lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 I sent some photos to my old boss back home and while he understands the tension sutures he's quite shocked by the amount of them and the mess they've made - as well as the big purple bit in the middle of the actual wound. But that could be from the impact on the barb. If it's due to the sutures being too tight and causing a lack of bloodflow I'll have a real problem on my hands. I will just have to keep a close eye on it, keep it clean and keep her quiet. Watch and wait, and nurse her as best I know how. She's on antibiotics and metacam as well. I could use some painkillers myself - I'm so bloody angry :censored: Of course the vet wouldn't release her to me until I paid the bill so that money is long gone. And because the wound was dressed I had no idea it was in such a state. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,162 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Oh lordy love that's looking very sore I know £200 is a lot of money but it could of been a hell of a lot more trust me. Hope ya pooch gets better soon ATB Kie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hollie 21 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Oh dear Poor girl, i am no expert but that stitching doesnt look as good as it could/should be I hope she heals soon, poor girl ! x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Not sure if you saw this when it happened to my Whippet,but,a lot of people were saying whata balls up they had made of stitching it up,but,it is very good now even though there is still a scar(obviously)get yourself some 'Silgel' and rub it in daily when the stitches come out and that will help to settle the scar down so it doesn't look quite as harsh it is great stuff.............. and after a while and treating with the Silgel............. I hope she/he goes on ok mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alaunt 4 Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hope the wound mends ok,that looks a poor job to me,i think i would be taking photos and putting in a complaint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted December 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yes Martin I do remember that .... I don't think the stitching looks too terrible there myself. But what a good end result! Where do you get Silgel? Never heard of it. Mushy I shudder to think just how bad it could've been. I'm glad she didn't totally unzip herself tho I do get the feeling that someday she'll do just that. Never seen skin like hers on a dog before. If you stare at her hard it splits open A friend has some Manuka honey dressings for me to apply, and we've been brainstorming about how best to redress the wound and keep the dressing in place. It's a real bugger of a spot. In the meantime all she's got on is a pink cammo print fleece dog jumper to cover the area Glad I don't have to walk her wearing that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tallyho 181 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Bloody hell he has butchered your poor dog , how is it healing now ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thanks for asking Tally ... it's slow and steady. The skin all died off and ripped apart because the eejit vet stitched it despite trauma to the area, and she's ended up with a MASSIVE open wound that will take weeks and weeks to heal back up. Walked her over today for a dressing change and took this photo It's looking nice and healthy but there are a couple of areas where the skin is too raised and that might need trimming back. What's worse than trying to keep a two year old lurcher quiet?? One who's used to mooching on a very regular basis I might add. There's snow aplenty here and she's desparate to go mental in it but she's covered up in dressings and has to stay on lead. The only thing I have to cover the dressings with is a pink cammo print fleece. I hate walking her in it, makes me feel like one of those 'dress up your dog' brigade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 596 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 That's a real shame - it looks nasty that. Did the vet give any sort of explanation etc.? Do they charge you every time you go to have it checked and redressed? An outcome like that would really challenge your faith in that vet in future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ade33uk 86 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 thats looking nasty ,but at least its clean and relatively healthy looking , are you still using the same vet that butchered her in the first place . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) thats looking nasty ,but at least its clean and relatively healthy looking , are you still using the same vet that butchered her in the first place . I'm still using the same practice but not the same vet. At this point it's just management .... keeping the dressing changed every few days and waiting to see how she gets on. I'm going to have to talk with the other partner this week about everything. I'm being charge for materials but not their time but I'm not happy with that. A wound like hers would've ideally been treated as an open wound until the tissue was healthy enough to stitch. For those of you with a morbid facination here's how it played out: One day after the surgery and you can see he's stitched an area that is bruised badly, meaning no bloody supply, meaning skin will quiet likely not hold but he did it anyway Those little holes are the tension sutures he did and there's nothing wrong with that sort of procedure when the skin is healthy. It's better placed on a limb tho, not on the chest of a very thin skinned dog like her. Two days post-op Exactly what I predicted would happen is happening ... tissue dying off, tension sutures tearing Five days post-op 11 days post-op Because he did this procedure on a thin skinned dogs' chest, when there was a great deal of trauma to the area, bruising etc, all he's done is create a bigger wound than the first one. This man is a good vet in a lot of ways, but this was the wrong procedure to do on this wound and with this dog's skin type, and he won't admit it. I am still toying with the idea of reporting him to the Royal College. I haven't had to use this guy for anything before and needless to say, I trusted blindly. Live and learn: make sure your vet is experienced with running dogs and skin injuries before you hand them your lead and trust them. Edited January 6, 2010 by lurchergrrl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lilvixen 26 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Absolutely shocking, but of course you do put your trust into these people, what else can you do? Trouble is they act like god many of them and usually all stick together when cornered. Really hope your bitch doesn't take too long to heal... I had a terrier bitch rip the entire cover of her chest/stomach off jumping barb wire... i found here hanging upside down over the fence :sick: , she made good recovery thankfully after a similar nice vets bill... knew someone who's field trial Lab dog has his credentials 50% ripped off by the stuff too evil bloody stuff Not sure if the stuff that poster mentioned earlier to promote healing is anything like Dermobion Green/Green paste? I've used that in the past - good stuff... Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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