There is usually a follow - up appointment to see how your dog is doing and to
remove skin sutures or staples (if present).
Not exact matches
Your pet may have absorbable
sutures,
skin staples, or
sutures visible in the
skin that will need to be
removed by your vet 10 - 14 days after surgery.
Patients should not received baths until
skin sutures are
removed or 10 days after surgery without
skin sutures.
If there are
skin sutures, these will usually be
removed 14 days after surgery.
Sutures & Tattoo: Unless otherwise noted, all pets receive sutures placed under the skin that DO NOT need to be r
Sutures & Tattoo: Unless otherwise noted, all pets receive
sutures placed under the skin that DO NOT need to be r
sutures placed under the
skin that DO NOT need to be
removed.
If there are
skin sutures or staples, these will usually be
removed 10 to 14 days after surgery.
The vet used two layers of
suture material in all the
skin incision lines: conventional stitches, which the vet would
remove in 10 days and internal stitches that will dissolve or go away on their own, over the next 3 to 4 months.
If you are told that your pet has
skin sutures or
skin staples, he / she will need to return in 10 - 14 days to have those
removed.
If there are
skin sutures, these are usually
removed 10 to 14 days after surgery.
In some cases, we use only absorbable
sutures under the
skin, which will not need to be
removed later.
Many procedures utilize subcuticular
sutures that means stures are under the
skin and no
skin sutures to be
removed.
Finally, the
skin is closed with
sutures that will be
removed in a couple of weeks.
All
skin sutures are absorbable and do not need to be
removed.