Wednesday, November 27, 2019

3317. Final Video: Urethrostomy in an old Shih Tzu


INTERN to create vet educational video


History of case:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2019/10/3315-15-year-old-shih-tzu-keeps-getting.html


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Video of dog now able to pee. Get from owner. Frequent urinary catheterisation means coming to Toa Payoh Vets every few days as the dog could not pee again and again after catheterisation. 



X RAYS SHOW STONE
SURGERY - Urethrostomy










FINAL VIDEO



Dog is very old and hence all owners are very worried about death on the operating table.



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OTHER IMAGES



The urethra behind the os penis has been cut open. The sutures stitch skin to the mucosa of the urethra.
This surgery of making a hole in the urethra is called urethrostomy

The stitches are removed 14 days later. The dog will pee out from this opening









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