Lump on Skya - from spay?

[ramanth]

Kind of sounds like the stitch infected the area.... kind of like an ingrown hair. Did you flush the area?

Sounds like you helped it along. If Skya is still eating, drinking, and playing and it doesn't look like the infection has spread, she'll most likely be okay.

[Grace]

The same thing happens to humans.

Many years ago I had back surgery. Within 4 months I had an infected suture come to the surface. Time goes by, and another one came up and one day I just flicked it off. Then a few years later another one surfaced. This one was also infected. It's now been over 10 years since that last one, so I guess I'm safe.

These were all nylon sutures that were supposed to stay inside. Some of us, dogs and gals, just don't like them I guess.

[Vela]

Kind of sounds like the stitch infected the area.... kind of like an ingrown hair. Did you flush the area?

Sounds like you helped it along. If Skya is still eating, drinking, and playing and it doesn't look like the infection has spread, she'll most likely be okay.

I agree with this, it's probably fine now. Sometimes the stitches just don't dissolve. LOts of hugs to the pretty girl that she will be just fine now.

[luvofallhorses]

I agree it could be an stitch that infected the area. I hope she'll be okay. Let us know how she is and give Skya and your other pups a hug for me.

[pomtzu]

It probably was an infected stitch, and as Grace said, it happens in humans also. I had one from abdominal surgery show up as an abscess over a year after the surgery, so ended up having more surgery to clean it up.
I would definitely take her back to the vet and have it cleaned up, and she could probably use an antibiotic too.

[Kater]

My guess is that she didn't dissolve the dissolving suture material well. Some dogs don't. So her body probably had some level of reaction to it. If it was a bad reaction, you would have noticed it before now. It's not really worth going back in and getting it unless she's reacting more severely. However, no harm in asking your vet his opinion.

Either way, I would suggest having it noted on her record so that they do not use this type of suture material with her again.

Feel better, sweetie!!

[wolf_Q]

The vet was booked up today but I did talk to them and they thought thats what it was too. It looks better now, she doesn't seem affected by it at all. She's running around and playing as usual, I haven't even seen her lick it. If it looks like its getting worse I'll see if I can get some antibiotics for her even if they can't fit her in to look at it. I'll remember this for future reference if she needs stitches again, I'd rather just get the regular stitches and have to bring her back in to have them taken out then have this problem.

[4 Dog Mother]

I am so glad that the vets agree that it sounds like a infected suture. Better than other things that it could be. I hope Skye's wound heals quickly so his mama doesn't have to worry anymore. I know I worry about every little lump, bump or scratch I find wondering where it came from. Being a dog mommy is just as hard as being a mommy to skin kids. (well, almost anyway!)