froggy day

Re: froggy day

Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:11:30 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"] sorry - photo didn't copy.....oops....[/quote]

You can't copy images directly into the forum. You need to make sure they are saved on your own computer, then click the filmstrip icon when composing your forum post, which opens the 'insert media' window. Then click 'browse' adjacent to upload media, to find and select the image on your own computer.

Re: froggy day

Gillian Mostyn — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:14:22 GMT

sorry - photo didn't copy.....oops....

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Gillian Mostyn — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:12:57 GMT

The skin was really really tough - didn't expect that at all! Ended up cutting with scissors as had to apply so much pressure with scalpel it scared me! Did a midline skin incision but paramedian through muscle as v large midline vein which was very easy to see. No sub cut fat.

The anatomy was all very familiar and large enough to handle without too much stress - I've operated on very 'ickle geckos so fairly easy compared to that. The bladder reduced fairly easily once I could push and pull at the same time!

Continuous midline closure with 5-0 vicryl and then everting skin sutures with nylon. I have no idea how long amphibian skin takes to heal so I have extrapolated from reptiles and suggested 6 weeks until sutures out.....

Haven't got my photos from the nurse yet but he looked much like this....... and about the same size and weight as an adult rat.

I'll let you know how he does....

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Niall Taylor — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:19:36 GMT

Wow - most impressed, big respect!

Can you give us more details of the surgery - how thick is the abdominal wall, must have been a very cautious incision, what about wound closure - muscles separate from skin, how many layers, suture types?

Flippers crossed he does well.

Niall

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emma_j — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:28:36 GMT

Yeah wipe on/wipe off anaesthetic, brilliant trick and works very well. Sounds like a v interesting case, good luck froggy!

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Alan Tevendale — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:16:00 GMT

I've used the Iso mixed with lube before. Worked wonderfully.

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Gillian Mostyn — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:59:29 GMT

wish I'd known that yesterday - sounds a lot better!

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Rob Loxley — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:34:45 GMT

Last frog I anaesthetised was with a 1:1 mixture of iso liquid and ky jelly: smear on for anaesthesia and rinse under the tap to wake up