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Bogart - recovering from left rear amputation - soft tissue sarcoma

26 August 2019
7:06 pm

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Hey everyone,

Bogart is generally recovering well. He is more active than I thought he would be just 5 days after surgery. He walks and gets up without whimpers or anything now! He's starting to get his appetite back, but it's not all there.

I was curious about one thing during recovery. We noticed on his left side (the amputation side) that he has a long sagging lump of skin (it might be filled with something, I can't tell) that goes from behind his left front arm, to about his genitals - where they shaved him. Is this just swelling/bruising or stretching of skin from swelling? Or is it something I should worry about? It doesn't hurt him or seem to bother him, but it's large and noticeable enough to see and definitely has a different feel when you are petting his chest. It's like there's a soft tube of something under the skin.

Thanks in advance,

Thomas and Bogart

27 August 2019
10:40 am

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Hi Thomas
Glad to hear that things are pretty good for your boy. YAY!

The thing you are describing sounds like a seroma . That is a fluid build-up from what used to be his leg, usually nothing to worry about, and will reabsorb into the body. Is there any fluid leaking out? If so, what's it like?

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