by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jul 1, 2024 | Blog
Rocky, a cute 5-year-old, 20 lb Shih Tzu, was in trouble. He had a large, firm, painful mass in his groin area. It was about the size of your fist. His belly appeared to be distended. Where are testicles supposed to live? Although he was never neutered, he had no...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jun 3, 2024 | Blog
Pearl, a 3 year old Lab, had had a “ridiculous number of bladder infections” during her short life. Her owner remembers: “When she was a puppy, our family vet told us she may be prone to bladder infections because of her anatomy.” Why did Pearl have bladder...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | May 1, 2024 | Blog
Gia, a cute 13 year old Maltipoo, was in trouble. She had an almost 1 inch in diameter mass in one of her mammary glands (breasts). In fact, it wasn’t a single mass, it was multiple small masses. She had bloody discharge from it, and it turned purple. It gets worse. A...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Apr 1, 2024 | Blog
Skeeter, a 10 year old Beagle, was drinking & peeing much more than normal. Blood work showed that his calcium levels were too high. This can be due to multiple conditions. An ultrasound of the neck showed an enlarged left para-thyroid gland. The para-thyroid is...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Mar 4, 2024 | Blog
Dog, a 10 year old kitty, was in a strange situation. 2-3 weeks before I talked to the owner, a child (from another family) apparently jumped on him and broke his shin bone. The fracture was initially managed with a splint, which Dog wouldn’t keep on. So surgery...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Feb 2, 2024 | Blog
“These clients are among my best friends. Both have very serious health issues. Archie is their life, and he’s in severe trouble. Please save his life.” Such was the high-pressure phone call I received from a referring vet. Archie, a 10 year old Scottish terrier, was...
