To Barry Brumitt: I think you are 100% dead on about looking for a more experienced vet. >Does anyone know of a vet in the Eastern PA or Western OH area who has >experience with this surgery? Here are two I would recommend (although neither in PA/OH). Our very own Charlie Weiss of the FML at Potomac Animal Hospital, Potomac, MD at (301) 299-4143/4143, or Dr. Kawasaki at the Old Bridge Veterinary Hospital at (703) 690-2580 in Woodridge VA, about 20 min. south of D.C. Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Chief Pathologist, AccuPath Dept. of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1478]