2 days ago and her stitches were bothering her. She pulled most of them out and theres only one left. She was spayed Friday afternoon and it is now Monday night. She seems to be in pain.... Its 10:30 pm... should I call a vet as an emergency call? Is this normal? What can I do? The wound is not open, but my husband and I believe its only being held together by a scab. What should we do??
2007-02-04 14:32:13 · 13 answers · asked by lolaamor83 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
So I called the vets office and spoke with the on call vet. He told me to wrap the area with a clean cloth (I cut up a t-shirt. Everything else was too big) and taped it over the wound. She seems to be ok with it but I know shes hurting. I did not give her anything for the pain. The vet said to bring her in tomorrow morning and they would staple it shut and give her a cone.I hope shes ok.. .shes our baby!
2007-02-04 16:31:37 · update #1
Well, there are a lot of mixed replies on this board. I think you should do what you are comfortable with. If you are going to be up all night worried, then you need to take some action. Incidentally, my kitten did this too after surgery. However, the wound did not come apart and it did not get infected. I would also mention that our kitten did not move for days after so that probably helped. I will also mention that we did contact our vet after the stitches had come out. I can't remember if my husband took her down there or not. Anyway, the outcome was that the vet said it would be fine. You have to do what you feel is best though. If she is active and moving around it might actually be best to take her in and have something done about it. It would certainly seem appropriate to at least call the emergency service. Then at least you can talk to someone about it who deals with this every day, and I am sure that they do.
2007-02-04 16:14:57 · answer #1 · answered by ineeddonothing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it go for now but keep a close eye on it. If the stitches are bothering her she may be allergic to the material and just need it gone. But if she starts licking the wound or it gets infected you may need to get her a lamp shade or to the vet again. Keep the wound clean. Just keep an eye on her and if she is in pain still call the vet and ask what you can give her.
2007-02-04 14:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsay 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please call an Emergency Vet.
Your cat is doing what comes naturally in licking and trying to take out the stitches (which I'm surprised are not disolving stitches). Since your cat continues to favor the incision, please call the Emergency Vet just to cover all bases to make certain that your cat is okay.
Please DO NOT give your cat any aspirin because aspirin is a blood thinner and if she breaks thru her scabing, you may not be able to stop/clot the bleeding.
I'll keep all of you in my prayers.
Have a lovely rest of the day.
2007-02-04 14:41:43 · answer #3 · answered by Goblin g 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-17 05:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should call your vet or an emergency vet. Two days is way to early for the stitches to come out.
2007-02-04 14:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by Rob 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please go to the emergency vet right away. If the incision is dehiscing (coming apart), her abdominal organs could become exposed and she could become septic, leading to shock and death. In a less serious scenario, her incision could become infected just below the skin. The faster you take her to the vet, the easier it will be to help her. This cannot wait overnnight. I have seen cats close to death because of incisional dehiscence that was left too long.
And do NOT give your cat any aspirin or tylenol. These can lead to other severe health problems.
2007-02-04 14:38:52 · answer #6 · answered by BL 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes you should bring her to the vets she still needs them in for 2 weeks total time it is not good to let them near the stitches they can eat there own flesh if they think there is something wrong with wounds so please as fast as you can get her to the vets before she does something you cant fix.
2007-02-04 14:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by jebagomes 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take her to the vet 1st thing in the morning and see if they can put something on the cat not to gnaw at their stitches
2007-02-04 18:58:04 · answer #8 · answered by rives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not open and she seems to be in pain and NOT bleeding...I'd say crush up some children's asprin and give that to the cat to make the pain go away and bring her to the vet in the morning to have them check it out.
2007-02-04 14:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you have an emergency number for your Vet. You should call them right away.
2007-02-04 14:36:01 · answer #10 · answered by Vida 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋