steve has a large-ish swelling at his upper incision from his neuter. this is the incision where they went into his belly to dig around. it's probably just swelling or fluid build up from him being too active, but i'm taking him in to get it checked, because there's a chance he's popped his internal stitches and it's his guts sticking out. which would really suck.
good steve thoughts please
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I'm sure you're right and it's just his crazy antics, but we'll be thinking of you today!
thank you everyone for the good vibes!
it is indeed just fluid/swelling/whatever. which is what i thought, but when i first noticed it last night and was poking at it, it went "goosh" in a way that made me think of intestines, so i got a little flighty. i've never actually seen a dog pop their stitches, but it can happen. steve's such a freaking maniac, that if it was going to happen, well....
when i mentioned the gooshing to the doctor, he palpated steve's belly even more carefully and said everything is smooth and closed the way it should be, that it's just superficial swelling, and keep him quiet. bwahahahahaha.
it is indeed just fluid/swelling/whatever. which is what i thought, but when i first noticed it last night and was poking at it, it went "goosh" in a way that made me think of intestines, so i got a little flighty. i've never actually seen a dog pop their stitches, but it can happen. steve's such a freaking maniac, that if it was going to happen, well....
when i mentioned the gooshing to the doctor, he palpated steve's belly even more carefully and said everything is smooth and closed the way it should be, that it's just superficial swelling, and keep him quiet. bwahahahahaha.
