stitches

sorry jus another question

the bandage vet put around cleo after spaying came off so her stitches r exposed

is this ok...she keeps trying to get at them....i cannot get a collar thing as they r not available here....

ive sent hubby 2 get some micropore or whatever its called that they put on humans as i dont want to risk her pulling something out!

is this gona be ok??

sorry but i dont know who else to ask the vet jus said bandages cud come off 2day blah blah and it didnt even cross my mind to ask about how 2 protect the stitches

There isn't much to worry about. The suture is cut between each stitch so even if she pulls one out she won't pull them all out - it's not like pulling a thread on a piece of clothing. Also, there are two layers of stitches - one in the skin and another below, in the muscle. So if she pulls a stitch out she still will only have a hole in her skin, which will heal. So keep an eye on things but don't worry.

ok cool...just dont want her hurting herself really and stupid vet left so much extra string that it wud be easy for her 2 yank one out

will prob still try 2 cover em up tho

thnx for yr advice...appreciated

Unless she is OVER-licking, there shouldn't be a problem. Little Mika licked a bit but she was fine and we didn't use a cone or bandage on her.