Colopexy - Surgical Prevention of Displacement Colic Seen here, Dr. Pitts and visiting veterinary surgeon Dr. Carlson perform a colopexy on a patient who has long suffered from colic events. A colopexy is a surgical procedure used to prevent colic caused by the displacement of the large colon. During the process, the surgeon attaches the colon to the abdominal wall preventing it from twisting or becoming displaced in the future. The recurrence of displacement colic is as high as 20%. If you have

A couple of weeks ago, we took in two Frenchie pups from different shelters - both had anal prolapses and needed colopexy surgery after purse string surgeries had failed. Look at Mosey Blues and Indy Dappledot now - thanks to good medical care and their fab fosters @nyx_persephone_friends and @lyssabobissa Thank you to everyone who supports Roadogs. You save lives ❤️ #frenchielover #frenchbulldogsofinstagram #frenchbulldog #frenchielove #frenchie1 | Roadogs Rescue

We have named him Howdy and little man had a big surgery (colopexy) yesterday to fix his prolapse but today he seemed a bit dumpy so docs wanted him to remain hospitalized just to be safe. He was vomiting and nauseous so they placed an ng tube and did an ultrasound (all clear). He also tested negative for parvo. We are hopeful that he will be ok but we are being cautious. He’s so young, has his entire life ahead of him, and we just want him to be ok. Please send all your good juju his way and we