Sammie is now out of surgery! She is in recovery for the next few hours. The vet removed Sammie's uterus which had a serious infection. The uterus was filled with pus - weighing in at 5lbs.
The vet was also able to remove the giant mammary tumor in the mammary chain. The other side of her mammary chain was not removed because Sammie was getting too pale at at 1.5 hours of surgery. The other contributing factors is her skin condition which would make removing both sides of her mammary chains difficult to close up afterwards. The skin needs to be healthy enough to hold the stitches for the next surgery.
The vet was happy to report antibiotics have started to improve the infection for both her mastitis and the skin infection. The xray of her lungs also showed they were clear.
Sammie will go on two different pain pills (Rimadyl & Tramadol) for a while to help manage the pain. The stitches will come out in 10 days or so at which time, we will discuss the plan for the 2nd surgery.
Sammie is currently resting on a heating pad while the effects of the anesthesia wears off. We'll post more updates this evening.
We want to say a special thank you to the North Main - Clayton Animal Hospital for undertaking this surgery. It was a very complex surgery given Sammie's massive tumors, mastitis, serious skin condition and infections. Not all vets were equipped to handle her complex conditions. They have been gracious and helpful and we appreciate their efforts.
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