My spayed cat jumped. Is her incision infected after surgery?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed
Hello, My cat was spayed yesterday and I tried my hardest to follow all the rules and even made sure there was no furniture in the room my cat was sleeping in so she wouldn’t jump but when I left for class and came back, I saw that she had jumped to reach the door handle and gotten the door open and was chilling on my bed (which is high up off the ground) I’m very worried she opened up the stitches and maybe even got an infection. Please can you tell me if this wound looks infected?
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Published on February 27th, 2020
Hello. Cats don’t like to follow the rules sometimes. This incision looks great. The flakiness is just some residue of the skin glue, the green is tattoo ink . There does not appear to be any problems with this incision at all right now. Continue to monitor it and watch specifically for redness, discharge or significant swelling. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach !
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Published on March 19th, 2017
Redness, swelling, discharge and pain/discomfort are the signs compatible with a possible infection inflammation of the incision site. A moderate amount of inflammation has to be expected and is normal after surgery (that could be her case then). A picture would help to provide a more specific answer. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation (where you can post pictures ) if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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Published on September 26th, 2018
Nope that looks great! That's a normal reaction to the suture material and will go away over time. I definitely see why that could have you concerned, but luckily it's totally fine. I would be concerned if there was discharge, areas where the skin edges were open, or extreme redness/bruising. That swelling should go away over the next few days to weeks. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
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