Friday, May 29, 2015

Surgery for Hooper

We spent the day at the Woodland Park Zoo while Hooper's eyelid mass was removed. The procedure went as expected and Hooper is doing well, except she ripped a dew claw entirely off last night. I found blood on the floor this morning and feared it came from her eye until I saw the raw toe on her leg. Poor thing. Anyway, we're having the eyelid mass sent in for histology testing. If it is cancerous and the mass comes back as quickly as it was growing before we'll have to decide if we want her to undergo more radical treatment which would entail surgically removing part of the lower eyelid. 

Left eye just hours after procedure

The orangutans at the zoo were wrapping themselves in burlap bags or hiding in boxes. This guy looks pretty comfortable.

Tractor

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