About two weeks ago, Bodie had to have surgery to remove a growth on this leg. We were told that the growth contained mast cells, which is essentially cancer. Luckily, after biopsy of the removed growth, it appears to not be cancer. While he was under, several other growths were removed, and all appear to be non-cancerous. That, of course, is the good news.
The bad news is that once again, Bodie is in recovery from surgery. The day before we left for vacation, we had his stitches removed. Everything seemed fine, until about midnight. It was then that we noticed the wound on his left "armpit" had opened. We tried to close it with a "butterfly" but that would stick to his skin/fur. We covered it with gauze and wrapped him with an ace bandage to try and keep the wound from being exposed.
All night long, Beth and I traded off laying with Bodie to keep him from moving around and at 8 am we took him over to the vet. Luckily, the doctor who had performed the initial surgery was on site and she was able to staple the wound back together. The whole procedure was quick, but it means that Bodie is in the kennel wearing the e-collar and not allowed to play with other dogs.
Hopefully, over the next week the wound will heal and this will be the last of the complications with the surgery, but being in the kennel for so many days seems to bring on issues on its own. We'll see when we get back...fingers crossed he is ok.
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