YouTube video (creator: Dr. Lara/Dr. Lera Clone) showing a clinic case of Axel, a nine-year-old intact male Akita presenting for pre-operative labs and planned surgical removal of a hormonally driven perianal/anal-sphincter tumor. The video explains that these tumors are usually benign, are common in intact males, and that concurrent neutering is advised to reduce recurrence risk; histopathology will be sent to confirm the diagnosis. The presenter addresses owner concerns about neutering and potential need for repeat surgery if the dog remains intact.
Questions this video answers
Nine years old.
Akita.
Intact (has testicles).
At the anal sphincter, described around 12 o'clock.
The speaker references "140 pounds" as a comparison between a dog and a human.
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He's really, really good. He just gave me his paw. What a good boy. Hey guys, this is Dr. Lara. Today I'm here with Axel. Axel is a nine year old Akita, who is intact. That means he's got his testicles. And so Axel's here today because he's getting some pre op labs done for a tumor that he's got to have removed from his anal sphincter. Now, just in case you want, just in case you were wondering what 140 pounds in a dog looks like versus 140 pounds in a human myself, you can see the difference. Obviously I looked much bulkier than he does not. So he's coming in today. We gotta go ahead and we gotta remove this tumor. Now this tumor is typically caused, caused by hormones and it is usually a benign tumor. So that's all good news. The other thing is that because it is hormonal based, that means that we need to go ahead and neuter him as well. A lot of times people may have resistance if the dogs have gone their whole lives without having being neutered. And then you tell them, hey, you need to have the testicles removed, otherwise the tumor is going to come back or he's going to develop new tumors. One of the concerns this particular client had was that they didn't want to put him through the pain of doing the neuter if they didn't have to. The issue is that the surgeons brought up is that if he is not neutered, we're going to most likely going to have to put him through a second surgery again. And then he may be 10 years old or 11 years old when we could have prevented it all in one particular procedure. So at the end of the day, Abraham, if you come over here, you're going to be able to see the tumor. It's around 12 o'. Clock. And that is something, like I said, that is very, very hormonally based. So that's why it's so important to go ahead and remove the testicles. Like I said, at the end of the day, this is something that is usually benign. So we'll go ahead, we'll send this histopath out and we'll find out and confirm that diagnosis. And like I said, the other thing is this is almost always seen in dogs who have their testicles, usually males. So it's not something that we typically see in fema. So if you guys have any questions about this particular video, please leave it in the comment box. If you found this video helpful, give us a thumbs up. Subscribe. And if you know anyone who needs to see this video, please share it with them. Otherwise, be safe. And I'm just going to let him take me for a walk. See you later. Bye. Bye.
