Thanks, but not my … Thanks, but not my dog. I was the surgeon. I was worried that it would not have a happy ending, but I am glad that things worked out. Dogs are very resilient and make fabulous patients. They also make their surgeons look good!
Actually, it took a … Actually, it took a month, but the dog has recovered full use of the legs and has continued to do well since the operation. Hopefully, this was the last of the plant material and she will not have any re-occurrences. That is generally the key with a foreign body: you remove it and the problem is solved. So, we were lucky that everything turned out well.
We have not yet … We have not yet definitively identified the source of the material, but it was from some plant. Other material taken from the dog in the past was thought to be from a tree which had needle leaves and this might be the same stuff.
In the end, a … In the end, a granuloma on the spinal cord that contained the piece of plant was pulled out and incised to remove the plant. A piece of the granuloma was also removed to make sure that was what it was. The dog is not walking again although there was one episode of pain a few weeks ago. We hope that this is the last of the plant material, but there might still be more.
Well…the … Well…the procedure is called a hemilaminectomy to expose the spinal cord. In this case, a durotomy was done (opening of the membrane covering the spinal cord) to see the actual spinal cord. Then, a myelotomy (incision into the spinal cord) was performed to drain an abscess which comes out as yellow liquid.
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implant! not plant!
implant! not plant!
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whats wrong with …
whats wrong with him? whats “migrating spinal abscess due to a plant” ?
I hope this …
I hope this person’s condition has improved. God bless you.
for sure
for sure
I think I about …
I think I about hurled my cookies when you started the rotary buffer tool on the vertebrae…
Did he eat these …
Did he eat these objects? Where were they extracted from? (which organs?)
…odd…
…odd…
LOL!
LOL!
Gross…
Gross…
then be one.
then be one.
intresting
poor …
intresting
poor dog tho
ur soo lucky i want …
ur soo lucky i want to b a vet
Thanks, but not my …
Thanks, but not my dog. I was the surgeon. I was worried that it would not have a happy ending, but I am glad that things worked out. Dogs are very resilient and make fabulous patients. They also make their surgeons look good!
wow!!! that is good …
wow!!! that is good to hear!!! Have fun with your dog! God bless!
Actually, it took a …
Actually, it took a month, but the dog has recovered full use of the legs and has continued to do well since the operation. Hopefully, this was the last of the plant material and she will not have any re-occurrences. That is generally the key with a foreign body: you remove it and the problem is solved. So, we were lucky that everything turned out well.
it’s just so sad …
it’s just so sad that the dog can’t walk again.. i can’t bare watching my own dog poorly lying in a corner…:(
That’s incredible – …
That’s incredible — the vet just pulled a pine needle or something out of the dog’s spine!!
We have not yet …
We have not yet definitively identified the source of the material, but it was from some plant. Other material taken from the dog in the past was thought to be from a tree which had needle leaves and this might be the same stuff.
what is a ‘plant’?
what is a ‘plant’?
In the end, a …
In the end, a granuloma on the spinal cord that contained the piece of plant was pulled out and incised to remove the plant. A piece of the granuloma was also removed to make sure that was what it was. The dog is not walking again although there was one episode of pain a few weeks ago. We hope that this is the last of the plant material, but there might still be more.
Well…the …
Well…the procedure is called a hemilaminectomy to expose the spinal cord. In this case, a durotomy was done (opening of the membrane covering the spinal cord) to see the actual spinal cord. Then, a myelotomy (incision into the spinal cord) was performed to drain an abscess which comes out as yellow liquid.
uhh what are they …
uhh what are they doing to her/his spine
Great to hear that …
Great to hear that =]
I am a wienerdoc2 …
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