From:
"janarickel@earthlink.net"
Date: 2006-10-25 02:24:52 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Adrenal surgery stitch
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Sub-cuticular closures are usually continuous, so there is probably a
long piece of suture that you won't be able to pull out. Assuming
the incision is staying closed, you should be fine if you pull the
suture material taut and then cut it as close to the skin as possible.
Jana
Not a vet...
... but I will be in 2009!
On Oct 24, 2006, at 10:59 AM, xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
> I called the vet and they said to remove the stitch. I hadn't
> noticed it because she had been glued shut. So they said to take it
> out. Okay, I cut the knot and that came off, along with some other
> line, but then one line still is inside her. I pulled gently and it
> is obviously not supposed to come out, as almost half an inch came
> out and then went taut.
>
> Soo...
>
> These are the only notes I have:
> "Closed with 2/0 mono in linea and sq, glue in skin."
>
> So, the vet was wrong when I called and asked if I should take the
> stitch out??? What do I do now....I asked for the surgeon to call
> me back since obviously I'm just a tad upset that the vet told me
> to take it out after they looked up the records....
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