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...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
Stanley, a 9 month old Pug, was struggling to breathe. Because of his flat face, he had all the signs of dogs (and cats) with “brachycephalic syndrome,” such as bulldogs, Pekingese, and Boston terriers: difficulty breathing or catching his breath by day. some snoring...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog
The beginning of a new year is a great time to think about all the patients we helped, and which surgeries they required to get better. This will give you a feel for which surgeries are most common.So here are the top 10 surgeries at Harrisburg Regional...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog
We recently treated a cat and a dog who kept compulsively chewing a body part. This blog about self-mutilation is not for the faint of heart, so I will try to keep it PG 13 and will not share pictures of the damage… I will describe how we “cured” both pets, and...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Dec 27, 2021 | Blog
“My dog needs surgery to remove a tumor in his stomach,” said the voicemail. Max, an 11-year-old Maltese mix, had been lethargic and in pain. He was vomiting. He had no appetite. His stools were dark (“dark tarry stools”), which was compatible...
