persephone Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Your pen needs a ROOF!! If she was going to do any damage..she has had the perfect opportunity :D Watch her over the next 24 hrs.. note if there's any swelling around the sutures or anything... she may have stretched things a bit. Can you crate her inside when you're not there? Or take her with you. She can stay in the car or something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennyw74 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Izzy had her stitches out yesterday. Her little cut is healing beautifully. While she had the stitches, I left them alone - didn't wipe them, didn't get them wet. I did see she had "collected" bit of dirt between the stitches, so I carefully wiped that out with my fingers but that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucknow Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Noodle was speyed yesterday ... different reaction from the others ... she apparently is the 1% that DO care about the stitches groan.She was in overnight and is home this afternoon ... ate well tonight and drinking ok but not happy about tryign to walk and when I take her outside she just sits on the lawn. There is no redness at the stitches site but she is also wearing an Elizbethan collar .. not my idea but the vets. I asked about this before she was speyed and they were of the opinion that most dogs do what you have all described ... except her ... she continues to be 'UNIQUE'! Noodle is inside and crated at night and inside when we are at home most of the time. As the weather is mild and beautiful days I have put two of her pens together (not used since camping and since she was a baby) with her kennel inside it and she will have to be in there during the day. Once she starts feeling better I am concerned she will be up to her old antics of 'flying' off the back deck!! Any advice as to if I should try to wipe down the wound site with saline or the like or do absolutely nothing? PS Our vet did give us aftercare instructions (printed) but I did not get to ask this question as OH picked her up. Also our vet has an AH number which is fabulous! Sounds like Noodle needs some pain relief, I would suggest ringing the vet and organising for something to be picked up if possible. Mutilation or irritation of a wound is frequently a pain response, the reluctance to walk simply reinforces the presumption. My new philosophy is if unsure, give analgesia, if we are wrong it won't hurt (pun not really intended). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoodleNut Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Noodle was speyed yesterday ... different reaction from the others ... she apparently is the 1% that DO care about the stitches groan.She was in overnight and is home this afternoon ... ate well tonight and drinking ok but not happy about tryign to walk and when I take her outside she just sits on the lawn. There is no redness at the stitches site but she is also wearing an Elizbethan collar .. not my idea but the vets. I asked about this before she was speyed and they were of the opinion that most dogs do what you have all described ... except her ... she continues to be 'UNIQUE'! Noodle is inside and crated at night and inside when we are at home most of the time. As the weather is mild and beautiful days I have put two of her pens together (not used since camping and since she was a baby) with her kennel inside it and she will have to be in there during the day. Once she starts feeling better I am concerned she will be up to her old antics of 'flying' off the back deck!! Any advice as to if I should try to wipe down the wound site with saline or the like or do absolutely nothing? PS Our vet did give us aftercare instructions (printed) but I did not get to ask this question as OH picked her up. Also our vet has an AH number which is fabulous! Sounds like Noodle needs some pain relief, I would suggest ringing the vet and organising for something to be picked up if possible. Mutilation or irritation of a wound is frequently a pain response, the reluctance to walk simply reinforces the presumption. My new philosophy is if unsure, give analgesia, if we are wrong it won't hurt (pun not really intended). Thanks for the concern Lucknow .. Noodle is on half a tablet (analgesic) twice a day since she came home from the vets. Her little antics yesterday has probably exaserbated (spelt that word three times and can't get it right .. where is spell check when I need it!!) .. made worse ... by leaping off the top of her kennel!!! I have been speaking to persephone off line and I think she is having the 'sulks' as her demeanor changes once the collar is off. I took it off tonight to dry under her chin/neck as she was getting a damp spot on her coat and the plastic of the collar wasn't drying it out enough. Interesting to see her mood change .. BUT she was trying to get at those stitches and even tried with her back leg to scratch the area. I brushed out around the neck too as it was getting a little matted and then put it back on after I had taken her out for a piddle/poo. She had the collar off about 15 minutes ... she is now back to the 'sulk' position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishalouise Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) I too would be concerned that there is something more going on - the fact that she is still so adament about getting to those stitches is unusual. I am dreading the time our Noodle needs to be desexed - the way she jumps up on our bed makes me cringe! There will be lots of time in the puppy pen then! Trish Edited June 2, 2008 by trishalouise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 My toy poodle used to be depressed when he had to wear an Elizabethan collar. For the whole ten days he would have a real woe with me demeanor. He would try to get at the stitches, rigged up a type of cover out of my daughter's old undies to cover them up. I know it is usual to leave the stitches uncovered these days but perhaps a wide cotton bandage or some sort of cover as well as the collar may help her. Sounds like they are really irritating her. There's no redness or anything around stitches - some people I know are allergic to the sutures themselves. All else fails maybe some Valium?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoodleNut Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 My toy poodle used to be depressed when he had to wear an Elizabethan collar. For the whole ten days he would have a real woe with me demeanor. He would try to get at the stitches, rigged up a type of cover out of my daughter's old undies to cover them up. I know it is usual to leave the stitches uncovered these days but perhaps a wide cotton bandage or some sort of cover as well as the collar may help her. Sounds like they are really irritating her. There's no redness or anything around stitches - some people I know are allergic to the sutures themselves. All else fails maybe some Valium?? :rolleyes: Valium!! Yeah well it is ME that needs the valium!! Three nights now of waking up to toilet her at 4am!!! What's with that ... probably knocked her urethra/bladder in the surgery .... whatever ... I am running on empty .. Yep! Well it was definately a case of the sulks!! Proved it this evening! I took Noodle's Elizabethan collar off this evening and took her outside for a pee/poo as usual and then a wipe down of her mouth/neck ...brush etc.... same as ususal but this time I have kept it off longer. A few times she tried to go for the stitches (to lick) and she was growled at and I got a look of 'Oh dear! Mummy saw!' .. after a few similar growls she has not done it again! I have given her a chew knot to keep her happy and she is thoroughly enjoying herself after not having really chewed for a few days. Evey now and again she looks up at me and sees me looking ... heavy sigh 'Mummy is looking so I don't want to be growled at' kinda look .. well, that is my interpretation of her nose cos that is all I can see except for a big black mass of fur! Also been wagging the tail tonight (always pretty tricky to see butit was there and the mouth was open .. happy mood. The collar will be going back on when I go to bed tonight ... still not to be trusted. She was in the pen all day ... no escaping as there is nothing to climb up on now as the kennel was removed after her little antics on Sunday. Can I also say I saw her moving .. looked a bit like limping .... strangely even after the collar was taken off. The absolute ripper was that I got some tiny bits of grated cheese out of the fridge and got her to sit, drop, sit drop, stand ..... no problem with her gait ... completely normal even with walking. Maybe this whole speying is uncomfortable but boy she turns on the 'Poor me' attitude pretty thick! I should get the video out and tape her ... perhaps she has good acting instinct The change in persona is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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