Marley, a six-month old Golden Retriever needed a life-saving procedure. Trouble was, it had never been done before at Oklahoma State University. However, Marley’s owners, Marcene and Fred Warford of Muskogee, OK, had full faith in the OSU team. It was a faith rewarded.
Source: NewsOK, August 15, 2016.
They found a shunt, a diversion of blood, in Marley’s liver that wasn’t operable by a traditional laparotomy, where they go in through the belly and try to put a constriction device on that. The shunt was inside of the liver so they gave us a call. They knew we had the equipment to do the procedure. Unfortunately, we had not done one to date here at OSU.
This dog, instead of having a big abdominal incision, had two very small incisions in his neck.
Marley is expected to live a normal life after this procedure.
INSIGHTS: OSU veterinarians, supported by a Purdue University veterinarian, extended Marley’s life to one of normalcy and gave his owners a companion that’ll be there for years to come. This wouldn’t have been possible a short time ago. You can replay the video from the story on OState TV. It will add inspiration to a staff meeting.