Unweaned kittens in animal shelters. Almost all animal shelters will immediately kill unweaned kittens, as they do not have the resources to feed the kittens around the clock. The Austin Animal Center calls APA! when an unweaned kitten comes in and our volunteers immediately transfer the kitten(s) to our Neonatal Kitten Nursery.
The typical outpatient surgical procedure for cyst removal is to numb the area around the cyst with a local anaesthetic, then to use a scalpel to open the lesion with either a single cut down the center of the swelling, or an oval cut on both sides of the centerpoint. If the cyst is small, it may be lanced instead.
Removal of the tumor is the primary treatment for GISTs. Mayo Clinic surgeons remove small tumors through small incisions using laparoscopic surgery. If your GIST is large or attached to other organs, a more-extensive operation may be necessary and may involve removing parts of the affected organs. The surgeon may also remove small amounts of tissue outside your GIST to avoid tumor rupture and prevent future obstruction to your digestive tract.