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(Heads up for anyone squeamish, the photos attached are pretty graphic.)
Hello!
Almost 6 weeks ago from now, my cat had PU surgery performed for repeated blockages. The recovery process has been going okay so far, despite a minor setback of him getting his cone off when I wasn't watching and licking the site - I took him back to the vet after that, and he did get a stitch or two loose, but for the most part was alright. No infections at all have happened so far.
That was over three weeks ago, and I'm getting concerned about the lack of healing his wound is showing. The lower portion in the picture, where the small dark dot is (that's a leftover stitch) has healed almost completely, meanwhile the gash that is above looks no different than when two weeks ago when he got most of his stitches out.
That last appointment the vet did comment that he still looked pretty raw after they cleaned him, but that he should scar? in that area and the leftover stitches should fall out on their own (it's been a while, my memory isn't too good). They also said he'd be okay to groom himself a bit under supervision, but I'm haven't let him due to how tender it still appears.
He had a scab over the area the first half of the week he came back from the appointment, but due to him raising his leg in attempts to get at the site he ripped it off. It hasn't scabbed back over since, and just looks very raw and puffy all the time. The skin around it isn't hot to the touch, and nothing oozes or bleeds, so I'm not sure if he could be infected.
I haven't experienced this type of surgery and recovery with any other cat I've had, so I have no frame of reference to how long the healing process takes or what's normal or not. I'm pretty concerned. Does it look infected? Should I take him back to the vet?
Could anybody give their opinion on how his wound looks? Or share any similar experiences possibly? Any advice would help greatly.
(I labeled a photo since it's pretty difficult to tell what's what, he squirms quite a bit so it's hard to take a good one, and he's damp from me rinsing the area to keep him mostly clean.)
Hello!
Almost 6 weeks ago from now, my cat had PU surgery performed for repeated blockages. The recovery process has been going okay so far, despite a minor setback of him getting his cone off when I wasn't watching and licking the site - I took him back to the vet after that, and he did get a stitch or two loose, but for the most part was alright. No infections at all have happened so far.
That was over three weeks ago, and I'm getting concerned about the lack of healing his wound is showing. The lower portion in the picture, where the small dark dot is (that's a leftover stitch) has healed almost completely, meanwhile the gash that is above looks no different than when two weeks ago when he got most of his stitches out.
That last appointment the vet did comment that he still looked pretty raw after they cleaned him, but that he should scar? in that area and the leftover stitches should fall out on their own (it's been a while, my memory isn't too good). They also said he'd be okay to groom himself a bit under supervision, but I'm haven't let him due to how tender it still appears.
He had a scab over the area the first half of the week he came back from the appointment, but due to him raising his leg in attempts to get at the site he ripped it off. It hasn't scabbed back over since, and just looks very raw and puffy all the time. The skin around it isn't hot to the touch, and nothing oozes or bleeds, so I'm not sure if he could be infected.
I haven't experienced this type of surgery and recovery with any other cat I've had, so I have no frame of reference to how long the healing process takes or what's normal or not. I'm pretty concerned. Does it look infected? Should I take him back to the vet?
Could anybody give their opinion on how his wound looks? Or share any similar experiences possibly? Any advice would help greatly.
(I labeled a photo since it's pretty difficult to tell what's what, he squirms quite a bit so it's hard to take a good one, and he's damp from me rinsing the area to keep him mostly clean.)