PARTIAL-HEPATECTOMY IN 2 DOGS

A 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier bitch and a nine-year-old standard dachshund bitch were presented with abdominal enlargement and weight increase; neither had a history of ill health. In each case an extensive soft tissue mass was clearly palpable in the abdomen and following an exploratory laparotomy a partial hepatectomy was performed. Both bitches made a good postoperative recovery followed by a normal active life. In each case the survival time was six months before renewed tumour development lead to a sudden and rapid decline; case 1 was euthanased and case 2 died peacefully.