Kevin is at the vet having his Histiocytoma removed..

[brutus77]

Great news! Maybe you can sneak in a kiss from us?

 

[TheLost]

Here is a picture of the repair job...

Who knew a size 5T toddler t-shirt was the perfect size for a 7 month old bulldog.. (here he is with his stuffed bear wondering why we aren't going for our daily walk)

 

[ddnene]

Oh I'm so happy to hear this... Give Kevin hugs & kisses from his EBN family!!!


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[2BullyMama]

Who knew a size 5T toddler t-shirt was the perfect size for a 7 month old bulldog.. (here he is with his stuffed bear wondering why we aren't going for our daily walk)

So happy it all went well... hugs to the big boy! love the shirt too!

 

[TheLost]

Hard at work recovering...

Wife sent me this picture this morning... not sure whats worse is that he's normally not allowed on the bed.. or that its my side of the bed!

 

[Manydogs]

Awe Kevin-recover quickly. You know,Kevin-that Used to be your Dad's side of the bed.

 

[KMARINO]

Awe what a sweet picture!!! You will have to forgive him this time, he just missed you and your smell and needed to rest up.

 

[bullmama]

Awe he's so cute!!! How big did the hystiocytoma get? That is a big incision!


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[TheLost]

Awe he's so cute!!! How big did the hystiocytoma get? That is a big incision!
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It wasn't very big.. maybe the size of a U.S. nickel.. The vet drew us a picture of how the incision would look. He had to start maybe 1/2" above the spot and end 1/2" below it (cutting around the hystiocytoma on both sides)..

Since Kevin is all skin-and-bones... i was worried there wouldn't be enough skin to pinch together for the suture.. but some how he was able to do it (The vet didn't laugh at that joke either...:D )

 

[2BullyMama]

Since Kevin is all skin-and-bones...

 

[bullmama]

It wasn't very big.. maybe the size of a U.S. nickel.. The vet drew us a picture of how the incision would look. He had to start maybe 1/2" above the spot and end 1/2" below it (cutting around the hystiocytoma on both sides)..

Since Kevin is all skin-and-bones... i was worried there wouldn't be enough skin to pinch together for the suture.. but some how he was able to do it (The vet didn't laugh at that joke either...:D )

Lol!!! Yeah I'm sure he had enough and them some!!

Curious as to why the vet wanted to remove it? I was under the impression that after a few months they go away on their own? Although it was in an awkward spot, I usually have only seem them on the legs or the head in bulldogs here on EBN.


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[dolphin]

Hard at work recovering...

Wife sent me this picture this morning... not sure whats worse is that he's normally not allowed on the bed.. or that its my side of the bed!

That's a great shot! I'm happy he's home.

 

[Bulldozersma]

So happy it all went well... hugs to the big boy! love the shirt too!

I love the shirt too, the bear looks like he's sniffing his "tail" haha

 

[TheLost]

Curious as to why the vet wanted to remove it? I was under the impression that after a few months they go away on their own? Although it was in an awkward spot, I usually have only seem them on the legs or the head in bulldogs here on EBN.

They normally go away in 2-3 months...

We had it removed for 2 reasons:
1) Once Kevin started scratching at it, things got a bit bloody (we'd wake up and his entire side would be covered in blood). Other then hogtying him we couldn't get him to stop kicking it with his back leg (for a chubby little guy he's very limber). The Histiocytoma didn't bother him.. it was the scab/sores that he caused once he made it start bleeding.
2) Having the vet remove it we could send it off for a biopsy... just to be safe.

Since it was a very quick procedure, relatively inexpensive (~$100), and would reduce the 'healing time' from months to weeks.. slicing it off seemed the best option.

If it was in any other spot, or he had not started scratching at it we would have let it heal on its own

 

[bluesteelapd]

Good luck! Sending positive thoughts your way!