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Angel
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Advice Please :)Last Wednesday, our puppy cut her leg so bad that i had to take her to the vet. She lost a lot of blood and had to have stitches put in the wound.
There was a pretty hefty price tag attached, and after paying it i thought that aftercare would probably be quite modest, but after a bandage change that cost around £30 and being informed that there was probably going to be quite a few more, and that she would either have to be sedated every change, or would have to be held down by TWO nurses (she's a whippet cross, a little energetic but hardly huge) i decided to do it myself.
Add on to this that whatever they did to her has left her terrified of anyone going near her leg and will now not come to us when called because she is scared of what we might do, and i think i'll give the vet a miss.
I know how to remove sutures, i just don't know when... anyone ever had this kind of situation before?
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marigold
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I removed the sutures when my previous cats were neutered 20-odd years ago - it didn't take much common sense to see that the wound had healed cleanly and all I needed to do was snip and pull. If you are confident that you can DIY I don't see why you shouldn't - if the vet gets sniffy about it, go to a different one next time.
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Silas
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If you need a stitch cutter, let me know, Mrs Silas will be able to get you a disposable one - it savbes riskuing cutting the poor beast again!
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Dogwalker
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usually 7 - 10 days but just look and see if it looks healed.
You could always take out one or two and if necessary leave the rest a few days.
As she's likely to need to go to the vets again at some point is it possible to take her when it's quiet at lunch time just to play games and treats in the waiting room. My last dog was terrified of even going through the door after an unhappy early visit. The reeptionists were reallygood about me trying to reintroduce him to that scary place.
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Lorrainelovesplants
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After really bad service (poor knowledge and high prices) and appalling attitude at our local vets, we now go to a small one 6 miles away. They know me and the animals by name, make a big fuss of them (the dog actully likes going), and they are cheap (and I mean cheap).
Id gladly( well, you know) pay the inflated price if I felt that my pets were getting the correct treatment, so i say, explain the situation, and if it dosnt improve, check about for another one and vote with your feet.
I get loads(LOADS) of people bringing birds to me to euthenase because of te attitude and price charged along the road. At least I know that its done correctly, quickly and sensitively. (And no, Idont charge for this service)
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Angel
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Thanks for the advice everyone  and thank you Silas, but they look nice and loose now so using scissors shouldn't be an issue.
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bodger
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Sharp scissors and tweezers to pull the sutures up and out before cutting.
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