Dog castrates

Re: Dog castrates

Kim Buckley — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:22:08 GMT

Yeah my old vets used buried sutures to but I've seen less interference with no sutures at all.

Re: Dog castrates

Vicky RVN — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:48:18 GMT

[quote user="Kim Blowing RVN"]rabbits are notorious for pulling at stitches. [/quote]

Our vets do buried sutures (the proper name escapes me atm!) to prevent this.

I've never seen a dog done that way. With rabbits we have both ways done, depending on vet.

Re: Dog castrates

Kim Buckley — Sun, 23 May 2010 10:18:41 GMT

In my last job rabbits were castrated pre scrotal but in current job they do through the scrotom and one vet doesn't put glue in the wound or anything. I think it's a really good idea as rabbits are notorious for pulling at stitches.

Re: Dog castrates

Sal the 1st — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:13:05 GMT

dogs - two incisions- yes I have seen it done this way and within the last couple of years - I have seen 2 vets who do it this way - both locums, both very old school.

rabbits - the majority I have seen have been done this way

Re: Dog castrates

chanel clydesdale — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:28:30 GMT

I have never seen it done in dogs this way either, i do see it quite regularly in the rabbit castrates we do by one particular vet. Does anybody else do it this way in rabbits?

Re: Dog castrates

Emma Townson VN Cert IV MBVNA — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:25:53 GMT

How very bizarre...

Only time I see 2 incisions if in a cryptorchid situation,, but even then, the main incision is done pre-scrotally.

But one over each scrotum? never...!

Re: Dog castrates

Steph Phillips — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:19:51 GMT

nope.. not heard of it done that way before.. could it have been a cryporchid??

Re: Dog castrates

Katie Hartnoll — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:15:56 GMT

Nope, i've never seen that either. very very strange.

Re: Dog castrates

Kim Buckley — Sat, 22 May 2010 11:50:41 GMT

Nope never seen it in a dog before! Strange.