Cancer and Wounds

A 10-year-old Labrador retriever presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a bone cancer involving the bone of the upper jaw at the back of the mouth.

Bubbles, a four-year-old boxer bitch presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a left hind limb lameness of a few weeks duration.

Max, an elderly spaniel, was referred to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with straining to defecate. The referring vet had identified a mass affecting the right side of the anus, and increased thirst and urination. Blood tests had identified increased calcium levels.

Zelda, an 8-year-old Bull Terrier, presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a history of sneezing, bleeding from her right nostril, and the owner had seen pieces of what she took to be bits of body tissue sneezed out.

Mist had a locally aggressive tumour – a spindle cell sarcoma – successfully removed with good margins by local practice. The surgical wound, unfortunately, broke down. The resulting wound was large but this was NOT a disaster – a disaster would have been a neatly closed wound with residual tumour left behind by the surgeon.

After removing a tumour, there was a large wound that we couldn’t close with local skin.

Lola had a large wound after trauma. Her owner vets had attempted a closure, but unfortunately, this came adrift, and she was referred to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals a couple of weeks later for wound closure.

Storm, a 9-year-old Springer, presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with fibrosarcoma of the mandible (lower jaw). This was treated with a radical rostral (front end) mandibulectomy.

Toby presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a firm mass on his skull. This was biopsied and was thought to be an osteoma, a benign bone tumour. We carefully burred around it and removed it with a narrow margin of normal skull.

Daisy presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with intermittent choking and coughing.