Thursday, August 7, 2008

Winston's New Vest



Well Winston's mast cell tumor is gone, but about 5 days after the surgery he developed a seroma. Nothing really to worry about because it is just a pocket of clear serous fluid that can form after surgery. So we tried warm compressing to help bring down the swelling, then we tried the compression wrap you see above. Nothing worked, it actually got bigger. So last night we went back to the hospital for a recheck. The doctor decided it would be best to insert a needle into the pocket of fluid and make sure it wasn't infected. The fluid was clear and that was a good sign. He drained the rest of the fluid and put another compression wrap on Winston. Hopefully this will keep the fluid from building back up. 

5 comments:

Archie and Melissa said...

oh i hope winston is feeling all better today!
you take such great care of him!
xo
m & e

Nancy at the Farm said...

Boy, what some guys won't do for a new outfit!

Get better Winston! We're rootin' for ya!

Dozer, Dottie and Cooper

Punchbugpug said...

Oh poor Winston!

LovesPINKandPEARLS said...

omgosh, i just stumbled onto your blog, and i love it! i bet your pug children would love my child cheese the chihuahua! cheese has a vest too!

lml said...

awww, I hope he is feeling better!