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In reply to the discussion: My boy is home [View all]

Ziggysmom

(3,748 posts)
13. Never had any problems with boys bothering their surgical site. Now the girls are another story!
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:26 PM
Mar 13

Had one start to eviscerate from chewing and tugging the sutures. Not sure how she could do that; when I had surgery I could hardly touch my sutures the first few days!

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My boy is home [View all] Siwsan Mar 13 OP
Glad he is eating & doing well, except for the cone of shame. SheltieLover Mar 13 #1
I'm going to see if I can find one of those inflatable ones. They are much more comfortable. Siwsan Mar 13 #3
I wonder if it was the same vet & tech who set him up for after care SheltieLover Mar 13 #12
I agree- collars make it very difficult to eat and biophile Mar 13 #28
10 days sounds like a really long time. Collar or "cone of shame"? 3catwoman3 Mar 13 #2
I agree Siwsan Mar 13 #4
I used to advise parents at the pediatric office... 3catwoman3 Mar 13 #5
Who is the gentlest with him? JMCKUSICK Mar 13 #22
He's adjusting. Siwsan Mar 13 #23
Why that little trouble maker lol JMCKUSICK Mar 13 #24
I just had the first round of snuggles Siwsan Mar 13 #25
Yay JMCKUSICK Mar 13 #26
Glad his name isn't Roy.. BattleRow Mar 13 #19
Sounds like he's going to be fine.. Permanut Mar 13 #6
No one likes hospital food. Glad he is home. Seems he will heal quickly. Polly Hennessey Mar 13 #7
Excellent, I understand the relief you feel Walleye Mar 13 #8
Siwsan CentralBlueTexan Mar 13 #9
Ive probably had 500 cats neutered....NEVER had one collared, much less to Karadeniz Mar 13 #10
I agree. TNNurse Mar 13 #11
I've gotten all of my kid cats 'fixed' at this clinic and the never put a cone on any of the Siwsan Mar 13 #14
Never had any problems with boys bothering their surgical site. Now the girls are another story! Ziggysmom Mar 13 #13
I never had problems with the others Siwsan Mar 13 #15
Welcome home, little guy! Jean Genie Mar 13 #16
Be careful about removing a cone. Arrgh Mar 13 #17
Now he is wearing a soft, inflatable collar Siwsan Mar 13 #18
Nuggets..that is so charming..never heard that before. BattleRow Mar 13 #20
Yay JMCKUSICK Mar 13 #21
I had a cat in for a wound and he was sent home with a collar, he didn't like it one bit. I went to Walmart Hotler Mar 13 #27
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