Clare Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hope Susie is feeling better after her nap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hoping Susie has a peaceful night and is feeling brighter very soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslass Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hope both of you have a good night's sleep and that Susie feels better in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReikiAnge Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Hope Susie is feeling better in the morning after a good night's sleep - and hope you manage to get some sleep tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggy.lover Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Susie has had a very restless night hence I have had a very restless night as I was staying downstairs to keep an eye on her. She had a couple of biscuits through the night and has just eaten her normal breakfast :yay: but she is still crying a lot, not sure if in pain because she is getting painkillers or if she's just moaning because she's feeling sorry for herself, the wound is huuuuge compared to what I expected and goes right down her right butt cheek and almost halfway down her leg It does look a lot more securely stitched than before which is good and isn't oozing as much She is milking the experience for all it's worth with waitress biscuit service to her sofa Can anybody tell me why the vet recommended I shouldn't clean the wound but let it just scab over ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 She is probably feeling generally sorry for herself but anaesthetic can make them whingey. She will be sore when she moves so if she moans then that's for real. It sounds like it was a large lump if they've gone down her leg as well. If they think there is a possibility or know that it's cancer they will remove an area around the lump to get rid of all of the cells surrounding if they can. Sorry I've just got out of bed so I'm not with it yet. Normally you would bathe the wound with salt water to stop any infection so I don't know why they've told you not to. Maybe he's scared that with her skin being thin he wants to keep it dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kats inc Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Wet wounds mean a higher risk of infection.Salt water doesn't really clean wounds anyway.In humans good practice is to leave wounds dry whenever possible.Creams are a definite no no. Drying wounds always means there's a chance of the residue of the drying material being left in the suture line too which also leads to a higher infection risk. I'm sure what I know that relates to hoomans is probably true of animal medicine too so hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoT Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Poor Susie I hope she's going to be OK now and the wound heals well. I'll be thinking of her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDFan Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Thinking of you and hoping that Susie soon makes a full recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrpuss Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Lots of good night sleep thoughts for both of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly1712 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Wishing you a speedy recovery Susie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hope Susie is feeling better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel n Hardy Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 thinking of Susie, wishing for a speedy recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safneo Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) I hope you both have a better night tonight, Thinking of you Edited December 15, 2008 by safneo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Susie. Hope she's feeling comfortable soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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