He did very well in surgery, but . . .

When I picked him up at the vet, he had his cone on and he just wagged his tail slowly while I talked with the vet. Right now, he is relaxing and comfortable. Warning - the size of his incision is shocking.

They excised the lump and lots of other tissue. I believe they are worried about this. I teared up a little bit but pushed it back because I had to pay attention to the post-surgical instructions. Look at the large amount of stitches - I mean at least a 100 maybe more. I came home with Rimadyl and Tramadol for pain  and um, something else.

They did a horizontal incision for many reasons, one of which is if there is a need for radiation treamtent, this way works better. Dr. Aducci consulted with two other doctors about how to do the incision. With this horizontal incision, there is more tension, so he cannot go outside for any reason whatsoever for 14 days, except to pee, and for that he will be on a leash.

I took his elizabethan cone off for this evening. He will have to wear the cone for 14 days, along with this t-shirt. This is pretty overwhelming, but I believe he will be okay.