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Thank you :) I agree, Donatella, it was excellent service from the vets. They even gave her 5 days of anti biotics too. I just paid for a new buster collar. I am very grateful for what they have done and I hope for a trouble free recovery this time.

Well, she is getting the wound restitched under sedation this morning. Vet says stitches will need to be in place for 21 days to ensure proper healing this time. Also she must wear the buster collar again for the whole 3 weeks. They have said the only charge will be for a new collar as she ruined the last one. Hopefully this will be the end of my horrid fortnight of vets, doctors and hospitals. Seems like one drama after the next between her and the kids

Glad to hear your girl had a happy ending from so many traumas, poor thing. It's sad because they don't understand what's going on. Now I'm more calm, I understand that these things happen, but still not sure why the nurse would have said she can go with the other dogs. I would have to think what could have happened to her head if I did allow them together. I will update tomorrow once we see the vet. Thank you all again :)

Patty cake, I hope your girl is feeling 100% soon. Thank you all for your replies. I guess all that's to be done is to wait and see. I just hope it doesn't heal like an ugly scar. That's why we got the cyst removed because it was horrid to look at.

Thank you all for your replies. 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. I had her desexed and the cyst removed at the same time to avoid two operations. Now I'm thinking I should have just left the cyst alone. It was only a sebaceous cyst and I am kicking myself that I had it removed for her now. Will see what happens tomorrow. Hope if I have to cover any fees, they are minimal. The $700+ this cost me originally has stretched the budget this month

Sorry Kasey, we were posting at the same time! She had an anti biotic injection at the time of surgery and that was it. She was sent home with three days worth of anti inflammatory tablets. There were no signs of infection yesterday, it all looked really good. The vet nurse said her head wound looked like it was healing better than the spey wound which was still a little scabby yesterday when he removed those stitches too.

This is about 3-4cm of an approx. 8 cm wound which has opened, bleeding, flesh exposed. etc...She originally had 9 stitches in her head. If the wound was so fragile, why would the vet nurse say that she is fine to go back with my 3 other dogs, who would no doubt jump all over her, having not seen her for the past 2 weeks almost. As I said, I thought better of that, preferring to give her a few more days by herself. She had an Elizabethan collar which came off 3 days ago, they did not advise that she should have it back on for another few days to ensure healing. All that was said is that she is fine and the wound looks good. She was also speyed at the same time, no issues with that wound.

Hi all, I am new here, just after some advice. My adult bitch had a cyst removed from her head and got the stitches removed yesterday, 11 days post op. Vet nurse said it looked healed, etc...asked the vet if they wanted to check it before he removed the stitches. They apparently didn't. So, I come home from a morning out to find the wound has re opened and they cannot see her until tomorrow. I have dressed it for now as a trip to the emergency vet is out of the question. I don't think I should be responsible for any further fees which are incurred and will not know what is the case until tomorrow, but am just after some advice as to what any of you think about who should be responsible. The vet nurse also said that the dog will be fine to go back together with my 3 other dogs. Luckily I thought a few more days by herself would be a better idea. Anyway, any responses will be appreciated. Thank you.