BE's Growth/Cyst Removal Pixs VERY GRAPHIC!!

[eBay Queen]

BE had a growth on his side. He is prone to dermitsis and I will not know what the growth is until the report comes back from Dr. Drury Reavill from Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service in West Sacramento CA. The surgery was performed by Dr. Helen Roberts of Five Corners Animal Hospital in Orchard Park, NY.

So far he seems to be doing very well. He is eating up a storm and he was given 0.05 cc IM of Baytril and Vit C today. He is being fed Medi-Gold.

The pictures of the surgery are VERY GRAPHIC so please be warned:
The first thing Dr. Roberts said about BE was "OMG! He has gotten huge!" It turns out that he last time he saw Dr. Roberts was 6/12/04 and he weighted 135 grams on 7/22/05 he weighted 250 grams. He doubled his weight during the past year. I believe that has to do with the Mazuri gel food I have been feeding him



He is in the sedation solution of Finquell with an equal amount of baking soda to buffer it.




The anesthesia tube was inserted in his mouth so the Finquell solution could be pumped over his gills while sugery is peformed<br>



Preparing the growth by swabing it with betadine






Few scales were removed the area starts to bleed



More scales being removed so the growth can be exposed better



The growth is starting to be removed




Picture of a large portion of the growth



Still scraping away at the area



Picture of the site after all the growth has been removed


Picture of the area after it is wiped with betadine


Close up of the site


Another close up of the site


No stiches were used. The site after the surgery looked like a small and long "U" shaped indentation. As of today 7/25/05 the indentation is gone. Unless you look really close it looks like nothing has happened to the site.

<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p103.ezboard.com/bthegoldfishandaquariumboard.showUserPublicProfile?gid=ebayqueen@thegoldfishandaquariumboard>eBay Queen</A> at: 7/25/05 1:14 pm<br></i

[Dataguru]

Wow. Great pics Jo!!<br>
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Glad to hear BE's doing ok. <br>
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Going to add some narrative with each pic to describe what was happening?<br>
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So did she pluck the scales off around the growth?<br>
The last pic looks somewhat different than the next to last pic. the next to last one looks like there were 4 blood vessles leaking blood. The last one looks like she may have cauterized one of the bleeders? Did she close it at all? <br>
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Betty</p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

I am going to add an narrative. Since there are so many pics it was easier to upload first. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :fish2 --><img src=http://www280.pair.com/jomead/fisch.gif ALT=":fish2"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>So did she pluck the scales off around the growth?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
Yes, to expose the growth some of the scales were removed<br>
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<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr><br>
The last pic looks somewhat different than the next to last pic. the next to last one looks like there were 4 blood vessles leaking blood. The last one looks like she may have cauterized one of the bleeders? Did she close it at all??<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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No just cleaned the area and applied pressure. No stiches were used. <p></p><i></i>

[gingaku]

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!<br>
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Thank you for sharing your photos - I was really curious abou how fish surgery is performed. Incredible!<br>
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How long was he out of the water? Did they continually wet him down throughout the procedure? <br>
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He is huge! (I will have to look into this Mazuri powder...)<br>
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I am so happy to hear that he is recovering well! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :clap --><img src=http://www280.pair.com/jomead/Finger_fing05.gif ALT=":clap"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
Please, tell us more! I hope the path report comes back benign! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :bounce1 --><img src=http://www280.pair.com/jomead/Crazy_1148.gif ALT=":bounce1"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>How long was he out of the water? Did they continually wet him down throughout the procedure? <hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
He was out of water for about 15 minutes is was wet down a few times during the removal.<br>
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<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I will have to look into this Mazuri powder<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>
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I feed them Aquatic Gel Diet 5M70. The downside of Mazuri is that the min you can buy is a kilo. I have some I can send you. Just PM me your ship to address and I can get it out tommorow. <br>
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Jo<br>
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[gingaku]

Why, thank you! I would love to try it! I will PM you! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :bounce1 --><img src=http://www280.pair.com/jomead/Crazy_1148.gif ALT=":bounce1"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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How is BE doing? You are such a loving mum! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :Bouncy --><img src=http://www280.pair.com/jomead/multiclrjump.gif ALT=":Bouncy"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p103.ezboard.com/bthegoldfishandaquariumboard.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gingaku>gingaku</A> at: 7/26/05 2:16 am<br></i>

[eBay Queen]

He seems to be doing well. You cannot tell where the growth was removed unless you look really hard. <p></p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

Updated pixs of BE's surgery site

[sandy0h]

just wanted to add that the surgery pics were amazing and i too havent seen anything like this before. hope he is still making an excellent recovery. <p></p><i></i>

[liv121]

That is remarkable recovery Jo. I am so amazed. <p></p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

He seems to be doing good a bit of an upset tummy tonight. He is having a lot of loose bm's. Tommorow he goes back to regular food. <p></p><i></i>

[Dataguru]

going to put some acidophilus in the gel food? <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br>
Betty</p><i></i>

[eBay Queen]

He does not tolerate Jump Start give the poor guy a lot of gas. I am thinking about giving it a try. When do you put it in? The gel food water has to be 200 degrees and I do not want to destroy the acidophilus. <p></p><i></i>

[Dataguru]

I'd wait to add it, till the gel cools down to not hot.<br>
I usually blend mine up with all the veggies. <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br>
Betty</p><i></i>