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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Hannikat on August 18, 2008, 17:34:14 PM

Title: Yummy Stitches
Post by: Hannikat on August 18, 2008, 17:34:14 PM
My girls are due to go in to be spayed next month and I'm really nervous. Not because I think it will go wrong, but because I KNOW they are gonna love pulling stitches out. Has anyone got any tricks for keeping them from doing it? I guess with two they are more likley to pull out each others if they can't reach their own!
Title: Re: Yummy Stitches
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on August 18, 2008, 19:07:20 PM
Ask your vet to do intradermal stitches,with this method all trace of stitch is inside.
Title: Re: Yummy Stitches
Post by: Debsymiller (Rufus' mum) on August 18, 2008, 21:10:57 PM
I agree, When Layla was spayed we had no problems with chewing stitches as the vet used this type. They dissolved as well which was a lot easier than having to have them removed! Hope they recover well! :)

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Title: Re: Yummy Stitches
Post by: sheryl on August 19, 2008, 14:51:45 PM
Definately ask for the internal stitches, I dont understand why all vets dont spay this way anyway.  No visible stitches = no lampshade = no stitch pulling = happy cat  :rofl:

Mellika was spayed this way and we had no problems at all and the healing time seemed a lot quicker
Title: Re: Yummy Stitches
Post by: Feline Costumier on August 19, 2008, 17:17:39 PM
Chilli was a stitch puller, couldn't take the cone off for more than 3 minutes without her having a go.

Kind of amusing watching her trying to go through doors and up stairs without making allowances for said cone. Not so funny when she decided she wanted a smooch in the middle of the night and near took my nose off with the blasted thing!
Title: Re: Yummy Stitches
Post by: Feline Costumier on August 19, 2008, 20:47:12 PM
Just thought i'd add a picture of cone head Chilli and bald tummy!

(http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/925dancer/me003-1.jpg)