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Dr. Lera Clone examines Zita, a boxer, and finds gingival hyperplasia, excess gum tissue that increases risk of periodontal disease and bone damage. She recommends surgical removal and a biopsy for a skin growth on Zita's rump.
Dr. Lera Clone examines Zita, a boxer, and finds gingival hyperplasia, excess gum tissue that increases risk of periodontal disease and bone damage. She recommends surgical removal and a biopsy for a skin growth on Zita's rump.
Hey guys. My name is Dr. Lara here at Heron Lakes Animal Hospital and today I'm here with Zita. Zita is a boxer and so she's coming in just for her normal annual exam. And so one of the things that I notice on my annual exam, Zita seems to be doing well overall. She does have some growths. I don't know if you guys will be able to see them, but she's got these growths one by my thumb down here and then over here she's got growths in her mouth and those are typically what we call gingival hyperplasia. That's fancy for there's more gum tissue than there should be there. That makes her more prone to developing periodontal disease. Infection in the mouth. Sometimes it can actually become very, very aggressive and start eating into the bone and get really, really nasty. So that's something that I wouldn't necessarily just kind of say, no big deal, I would go ahead keep an eye on that. And in her particular case we are recommending to remove that and make sure that it is just that. She also has a growth on her butt and the butt is an area where there's not a lot of extra tissue. So with growths typically in that particular area, I rec doing a biopsy before so that way we can figure out what's going on. If you guys have any questions or concerns, we're going to do a follow up video about the difference between a fine needle aspirate and a biopsy. Leave it in the comment section. If you found this helpful, give us a thumbs up. Thanks for watching.
