Quackers Lumpectomy Surgery

IV is in induction drugs have been given and she has her endotracheal tube placed, that will deliver her oxygen and gas anesthetic. You can't see it but she is clipped and scrubbed and ready to go.

Blood pressure monitor

Here is the lump located just to the left of her spine.

The initial cut.

Here it is the fatty mass or lipoma, It is nice and smooth on this side which is good. However the underside was firmly attached so we will send it to the pathologist just to be certain we are not missing something.

The hole left after the removal is larger than one might think. Sometimes if these holes are very large they will fill with a serous, or blood tinged fluid. Luckily Quackers hole was not very large and did not require the placement of rubber drains.

Being stitched back up

The lump in a formalin jar ready to be sent off to the pathologist. We will have results toward the middle to end of next week.

Recovery

Note her IV line and bag this help keep her hydrated and helps us stabilize her blood pressure. It also gives us immediate access to a vein if an emergency situation were to arise. She has a warming disc and blankets to help keep her warm, cause often times surgery patients get hypothermic, which slows their anesthetic recovery time.











Normal dogs that are sitting sternal already have their tubes removed, but Quackers had not been fasted so there was a good chance she might vomit after her surgery. If she were not swallowing well she could aspirate the vomit causing serious complications. Since she wasn't working her tongue extremely well yet and since she was being a good girl and not chewing at the tube we could leave it in for a long period of time ensuring her safety.

Here she is with her tube removed (extubated) and sitting in her recovery cage. You can see her IV line still attached.

Here she is with her world still spinning.