which was the reason I didn't respond to your first post..but I hope that this will help. I have always been amazed at how well young animals(sometimes only a few weeks old)recovered from anesthesia and surgery. I can't tell you how many surgeries I have assisted with over the years...
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