Guest Anonymous Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 You should be OK. We actually took Kenzo's stitches out ourselves. No problems. The only thing to watch...my friend had some "female" problems and had to have surgery. They missed a stitch and it got infected. Wait....I said the ONLY thing to watch. Hell, I don't know. There could be a ton of stuff to watch. Don't listen to me. I'm just talking to myself. :roll: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 Vet told us to take gladis back in two weeks. So I don't see anything wrong with going a few days over the ten. Gladis did have the same operatoin. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 Typically the 10 days is a minimum for sufficient healing in all probablity you could have gone back in 10 and been told to come back later because it hadnt healed enough. dont sweat it get in there as soon as you can though Quote
alicat613 Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 I've removed all stitches at home so far in my pet care history, with caution and listerine. Quote
bullygirl29532 Posted December 26, 2002 Posted December 26, 2002 Not only have i removed my animals various stiches i've even been know to remove my own. if you wait till monday everything should be fine. the worst that could happen from waiting 3weeks is some of the new skin may have adhered to the stich, so the scaring MIGHT be a little worse but not much. Quote
DogPaddle Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Ummm . . . Listerine? Do the puppies wiggle or squirm when you do that? A couple years ago my brother sliced his foot open on the pier, we had no disinfectant in the house so he tried Listerine. He didn't get an infection so the Listerine worked but when he applied it he was blind with pain and made the funniest hnnnnnn, gurgle gurgle noises. I suppose its different if its just removing stitches as the big cut is all healed up. Good to know. Quote
alicat613 Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Yep, Listerine! You're right, I'm sure it would hurt on a large cut, but with stitches it's all really healed but the small holes for the wire/thread and it kills any germs you may get in there while pulling the stitches through. If there were any swelling or redness around an incision I would go to the vet, but I've been lucky to only deal with nice well-healed incisions. Listerine is pretty handy for pets because it isn't toxic. I've used it on puppy pimples (but not near eyes) as well as stitches. Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 I thought I was the weirdo... :oops: Listerine is also good for "Schnauzer bumps" applied full strength and I also sometimes use it as a rinse (a cap or two to a gallon of water) on some dogs with problem skin. Who knew it would catch on? 8) K, Bobbi should be fine until Monday assuming there is no infection. If all is well, you could remove the sutures yourself, but heck, isn't the recheck during the suture removal free, anyway? Either way, the extra few days shouldn't hurt a thing on a dog that is healing well, anyway. At our clinic, I've seen dogs where sutures were left in for months because the owners simply forgot to bring them back in and they were fine, but just a bit harder to remove. Quote
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Isn't that about 40 dollars then? :o Quote
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Yea, I don't remember having to pay for removing stitches..... :-? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 eggrolyn1223 napisał(a):Yea, I don't remember having to pay for removing stitches..... :-? Same here. Our follow up visits were free. Sorry K.. :( Quote
Guest roo Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 Well stitch removal is always included in the op price here too, Although i usually remove them myself, i did let the vet do mothers ceasar stitches just incase it all popped out Quote
bk_blue Posted December 27, 2002 Posted December 27, 2002 I think it will be fine K, I have absolutely no experience with doggy sutures but with humans it is fine to leave them in a few days after they're supposed to be taken out so long as they aren't infected, and you'd go back anyway for that. :D When we had Tessy Mum was trimming her hair and accidentally cut her belly with the scissors. It needed suturing so Mum got out her kit and stitched her up herself (she's a nurse). Not recommended if you aren't a medico and certainly not for anything serious!!! 8) Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted December 30, 2002 Posted December 30, 2002 So, K, have they been removed? Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 4, 2003 Posted January 4, 2003 STRAIGHT out the door and let me tell you there ain't no stoppin' Bobbi when her minds made up anyways she's all better now...good girl Bobbi..... LOL THAT'S WHAT POPPY IS LIKE WHEN SHE GOES PULLS MY ARM OFF TO GET OUT FAST GLAD BOBBY IS OK NOW Quote
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