My spayed Yorkie has hard lumps on her incision. Is it normal?

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Our yorkie was spayed Oct 7, so almost 3 weeks ago. Both of these lumps at the top and bottom of her incision have just come up. It doesn't hurt her for me to mess with them and they feel maybe a little hard. She is a rescue and the vet is 2 hours away because she had to be spayed where I adopted her. Do I need to make the 2 hour dribe back to the vet. It just has me worried. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 3 years and 4 months old | 7 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. The picture is a bit grainy and discolored so it is difficult to say for sure what the problem is. However, with your description, what you are feeling are likely the knots of the suture at the top and bottom portion of the incision line. These knots can sometimes cause inflammation due to a slight suture reaction. If the incision is not open, then I would just monitor for now. If the incision is red, inflamed or there is pus present, then I would have Huggle rechecked by the veterinarian that did the procedure. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction! If the bumps are indeed due to the suture and they do not worsen, you should see those disappear over the next few months hopefully. Complete absorption of the suture I use in my spay procedures takes about 3-4 months to occur. However, absorption time depends on the type of suture used.

My spayed Yorkie has hard lumps on her incision. Is it normal?

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