Thread: Lily

Originally Posted by missdiane

Just to say,

she was definitely done flank (thank you google)
and they did use cat gut before, it was mentioned by the vet this morning- I had no idea what he meant at the time, I do now!

Btw catgut is not cat gut actually but bovine intestinal collagen. Sometimes it breaks down faster than wanted.


Re Flank versus belly
There are always 2 layers of sutures using Novafil and Dexafil sutures. I was really astounded by what some felines will do to themselfes - of course no owner would ever let their cat in a controled enviroment tear at herself as much as those feral animals do. For all they know the discomfort comes from these very sutures. The benefit of neutering the strays out number by far any possible complications.
It is true that the flank method is easier as the vet has not to deal with the intestines - especially in very young females, where the ovarian tubes and the intestine are difficult to recognize. It also limits any pulling on the urethra (?sp).