Mass: To Remove Or Not To Remove?
Lisa writes: “My Husky has a cyst on his upper back that is slightly over an inch around and tall. It has not burst or drained. My veterinarian said to leave it alone or he could have surgery to remove it…
Category Surgery
A Dog With A Recurrent Auricular Hematoma
My 10-year-old Rambo has an ear haematoma about 2 cm size. This is the 3rd time he got one, in spite of drainage with a syringe every time. Last time I gave him an antibiotic also. Can you please tell…
Dogs With Cysts, Elizabethan Collars And Sutures
Melissa writes with some interesting questions: “My 3 year old Siberian Husky has a sebaceous cyst (diagnosed by 2 different veterinarians). It started off a pea size, about 6 months ago and grew to an inch wide, by an inch and…
Complications Of Auricular Hematoma Surgery
Sarah writes: My 9 year old golden retriever just went through Auricular Hematoma surgery as described above, , with the incision in the middle and the sutures throughout the whole ear. These were left in for a little over two…
Umbilical Hernias In Dogs And Cats
Umbilical hernia is an inheritable condition in dogs. Insufficient research has been completed in cats to know whether inheritance is a factor. Sedona really knows how to take a nap! Just as in people, the umbilicus, or navel, serves as…
Zepp Lateral Ear Canal Resection-Lucy’s Update
Recently we discussed Lucy, whose chronic ear problems required her to undergo a surgical procedure called Zepp Lateral Ear Resection. We performed the procedure and it went uneventfully. The only down side is that, after the procedure, when we were easily…
Auricular Hematoma In Dogs And Cats
Auricular hematoma: Let’s break down the words. Auricular is an adjective referring to the ear. “Hema” is a prefix referring to blood. “Toma” means swelling, and is the root for our word tumor. Auricular (or aural) hematoma occurs when blood…
Anesthesia in old dogs and cats
Anesthesia in old dogs and cats. If you want to scare a pet lover, tell him or her that you are going to need to perform surgery on their pet who is in his teens. For lay people, it’s still…
Dog and Cat Cruciate Knee Injury
Ever watch a football game and see an injury that just made you turn your head and wish you hadn’t seen what you saw? That’s the nature of knee injuries. “Clipping” is a personal foul in football that involves hitting…
Spay, Neuter Dogs and Cats
As we finished performing neuter surgery on a young puppy today my thoughts ran to the importance of spay and neuter surgery. Did you know that for every human baby born today there will be seven (7) dogs and cats…
