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Spaying incision length
Hello,
I had Daisy spayed today; I was shocked at the length ot the incision (about 4 inches) and now wonder about the credentials of the vet. I'm really upset about this and blame myself for maybe not asking enough questions about the surgery beforehand. When I adopted my first 2 cats the SPCA spayed them before I took them home. Their incisions were only about an inch long and I didn't have to take them back to have stitches removed. Are there different surgical techniques that explain the disparity? Thanks. |
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John Hinson wrote:
Hello, I had Daisy spayed today; I was shocked at the length ot the incision (about 4 inches) and now wonder about the credentials of the vet. I'm really upset about this and blame myself for maybe not asking enough questions about the surgery beforehand. When I adopted my first 2 cats the SPCA spayed them before I took them home. Their incisions were only about an inch long and I didn't have to take them back to have stitches removed. Are there different surgical techniques that explain the disparity? Thanks. 50 to 100mm seems to be the normal range and yes there are different techniques employed just as in human surgery. If you have any preferences you should ask about the technique employed. Asking "what is the best?" is a meaningless question as there will be dozens of answers depending on ones perspective. Regardless whether internal or external suturing or a combination of both have been employed one should always return the cat for inspection a week to 10 days post operation to check for inflammation and possible infections. Not sure of the system in the USA but in Australia there is normally no charge for the post operation inspection and is expected. Some veterinary surgeons are now doing keyhole surgery which results in much smaller wound sites and quicker recovery time and in most cases lessens the possibility of post operative infections. It pays to write out a list of questions before hand just as you would for yourself imo |
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I didn't realize that there would be a variety of techniques of what
I had perceived to be a rather straight-forward procedure. I merely assumed it would be as simple as my first 2 went through. I wish I had known enough to inquire. I still have her 5 kittens to be de-sexed: I will definately do better by them. Thanks. On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:55:35 GMT, Netmask wrote: John Hinson wrote: Hello, I had Daisy spayed today; I was shocked at the length ot the incision (about 4 inches) and now wonder about the credentials of the vet. I'm really upset about this and blame myself for maybe not asking enough questions about the surgery beforehand. When I adopted my first 2 cats the SPCA spayed them before I took them home. Their incisions were only about an inch long and I didn't have to take them back to have stitches removed. Are there different surgical techniques that explain the disparity? Thanks. 50 to 100mm seems to be the normal range and yes there are different techniques employed just as in human surgery. If you have any preferences you should ask about the technique employed. Asking "what is the best?" is a meaningless question as there will be dozens of answers depending on ones perspective. Regardless whether internal or external suturing or a combination of both have been employed one should always return the cat for inspection a week to 10 days post operation to check for inflammation and possible infections. Not sure of the system in the USA but in Australia there is normally no charge for the post operation inspection and is expected. Some veterinary surgeons are now doing keyhole surgery which results in much smaller wound sites and quicker recovery time and in most cases lessens the possibility of post operative infections. It pays to write out a list of questions before hand just as you would for yourself imo |
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I would call the vet and ask why the difference. You may want to go
elsewhere or, maybe there is a really good reason. If you don't like what he says then go elsewhere. I have 3 cats done by the same vet, two females and a male. The girls have scars that one is and inch long and the other is two and a half inches. Vet said it had to do with the placements of things on the inside of the cat. Who knows but they did fine. All you can do is ask. "John Hinson" wrote in message ... I didn't realize that there would be a variety of techniques of what I had perceived to be a rather straight-forward procedure. I merely assumed it would be as simple as my first 2 went through. I wish I had known enough to inquire. I still have her 5 kittens to be de-sexed: I will definately do better by them. Thanks. On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:55:35 GMT, Netmask wrote: John Hinson wrote: Hello, I had Daisy spayed today; I was shocked at the length ot the incision (about 4 inches) and now wonder about the credentials of the vet. I'm really upset about this and blame myself for maybe not asking enough questions about the surgery beforehand. When I adopted my first 2 cats the SPCA spayed them before I took them home. Their incisions were only about an inch long and I didn't have to take them back to have stitches removed. Are there different surgical techniques that explain the disparity? Thanks. 50 to 100mm seems to be the normal range and yes there are different techniques employed just as in human surgery. If you have any preferences you should ask about the technique employed. Asking "what is the best?" is a meaningless question as there will be dozens of answers depending on ones perspective. Regardless whether internal or external suturing or a combination of both have been employed one should always return the cat for inspection a week to 10 days post operation to check for inflammation and possible infections. Not sure of the system in the USA but in Australia there is normally no charge for the post operation inspection and is expected. Some veterinary surgeons are now doing keyhole surgery which results in much smaller wound sites and quicker recovery time and in most cases lessens the possibility of post operative infections. It pays to write out a list of questions before hand just as you would for yourself imo |
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On Jun 2, 8:58*pm, "Granby" wrote:
I would call the vet and ask why the difference. *You may want to go elsewhere or, maybe there is a really good reason. *If you don't like what he says then go elsewhere. *I have 3 cats done by the same vet, two females and a male. *The girls have scars that one is and inch long and the other is two and a half inches. *Vet said it had to do with the placements of things on the inside of the cat. *Who knows but they did fine. *All you can do is ask."John Hinson" wrote in message I agree with Granby--call or stop by and ask. Don't beat yourself up about why you didn't ask about the incision beforehand. I doubt many people would think to ask that. Just keep a close eye on her incision to make sure it's healing properly. |
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John Hinson wrote:
Hello, I had Daisy spayed today; I was shocked at the length ot the incision (about 4 inches) and now wonder about the credentials of the vet. I'm really upset about this and blame myself for maybe not asking enough questions about the surgery beforehand. When I adopted my first 2 cats the SPCA spayed them before I took them home. Their incisions were only about an inch long and I didn't have to take them back to have stitches removed. Are there different surgical techniques that explain the disparity? Thanks. Could this have something to do with the cat having recently had kittens? Size of past-partum uterus, etc? |
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I plan to ask about it when I take her back to have the stitches
removed on the 15th. She is doing okay; not happy about the collar, naturally, but is adjusting and seems to be on the mend. I'm trying to keep her calm by keeping her in the front bedroom by herself. I go in and remove her collar and feed her some canned food that I puree' in the blender with some unsalted chicken broth. After she finishes I sit with her for a while and watch her until she starts trying to bite the stitches and then put the collar back on. My biggest problem is trying to get her kittens adopted out. They're 12 weeks old now and are driving my other cats nuts. Me too! My first two cats, Callie & Coie won't leave the bedroom and spend most of the day on top of or hiding under the bed. Lily will go in the kitchen but travels about by jumping from countertop to countertop and on the refrigerator. She spends most of the day in the bedroom closet or under the bed. There is an adoption event tomorrow. Hope I can get some adopted out. On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:08:50 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Jun 2, 8:58*pm, "Granby" wrote: I would call the vet and ask why the difference. *You may want to go elsewhere or, maybe there is a really good reason. *If you don't like what he says then go elsewhere. *I have 3 cats done by the same vet, two females and a male. *The girls have scars that one is and inch long and the other is two and a half inches. *Vet said it had to do with the placements of things on the inside of the cat. *Who knows but they did fine. *All you can do is ask."John Hinson" wrote in message I agree with Granby--call or stop by and ask. Don't beat yourself up about why you didn't ask about the incision beforehand. I doubt many people would think to ask that. Just keep a close eye on her incision to make sure it's healing properly. |
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