What is endoscopy?
Our endoscope is a camera at the end of a narrow, flexible tube about 1.5 metres long. The images show on a screen, so our vets can look inside your pet's oesophagus, windpipe, stomach, the start of the small intestine and the end of the bowel.
How it can help your pet
Endoscopy helps our vets:
- find and often remove swallowed objects
- look for ulcers, bleeding or growths
- take small tissue samples (biopsies) from the stomach or bowel without exploratory surgery.
If a problem is outside the gut, your pet may need surgery instead. Your vet will explain the options.
Your pet will need a general anaesthetic for the procedure.