The master at work

[wendylove]

I took over 50 photos and no i won't post them all. Here is the wen and cheek trimming done by Dr. Roberts. She made it look so easy. She has some nimble fingers there and is incredibly gentle with the fish.<br>
Panda Paws is sporting a new do and can see much better. I am extremely satisfied with the results and think he looks adorable. Such big eyes he has now.<br>
Here is a front and side view of Panda Paws before his wen trim. He is on the right.<br>
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Here he is going to sleep. Dr. Roberts used Finquel and buffered with equal parts of baking soda.<br>
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Looks painful to me. There is some controversy regarding if it is or is not painful. Panda Paws did receive an analgesic after the procedure.<br>
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Here is Dr. Roberts trimming around the upper eye area.<br>
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A piece of Panda Paw's wen.<br>
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Dr. Roberts is using Brown-Adson tissue forceps. She flipped them and used the flat handle part because it was smooth and could cover the eye and prevent accidental injury. That is just about verbatim from Dr. Roberts.<br>
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Back in the Finquel solution. <br>
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[wendylove]

Dr. Roberts is now trimming the cheek area.<br>
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The cheek area is a little more fibrous to cut.<br>
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Back in the Finquel.<br>
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Here she is trimming a little higher up on the wen.<br>
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Back into the Finquel. What a cutie pie face he has. Look at those big eyes now.<br>
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Finishing up on the other eye.<br>
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A front view of Dr. Roberts trimming the eye area.<br>
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[wendylove]

Finishing the eyes.<br>
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What a puss!<br>
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Who could not love that face! A beautiful wen cut!<br>
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Bits and pieces of his wen.<br>
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[Ingrid]

Cool! Thank's for sharing those pics! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :fish2 --><img src=http://thegab.org/images/icons/fisch.gif ALT=":fish2"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.pickle-green.com/egraphics/main.php?id=eggs"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.boomspeed.com/egraphics/90725.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://thegab.org/Eggs/"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://thegab.org/Eggs/img/0603/egg3.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://thegab.org/Eggs/"><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://thegab.org/Eggs/img/0603/egg5.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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[wendylove]

Recovery. Dr. Roberts waking Panda Paws up in his bucket. It takes a few minutes.<br>
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Here is most of what was removed.<br>
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Weighing in 191 grams.<br>
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Panda tolerated the procedure well. It took approximately a half hour. He was given an injection of butorphanol for pain and baytril an antibiotic. He is navigating the tank much better and is the first one at the food. Here he is back home in his tank later that afternoon.<br>
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[wendylove]

Nice shamrock doc!<br>
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Very nice!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :Bouncy --><img src=http://thegab.org/images/icons/multiclrjump.gif ALT=":Bouncy"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
Great pics!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :banana --><img src=http://thegab.org/images/icons/banana.gif ALT=":banana"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
That's just awsome!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :clap --><img src=http://thegab.org/images/icons/Finger_fing05.gif ALT=":clap"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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and hardly any bleeding at all. Cool. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :thumbsUp --><img src=http://thegab.org/images/icons/fing34.gif ALT=":thumbsUp"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br>
Betty<br>
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[marigold]

You have such gorgeous fish! I also followed the thread on Wendy before I even started posting here, and I thought I was smitten with her.....Panda Paws is so cute he brought tears to my eyes - the front-on post surgery pic, what cheeks!!!! (This is where I am feeling the need for a love emoticon....<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ) Gorgeous fish you have, Wendylove!<br>
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Marigold <p></p><i></i>

[liv121]

That is so interesting. Such great pictures. We would love to make a page out of it on our web. <p></p><i></i>

[wendylove]

I think they are beautiful too! And yes that post recovery pic brought tears to my eyes too. He came through it very well. <br>
Liv001 a page is fine with me. I hope more people will utilize the services of fish vets. Anyway to get that info out there is great. I have a soft spot for Dr. Roberts as she has given Wendy a more comfortable life and Panda paws can now see. <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END-->Under water where thoughts can breathe Easily...<br>
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[eBay Queen]

Just amazing! Thank you for taking the pictures! <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br>
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[marigold]

Yea, I forgot to mention, aside from the beautiful goldies, your pictures are great! What camera do you use?<br>
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[Dataguru]

How bout when you have time, go back thru your posts and describe what's happening. That would be a good start on an article describing the procedure. Then we can work on it together and move it to the web after you have more time. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br>
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Also, any idea what that instrument is she used to cover Panda's eye while she was cutting? is it the blunt end of big metal tweezers? <br>
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and what's on the tweezers? I'd betcha that's something to mark how big Panda's eye is for reference. <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END--><br>
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[wendylove]

Marigold [i love your name by the way...it is my favorite flower ] the camera i used is a Sony digital with Carl Zeiss lens. I prefer my Canon Rebel but it is not digital so it is quicker to use the Sony.<br>
Betty; the instrument is a Brown-Adson tissue forceps. She flipped it and used the blunt end to protect the eye while cutting. <p><!--EZCODE HR START--><hr /><!--EZCODE HR END-->Under water where thoughts can breathe Easily...<br>
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Just like me...<br>
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