Short veterinary educational video by Dr. Lera Clone presenting Lily, a one-year-old boxer who returns about five months after ovariohysterectomy (spay) with a small palpable bump at the surgical site. The clinician suspects a suture reaction from slowly-dissolving deep-layer sutures, outlines conservative management with antibiotics and the rare option of surgical removal, and invites viewer questions.
Good morning, guys. My name is Dr. Lara. This is Lily. Lily is a one year old boxer.
And today she's.
Coming in about five months after she was spayed, which means she had surgery to take out her ovaries and her uterus.
And she's having.
A little bump where she had the surgery site. So if you come in, you can take a look at her belly and you can see she's got a little bump right where she had the surgery. And so what we suspect is most.
Likely going on with.
Her is that she has some stitches in there that when we do the surgery, we put three layers of what we call closure. And some of those stitches can take a really, really long time to dissolve. They usually don't cause any problems, but.
Sometimes they can.
And they can cause what's called a suture reaction. So we think that this is what's going on. Sometimes we may just put them on some antibiotics and try and get it to resolve. In a very rare case, we may have to go in if the client wants it, to surgically remove it and be done with it. If you guys have any questions or.
Concern, just.
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Get you back to you. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
