by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
It’s hard to deny that anesthesia and surgery are stressful. So we take it very seriously, and we do everything we can to decrease stress in our patients. Here are 5 ways we reduce stress. 1. We recommend preop medications Our canine patients receive a pain...
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...
