Is my dog's infected spay incision healed enough for stitch removal?

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Hello, my dog got spayed on January 3rd. Her incision got infected and had excess fluids coming from the center of the incision. We put her on antibiotics last Friday (1/13) and she just finished them today. Does her incision look healed enough to remove stitches?

Lotus Altholtz · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, no. The skin edges are separated instead of healed together, especially in the middle. There may be granulation tissue underneath but it is possible that once the sutures are removed, the skin edges will separate even further. There appears to be inflammation where the suture enters/exits the skin, which is possibly due to a suture reaction. A suture reaction to the layer of suture holding the abdominal wall together may be part of the reason the incision didn’t heal well. I recommend bringing your dog back to your vet for an evaluation. It is possible that debriding the skin edges and resuturing under anesthesia with perhaps nylon (or another less reactive suture) may be required to get the skin edges to heal properly. An up close examination would be warranted to tell for sure. Best wishes -

Is my dog's infected spay incision healed enough for stitch removal?

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