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SOFT TISSUE SURGERY ON DOGS AND CATS
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Soft tissue surgery on dogs and cats
is a big part of everyday activities in any animal hospital.
Spays and
neuters, lump removals,
wound repair, intra-abdominal
exploratory surgery,
procedures to prevent tomcats from suffering from a blocked urethra... all can
provide a great degree of improved quality of life for our pets. Even the
lateral ear canal surgery (see the image below) which some veterinarians utilize
commonly for relief of chronically infected ears has its place in providing
comfort and improved health for dogs afflicted with reoccurring ear infections.
Modern anesthetic procedures allow for safer, faster, and less stressful
anesthetic/surgical procedures. Many patients will have soft tissue
surgery done and will return home the same day. Be sure to obtain complete
post-operative care information whenever you dog or cat has a surgical
procedure. Home care is almost as important as what goes on in the animal
hospital. Even after major procedures such as for pyometra or tumor
removal most dogs and cats will recover quickly and be nearly completely healed
within a few weeks. Return to active endeavors, though, should be
carefully monitored under your veterinarian's instructions. The images
below represent a number of commonly performed soft tissue surgery procedures.
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| Closing a stomach incision | Anal sac removal | Skin trauma from "road rash" | Opening the ear canal | Cancerous growths in the spleen |
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| Ligating blood vessels | A dog ovary | Locating a stomach foreign body | A look inside a dog's bladder | Incision after a skin growth removal |
The Labrador Retriever below
required surgery when a section of skin was torn or sliced away.
The cause of the skin tear was never determined.
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Soft Tissue Surgery On A Dog |
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In this photo you can see the dog's upper foreleg has been opened by an unknown event while running in the woods. A barbed-wire fence, sharp branch or piece of sheet metal may have been the culprit. A clean-edged piece of skin was missing from an area medial to the upper foreleg extending to the area over the sternum. While under light general anesthesia the wound was cleansed. The surgeon trimmed the edges of the wound to ensure that a good supply of blood was present and the healthy skin near the wound was gently and deeply undermined. Doing this allowed the veterinarian to move healthy skin toward the center of the defect. Carefully placing a few dozen tiny sutures under the skin and into the bed of the wound (which was gently scraped to stimulate new blood vessels to form), the transposed skin was tacked to the wound bed. This eliminates spaces where blood, serum or contamination could accumulate and cause delayed healing. Drag your mouse over the image to see the completed suturing. Ten days of antibiotics and confinement to limit limb movement were recommended. The wound healed well in two weeks. |
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