by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
“I recommend amputating your pet’s leg.” No pet owner ever wants to hear these terrible words. Sadly, it’s a common situation family vets and surgeons are in. At HRVSS, we perform a significant number of leg amputations – front or back – in cats and dogs. And almost...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog
“I am rushing Everly to the emergency clinic. Her breathing is labored. She is vomiting foam. And her lips and gums are blue.” This was the panicked call Everly’s owner received from the manager of a boarding facility in Pennsylvania, where her dog had been dropped...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog
Thor, a 2-year-old, 100 lb Great Dane, was in a tough and strange situation. He had a condition called paraphimosis. This means that being intact (i.e. not neutered), he got a bit excited with his female Great Dane buddy, and could not get his penis back in his...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog
Gibbs, an 11 year old Samoyed, used to be a Grand Champion show dog. 5 years ago, he was adopted by his furever family. His owner recalls: “About a year ago, Gibbs started to have some irritation, swelling & bleeding in his back end. A number of treatments were...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog
Baby Girl, a 10 year old kitty, had a small mass on the inside of her left ear. It grew larger, and seemed to find it’s way through the cartilage and started to grow on the outside of the ear. It was diagnosed as a “cyst.” This is word that is unfortunately often used...
by Harrisburg Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog
We amputate a significant number of toes in our patients. Did that ever cross your mind? We’ve performed a huge number of toe amputation, aka digit amputation, both in cats and dogs, and for a variety of reasons. When is a toe amputation needed? There are several...
