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2nd March 2010, 06:22 PM #11
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2nd March 2010, 07:28 PM #12
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Hello to you both - I am the new kitty here -
glad all went well and Lily is back home where she belongs, being spoiled by her mom. And Mom is doing well as well .
As I am sort of running my own stray rescue center (spare room) here by Athens I have neutered well over 200 cats till now (catch and release). At this moment I have a BEAUTIFUL silver torbie as a recovering lodger (she might just stay for a while longer). She was spayed through the flank.
Some vets(as my new one - I miss my old) like to use the flank others the belly.
I had been thinking about the tummy / flank thing just today, after Muffin took out one of her last stiches herself (stay in stiches that fall off eventually, used for strays as we do not need to recatch) - and her fur is finally starting to come in again that I prefer the belly or tummy method to be truthful. I find cats tend to leave the wound more alone and don't tear on the stiches or overly lick. I also have the impression they recover more quickly and hurt less.
One thing though is very important - that they use synthetic stiching material and not organic, such a cat gutt. The only problems we ever had were cats or dogs done with cat gutt, due to bacterial growth on the suture material.
Speedy recovery"You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals."- George Mikes from "How to be decadent
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2nd March 2010, 09:35 PM #13
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2nd March 2010, 10:27 PM #14
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Re:Lily
Pleased everything went fine for Lily bet you are relieved & happy to have her home.
I personally like the flank method best,it seems a lot easier to find their little "parts"
& my girls are always done that way.My boss always closes the wound with under the skin sutures so you don't have to worry about them being pulled out which is quite handy.
Fingers crossed that everything will be fine for her now,the only reason I did query which way she was done is because one vet that done his midline did have a couple come back with that problem & I had never seen it when done in the flank but another vet who used midline had no problems at all.
Give your little girl a cuddle from me x
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2nd March 2010, 11:02 PM #15
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Just to say,
she was definitely done flank (thank you google)
and they did use cat gut before, it was mentioned by the vet this morning- I had no idea what he meant at the time, I do now!
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2nd March 2010, 11:51 PM #16
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Btw catgut is not cat gut actually but bovine intestinal collagen. Sometimes it breaks down faster than wanted.
Re Flank versus belly
There are always 2 layers of sutures using Novafil and Dexafil sutures. I was really astounded by what some felines will do to themselfes - of course no owner would ever let their cat in a controled enviroment tear at herself as much as those feral animals do. For all they know the discomfort comes from these very sutures. The benefit of neutering the strays out number by far any possible complications.
It is true that the flank method is easier as the vet has not to deal with the intestines - especially in very young females, where the ovarian tubes and the intestine are difficult to recognize. It also limits any pulling on the urethra (?sp)."You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals."- George Mikes from "How to be decadent
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3rd March 2010, 12:41 AM #17
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3rd March 2010, 10:32 AM #18
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Nothing to do with Lily {bless her} hope she is really up & running today,but would just like to say well done to the lady from Athens who is dealing with the strays & yes I do agree with her that the job is best done however to help combat so many unwanted babies.I find that is the only sad thing when you are on holiday seeing all the unwanted animals,I reckon there is not many of us who haven't bought cat food while away & then get really upset as to what will happen to that mum & babies when you leave for home...
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