Surgery Day

It has been three months since Preston’s puppy warts started. The first wart on his tongue has grown out of control and started spreading to other parts of his oral cavity. Preston hasn’t been able to go near other dogs for THREE long months. Daddy and Mommy couldn’t wait any longer for the warts to disappear on their own and decided to have them removed. Hopefully the procedures (electrocautery + cryotherapy) will stimuate his immune system and he will recovery quickly and be wart-free again!

Preston was still a little groggy when he got home from the hospital.
Preston_post_surgery

Mommy made a diagram to show the doctor where the warts were. They were everywhere in his mouth!
PrestonMouth

10/20/2007 update: The surgery did not remove all of his warts. This was expected because there was just no way to get rid of all! Initially we were worried that the remaining warts would quickly grow bigger and start spreading. We might have to take him back for another sugery in few months. We kept our fingers crossed and hoped his immue response would kick in after the sugery. Luckily, it did!! Few days after the sugery, we noticed the remaining warts were getting smaller and some even gone. Two weeks after the surgery, we couldn’t find any warts in his mouth. Our vet prescribed 250mg L-Lysine (common supplement for humen) twice a day for 30 days. Maybe that helped also. We were so happy that Preston is wart-free!!

9 Responses to Surgery Day

  1. Maggie says:

    Are you going to be able to eat after your surgery Preston? Do you have to stick to soft stuff like ice cream?

    Love ya lots,
    Maggie and Mitch

  2. Clover says:

    Hope you are feeling better soon, Preston!! Good riddance to your puppy warts. I am sure you are anxious to play with other dogs again. Sending puppy kisses and hugs!
    Love Clover xo

  3. powder-puff says:

    hey PRESTON!!

    i wish you a speedy recovery from the surgery!

    but tommarow is the sateruday so you have the whole weekend to relax and be PAMPERED!!!

    GET WELL AND WART-FREE SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!

    peace out
    puff

  4. Sparky says:

    I’m so sorry that you are not feeling well Preston – but hopefully your recovery will be quick and painless. Wow! First your paw…now your mouth! This is not your summer.

  5. […] Preston was a little nervous to see Dr. York because he remembered his previous visit- the wart surgery!! But this time, Preston went home with happy memories of yummy cookies. […]

  6. sima says:

    My pug, Lucy has a wart or something similar I guess. Its on her tongue. It’s looks like cauliflower. She got it about 2 months ago. At first, it was a tiny mark I thought it is just a cut ot something. Later, it was growing and now it is big and hard. It doesn’t seems to bother her, but I have another dog in the house and I do not want him to get it too.
    Did Preston feel any different in his behavior since he got it?

  7. […] 09/26/2007 Update: Surgery day […]

  8. […] Preston was a little nervous to see Dr. York because he remembered his previous visit- the wart surgery!! But this time, Preston went home with happy memories of yummy cookies. (This was of course the face BEFORE getting the cookies…) […]

  9. Lynda says:

    did you use any other treatment to help stop the warts like Lycsine or vitamins? Lenny, our pugglehound has one huge (the size of a raisin) on his lip and I’m so anxious to get rid of it so he can go out and play with his pals. Also, do you know if they contagious the entire time they have them or only during the first phase?

    I’m glad to see that Preston is back to his lovely self