Spay Infection

My cat, Blair, had was spayed this past Saturday and I am unemployed and SO broke. The surgery, thankfully was free, vaccines and pain control too included but no e-collar :/ Now, Blair is still a very playful character. So she is running around, jumping and rolling around on the floors as if she doesn't have any incisions on her tummy but she does. Now it looks like some green and clear stuff is coming out, not a lot though, the green stuff doesn't look liquidy it looks like chunks... so now I think that it was just the spot scabbing because my scabs look green sometimes. But then again I'm a not a cat. Now they didn't put stitches on her, I think they said they were sutures that dissolve. I don't know how long that takes and its starting to look like the incision wants to open up, its NOT wide open but it looks that would with a good pull if Blair isn't careful. Any who, I'm very scared for it to get infected so I tried many things, I made her at least TWO homemade e-collars, I tried wrapping her in a a clean sock with gauze stuffed on the tummy and I tried plain band aids and she still ends up taking ALL of them off. At this point I have NO idea what to do because I wont have money to take her to the clinic. I don't know what else to do

Welcome to TCS!! Congratulations on getting your girl spayed!

Is the incision itself red and irritated looking? If it's pink, then she's okay and what you're seeing is probably scabs falling off. Is she licking at it? Usually they'll lick at it if it's bothering them. How is she otherwise? Is she eating fine, playing like normal, using the litterbox fine? If she shows any lethargy, not wanting to eat, or if she starts to hide, that's when you know something's going on and she DEFINITELY needs to go to the vet.

You might want to call the vet's office and describe what you're seeing and ask them what they recommend.

Have you tried cutting the foot portion off of a men's tube sock, then putting her front paws and head through the top (elastic) part of it and shimmying it down over her entire torso? That might work to keep her from irritating the incision more.

I agree about the tube sock. . .that's what I used when Pixie pulled her stitches out and it worked great. She did move it down her body but it was so long it still covered the incision and she never did get it completely off. A baby onesie will work, too, but if she's small you'd probably need a premie size.

Nothing you've said so far sounds like she has an infection, it all sounds pretty normal (I'm guessing the green chunks were surgical glue). At this point the incision is unlikely to open up completely, and it's natural for the edges to move apart a bit as it heals inside. After a week you won't have to worry about it opening up. A small amount of seepage is also normal as it heals, but if it looks angry red and inflamed, that would mean infection. Spay infections are rare in young healthy cats, but if it does happen, try calling the free spay clinic. They often will give you meds for infections caused by the spay, after all, their purpose is to improve cats' lives.

Since this is considered a surgery complication, most vets cover it. You may only pay for the antibiotic (and sometimes not even that if it's just a shot). Call them.

I've had a few get their incisions infected. It just depends on the cat's immune system and how much they bother the incision. An antibiotic shot is always given post surgery, but usually by the 4-5th day if it's going to get infected it'll show up. The important thing is to treat this before it gets worse and they have to fix the incision - I've never had a cat go long enough for it to be that bad.

Welcome to TCS . Not to worry, just call the vet who performed the spay, they will have no problem at all taking a quick look at your cat for no charge. I am sure. Just call they will assist you. And I am sure she will be just fine, too much running around and playing