by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog
Link, an 8 year old Doxie, was in trouble. Externally, he was bright yellow (jaundiced), had been vomiting, and hadn’t eaten for a few days. Fortunately, instead of procrastinating, Link’s owner took him to his family vet, who ran blood work. It showed elevated liver...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jun 30, 2022 | Blog
At Harrisburg Regional, we spend an insane amount of time and effort to prevent and treat pain in our patients. Let’s take the example of Tucker, a 9-year-old Lab, who had major knee surgery today – a TPLO – to address a torn ACL. And let’s count the ways we...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | May 31, 2022 | Blog
One very common question I hear from clients is “Is (s)he too old for this surgery?” or “Do you think surgery is worth it in a pet that old?” Mind you, the dog could be a 6-year-old Great Dane or a 10-year-old kitty. Invariably, and with a...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog
At HRVSS, we certainly remove many masses. Often, patients are referred by their family vet to remove a “cancerous” mass, in the belly, under the skin, or in a number of other areas. Unless a biopsy has been performed, I always call these “masses” more objectively:...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog
Majic, a 9 year old Beagle, had a very swollen and firm right thigh. Long story short, this was a classic case of an unusual type of fatty tumor, aka lipoma. It’s called an inter-muscular lipoma, which means that it lives under a muscle, or between muscles. In Majic’s...
