Review after a rat mastectomuy
Channel: Dr David Sing
Date: 05/06/2015

Tues Jun 2, 2015. Though Zoletil was given at the lower dose of 50mg/kg IM as compared to the upper limit of 75mg/kg, the rat is still sedated even one hour after surgery. 

The caudal superficial epigastric blood vessels were identified and ligated, so much less bleeding leading to death. It is important that these vessels be identified and ligated to achieve excellent surgical outcome as excessive bleeding will be prevented.

The rat was OK 24 hours post surgery, eating and "running places". She had a small swelling and had bitten off one stitch, according to SMS text by the owner 4 days after surgery.