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.
While there is no standard accepted treatment for individuals with symptomatic Tarlov cysts, many different therapies have been tried. Tarlov cysts may be drained and shunted to relieve pressure and pain, but relief is often only temporary and fluid build-up in the cysts will recur. Corticosteroid injections may also temporarily relieve pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may be prescribed to treat chronic pain and inflammation.