dog wound opened after stitches removed

Free shipping on prescription refills, pet food and more! If your dog persists in licking its incision, you may have to purchase an Elizabethan collar to prevent this behavior (see handout “Elizabethan Collars in Dogs” for more information).

Your dog may respond to this itchiness by licking or chewing. If the would stays open, then it will most likely become infected, and the dog could be at risk of dying. You dog needs to be sewn up so infection doesn't set in.

Just pinch it closed with tweezers and apply the glue on top of the skin not inside the wound. It is a misconception that dog's saliva is somehow antibacterial or will promote healing of a wound.If your dog chews or licks excessively, there is a danger of the stitches being pulled out or of infection being introduced into the wound. any discharge? Then leave your comments.At 100,000 signatures the government will respond to the petition. If he won't help, go to another vet and tell him what happened and GET THAT DOG SOME HELP TO HEAL.Please don't wait, once infection sets in, it will be very hard to heal your dog. Some dogs will lick obsessively at a wound. I'm not blaming you, but I can't see the vet wearing the fees as these things do happen unfortunately and whilst they may appear healed it is often very superficial so you must be very gentle with the area for a while.If a wound re-opens then it is usually a matter of how your dog heals and is not the fault of the vet. Depends very much on the situation and on your dog.Sorry, Kasey, I can't post a photo as it is all coved with a dressing now which I don't want to disrupt as the wound was bleeding when I placed it.I hope she it can be fixed without more surgery. Do not allow your dog to jump, rough-house with other dogs, or engage in any strenuous activity that could cause excessive stretching of the surgical incision, especially during the first few days after the operation. go to another vet - you can't leave an open wound open!!!

My dog spay incision opened 3 days later and we got her stitched again.

You can wash it lightly a couple times a day with some antibacterial hand soap (dont use hydrogen peroxide, it kills cells and doesnt promote healing) pat it dry very well and then apply a antibiotic ointment (Triple antibiotic, neosporin etc just dont use anything with a pain reliever in it). And I am the only one who can see it.Stay positive - it will delay her recovery and it can be so frustrating keeping them confined for so long.

I panicked - I could see skull.Next morning straight to her vet - by then she had superficially healed right across overnight. A very steady handed vet managed to grip it with forceps and pull it out and the wound finally healed after that.11 days is more than enough time for primary healing to occur. If your dog does succeed in removing any of its stitches then please call your veterinary clinic as soon as possible.If your dog's skin incision was closed with sutures that were buried beneath the skin surface, they do not require removal. Only takes a few minutes to dry. You could try glueing it clolsed.

I am new here, just after some advice.

It is now a 3" diameter wound and you can see the muscle underneath. Hopefully if the vet ends up charging you for any extra treatment they will allow you to pay later. If you need to use the internet then use the below URL"The E'Ville Librarian"

It's easy!but still not sure why the nurse would have said she can go with the other dogsThere probably was nothing she could see that indicated that healing was not complete ., or that it would split . Some dogs have a bad reaction to the internal sutures and it causes the sutures to not disolve as they should.