My dog's tests are normal, but I feel something's wrong. GI surgery?

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Mel was found to have teetering low white blood cells, damage to his kidneys, sediment in his bladder and a midly enlarged spleen. But 1600 dollars, and multiple tests run (blood pathology, urinalysis and a biopsy) later, everything is "normal". I can't fight the feeling something is wrong though. Now the vet wants me to do GI surgery. Could this be GI or are they missing something? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Male | neutered | 7 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Wow, poor Mello and poor you! What a tough time this is for the both of you. I would say listen to your gut instinct. If you feel something is wrong and the vet wants to do further tests, I would do them. The vet wouldn't suggest doing GI surgery if they didn't feel as well something was wrong with them. Please keep in mind that without seeing him in person, I can't say if Mellow's problems are GI or something else, but I'm sure your vet has a good reason for wanting to do this surgery. Vets do not lightly suggest going to surgery for exploratory reasons unless other less invasive tests have already been done and found inconclusive. It certainly could be he has something wrong with his GI system, and that's why the vet wants to do surgery. If you feel comfortable with doing it and truly feel something is wrong with him, then I would recommend doing the surgery. Hopefully it will give you some answers. I hope this helps, and good luck!

My dog's tests are normal, but I feel something's wrong. GI surgery?

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