Hi!



Our cham Luigi is going thru his third intestinal prolapse in 2 weeks. each time the amount of intestines sticking out is less which our emergency vet said is a good sign. but he had his 3rd today but yesterday there seemed to be some blockage at what appeared to be the end of his intestines (i assume chams are setup like humans with a sphincter,etc so it didn't seem to make sense for the location of the blockage and the prolapse). he kept pushing and if that blockage wasn't there it appeared to me that he would have passed his poopy.



anyone have any additional experience with details of panther cham gi tract to know if simply cutting the blockage (i.e. which could have been necrotized intestine) could help? but then are we cutting the sphincter?



believe me we are going to the emergency vet as soon as it opens and will ask him the same but he doesn't seem (and admits it) he knows chams very well.



1st prolapse was major (~4" of inflated intestine came out, 2nd was ~1", and this last time is ~0.5". we know about keeping intestines moist with sugar water, etc but what we would like to know if there have been any miracle recoveries after 3 prolapses?



Luigi has been thru 2 surgerys, baytril treatments, etc and he is still as strong and active as he normally is except his poopy tract isn't working. worried about toxifying his blood but he is showing no lethargy or anything. he just seems mad & frustrated he can't poopy!



I kinda feel like he has a good chance because of his strength but i don't want to be selfish and inhumaine by putting him thru another surgery.



any advice is appreciated!



joe

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