2023-07-16 16:26:02
When Jim DePierro learned that his dog had ocular melanoma, he thought he was going to pass out. However, by some miracle, his fears were quickly dispelled thanks to someone he didn’t even know…
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Last month, Susie Qa Morkie Poo 2 years (a cross Maltese / Yorkshire Terrier / Poodle), was going to the vet for a routine checkup. Unfortunately, the teams of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (UNITED STATES) brought bad news to its owner, as related People.
” I almost fainted “
« The vet said, “I don’t like what I see,” remember Jim DePierro, the master of Susie Q. He told me she had a malignant tumor (melanoma) on her eyeball, and he would probably remove it eventually. I almost fainted. »
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That Jim unaware, however, is that another dog had visited the same vet a few hours earlier, for an eyeball removal. A situation that turned out to be a lifesaver for Susie Q.
Since her tumor had not reached the inside of her eye, it was still possible to save the Morkie Poo. With the agreement of the owner of the other dog, the corneal tissue of the eyeball removed could be used to operate Susie Q.
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The surgical team removed the tumor, and used a graft from the eye removed from the other dog to replace the eye tissue around the infected area. In this way, Susie Q was able to keep his eye.
An alignment of the stars
« It was by chance that a dog who had lost his eye arrived the day before, explain Daniel Rothschild, veterinarian involved in the operation. We try to do the same thing with corneal tissue transplants as in humans, but in dogs we don’t have donor tissue. The stars aligned in this case. »
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The surgery was carried out by the assistant director of the hospital, Ian Herring. « I’ve done this a number of times, but I’ve never used another dog’s corneal tissue to do the repair. “, did he declare.
Following the operation, Susie Q regained his full health and his recovery was positive. “ They did a remarkable job. They have been fabulous. I never thought someone could save his eye », a conclu Jim.
By Maria Anki
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