Oral surgery

Lyla, a gentle 2y female collie, presented with a collection of fluid under the tongue on the right (a sublingual rannula) and a cystic fluid swelling in the upper part of the right neck.

Nibble had a rannula, a collection of saliva under mucosa, that formed after a rostral mandibulectomy to remove the front of the jaw. The rannula was marsupialised, opening it into the mouth cavity so that it could drain.

Louis, a 1year old Springer Spaniel, presented to us at West Midlands Referrals with a massive palate defect. We are frankly amazed that he had managed to survive puppyhood. Drinking milk is no easy task when you can’t make a seal in your mouth to suck.