Did my cat rip her stitches?

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Hi! My cat, Sabrina, is day 7 post spay op. Somehow, she escaped her recovery room last night and decided she was all better so she started jumping around. By the time I woke up I’m sure she had jumped off every wall and played with every toy. I checked her incision this morning and it looks a little bit more open than it did yesterday morning. I’ll attach how it looked before and how it looks today below. I was just wondering if it looks okay? I’m a nervous wreck right now but she seems to be doing just fine and her incision shows no signs of infection.
 

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The incision site really looks very good. The incision is glued or there would be stitches visible, I would say that would say she is fine. A lump is normal too, there is swelling inside. As long as there is no bright red blood, pus, or extreme swelling, everything is fine. I've had cats that open up a lot, and though it made for a bigger scar, they turned out fine. The main thing to look for is to watch her to make sure she is acting normal. To quit eating, drinking, and to hide is bad. it looks really good to me!
 
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The incision site really looks very good. The incision is glued or there would be stitches visible, I would say that would say she is fine. A lump is normal too, there is swelling inside. As long as there is no bright red blood, pus, or extreme swelling, everything is fine. I've had cats that open up a lot, and though it made for a bigger scar, they turned out fine. The main thing to look for is to watch her to make sure she is acting normal. To quit eating, drinking, and to hide is bad. it looks really good to me!
Thank you so much! I was so worried but she seems to be okay and the vet also said she should be good. Thanks again :)))
 
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