At the end of my tether! Not with the dog for once, though she is my lastest concern. Harley was spayed just over a week ago and just now I have noticed she has a lump the size of a golf ball on one side of the incision. The wound looks lovely and clean, not angry or swollen at all, and she was checked over by the vet Tuesday. She seems fine in her self too and we have a post op check scheduled for this afternoon. Any ideas? I'm on my own with the kids and broken ankle or I would take her down to the vet now
Re: Post-spay lump So sorry to hear you have broken your ankle, I would ring the Vet for advice and go from there. Hope Harley is OK. xx
Re: Post-spay lump Kenzi had a lump/blister on one end of her post-spay incision. trip to the vets and they said it was a reaction to the internal sutures, she was put on a course of anti-biotics (free as it was result of her spay) and those sorted her out.
Re: Post-spay lump Amber had a suture reaction too. Grape sized lump at one end of incision. We do see it commonly. Normally after main wound looks better and it's normally where the knot at either end is. The other option is that it could be a hernia. Where an individual stitch in the muscle layer has come loose so something abdominal can sneak through the muscle layer. Is the lump hard or soft? With a small amountof pressure does it seem to reduce or disappear? If it will pop back inside its probably a hernia. Your vet may chose to do nothing as theyre not always a problem or may suggest opening a small amount back up to replace the failed muscle stitch. If it doesn't reduce or disappear then it's likely to be a suture reaction that will settle. Either way I'd encourage a buster collar back on to stop her getting at it. Vet trip when you've got someone to help doesn't have to be immediately unless she's unwell with it.
Re: Post-spay lump Forgot to add the third option. Which is a seroma. An accumulation of fluid, sometimes if they've not been as quiet as we'd like post op. The concept of keeping an adolescent lab quiet is pretty laughable, we really struggled. Some vets will opt to drain the fluid and may check what it looks like/what cells there are under a microscope, others leave it to sort itself out because if you drain them they can just refill.
Re: Post-spay lump There are a couple of things it could be - best case scenario is it's just a reaction to the suture material used which is quite common. Then it could be as previous poster mentioned - a seroma, or worst case scenario the Spey wound could have herniated, but I don't think this is very common. Probably be best to get checked out just in case.
Re: Post-spay lump Thanks for your replies Vet reckons she might have pulled one of her stitches (too much bouncing), we are going back on Monday for another check over. She doesn't seem bothered at all by it, nor the initial wound site, too busy chewing blankets/mummy's foot brace/crisp packets/kitchen roll
