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PetSounds article, the Northwest Explorer, March 2006

Philosophy

PetSounds is a veterinary practice dedicated to the use of non-invasive and minimally invasive medicine wherever beneficial for the patient.

The goal of minimally invasive medicine is to reduce tissue trauma and the body's response to the injury of traditional medicine and surgery. Traditional surgery requires long incisions and the stretching of incisions with retractors. Minimally invasive surgery uses several very small incisions or makes use of natural body openings, thus reducing the surgical insult. The result is decreased recovery time, smaller or no incision, decreased discomfort, decreased hospital time, decreased stress to patient, decreased procedure time, decreased incidence of post-procedure complications and decreased costs for treatment. The end result is happier pets and happier pet owners

Swallowed foreign objects are an example of a common problem with companion animals. With MIM technique, the object is removed with an endoscope passed through the mouth and into the stomach to locate and remove the object. Instead of surgery and several days spent in the hospital recovering, this patient is home the same day, ready to eat and play, completely recovered without pain and without the risks of infection and bleeding from surgery..