Kobeejo's lipomas (Graphic Photos)

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Yesterday, I received photos from the vet hospital where Kobeejo had his lipoma surgery. Someone in the operating room took 2 photos. One of Kobee's small intestines (not sure if that round thing is a lipoma or THE lipoma or what). The other photo is of all the lipomas they removed from him. The long stalk shown is the one that caused his issues. If you look closely enough you can see that it is really TWO lipomas, the stalks wrapped up around themselves then around his intestine. It was by the luck of Riley (and quick action in getting him to the hospital) that he had no dead intestine and thus needed no resection. I cannot be 100% sure, but in the photo of the healthy intestine, I think the small lump there is a lipoma growing on the mesentery (fan-like tissue that holds up the small intestine).

Healthy Small Intestine
Lipomas removed from Kobee's intestine.

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