#surgical insights

Six steps for easier lipoma removal

May 22, 2023

Lipoma removal is not a simple lumpectomy. It takes very careful surgical procedure and aftercare for these to heal without incident.

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Surgical instrument selection and care

April 25, 2023

Selecting the right tools makes for a more pleasant experience in performing procedures. Keeping tools in good working order also makes the job much less frustrating.

Hurdling common surgical roadblocks

March 22, 2023

Any veterinarian performing surgery is bound to encounter a case that did not go as planned. Whether the patient had a complication, a true error was made, or the client’s perception of their pet’s outcome was skewed, these cases can take a toll on all veterinary staff members involved. Although these cases can feel defeating, they often present learning opportunities.

Classifying and newly subclassifying medial patella luxation in dogs

January 17, 2023

Canine medial patella luxation is a common cause of lameness. While it most often affects small and toy breed dogs, medium and large breed dogs can also be impacted. Clinical presentation varies depending on the severity (or grade) of luxation. Most patients with patella luxation will present at a young age, some as early as three months, but many are around 12 months to four years old.

There’s a new way to detect cancer

December 3, 2022

There are 14.5 million growths detected every year in the U.S. Approximately 40 percent of them are never diagnosed for reasons of time, cost, and invasiveness of procedure among others.

Cystotomy tips for challenging cases

October 20, 2022

There is something gratifying about doing a cystotomy and removing uroliths from the bladder.

Early detection key in hip dysplasia cases

September 26, 2022

Puppies are born with normal hips, but changes associated with dysplasia can develop rapidly with earliest changes noted as soon as 30 days after birth. In developing puppies, joint incongruity or malalignment prevents normal development of the acetabulum and femoral head, perpetuating the development of dysplasia.

Perivulvar skin fold disease in obese cats

August 10, 2022

Have you treated a female cat for recurrent bacterial cystitis? Was it an overweight to obese cat? If both are true, you may have noted severe dermatitis was present in the perivulvar and perianal areas. This group of findings is typical when an obese female cat has perivulvar skin fold disease.

An unusual surgery and an effective solution

August 3, 2022

Recently, Dr. Mike Petty got a phone call from a panicking dog owner because her dog had what appeared to be an anal tumor, which had grown rather suddenly.

A perspective on brachycephalic surgery

June 27, 2022

Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is a complex combination of anatomic anomalies leading to restricted air movement in brachycephalic breeds. This syndrome generally includes varying degrees of stenotic nares, everted laryngeal saccules, redundant laryngeal tissue, presence of abnormal concha, elongated soft palate, and tracheal hypoplasia.

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