I got the chance to observe two more surgeries today at the Triangle Vet Referral Hospital. The first was on a dog who needed a plate and screws removed from one of his forelimbs that were previously placed there to fix a broken bone. This surgery is taking place in the picture below. They had to be remove the plate since it was not helping heal the bone. The dog was first put under anesthesia and hooked up to a monitor that monitored his vitals. They also shaved the leg, which was the area being cut into. In some cases, the preparations for the surgery take longer than the actual surgery. Once everything was prepped, surgeon cut into the dog’s leg, removed the plate and sutured the leg back up. The second surgery was on a cat in order to remove a tumor that was located on his lip. The tumor had to be cut out and there was a lot of stitching that had to happen since his skin had to be stretched to cover the gap that cutting the tumor out created. Many stitches later, the surgery was finally completed. The cat’s face looked somewhat normal and better than I expected minus all the stitches, especially considering a chunk of his face had to be removed because of the tumor. Overall, both surgeries were very interesting to observe and I am so glad to have this opportunity to observe these surgeries.
