Help -- bloody incision!

[catnapper]

Of course he waits until after the vet is closed to have something that freaks me out.

The incision looks like a clot or scab has formed over the main hole, and there's dried blood around it. There is pee in his litterbox, and no signs of blood there. Hubby's thinking he tried to bite his stitches and the e-collar scraped the sutures to cause blood. I think thats most likely the culprit (especially since there's no blood in his litterbox)

He's acting more and more like himself and even tried to escape the room when I went to visit him. So whatever caused the blood isn't causing him any discomfort.

In the meantime I'm WORRIED. You can bet the vet will get a call first thing tomorrow morning.

[Catty1]

As long as there is no swelling or fever, or any more bleeding, I would think he is ok.

Can you leave a message on the vet's answering service - or is it better to phone 'live' in the morning?

HUGS - that nawtee boy! HE doesn't know he's just had surgery!

[catnapper]

I just spent time with him. I tried to put a compress on it to soften the blood and he didn't complain at all, so its not causing pain. In fact, he stretched out across me and purred as if he couldn't be happier and more content while I patted a wet towel across his butt. Strange cat!

I swear, Pouncer is here just to keep me on my toes and give my life some extra excitement. Pouncer, my darling brat, please give me excitement in the form of playing with the laser light, NOT in the form of health emergencies!

[rosethecopycat]

I just had a foster that's spay scar was opening up.
Vet just put in a few staples. Didn't even phase her, when they went in or came out

Do you have a 'dreaded' E collar or soft E collar?

[catnapper]

Its a hard plastic e-collar. I didn't even know there were options available.

He's doing so well, except for the blood. I really do think the hard edge of the e-collar scraped across his sutures. I'll still call the vet in the morning anyway. I know my vet has off tomorrow but there are two other vets in the office.

[Laura's Babies]

As I have said, life at your house had to be so boring before that Nawtie boy came to live there... All he is doing is keeping up his reputation.. NOTHING can be unevenful when he is involved... He LOVES DRAMA! (especially the upsetting Mommie kind!)