Swelling after spaying
It has been 9 days now since my little girl was spayed and just yesterday I noticed some swelling on one side of her incision. There is no redness or draining..., the incision itself looks great but I'm concerned about this recent swelling. She had gotten a bit rowdy with my german shepherd in the past day or two so I'm thining that may have alot to do with it. I am going to call my vet today and let them know but I was curious if anyone else has experienced this. We are in Michigan and having a snow/ice storm today so I really don't want to venture out but am concerned. She is eating, playing, etc. normally. The swelling is maybe about the size of a golfball and feels soft. It's been really tough trying to keep her quiet these last few days!
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Permalink Reply by Yuki & Ellie on
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Is the swollen area hard? We were always told to watch for areas resembled a bar of soap (swollen and hard.) I would definitely keep her quiet, though. I had to keep Ellie from playing for 2 full weeks before she was allowed to play gently (no rough-housing with Yuki until the 3rd week.) Let us know how she does!
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Lincoln on
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Thanks for your reply. The area is very soft and squishy but not red and she lets me touch it so I don't think it's painful. She's so bouncy all the time. When I come in from outside, she wants to jump up. I've put boxes up on all the furniture to stop her from jumping up on them!
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Permalink Reply by Cheryl Nickel on
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Good morning Cindy,
In all likelihood this is simply a seroma which often occurs after a spay surgery. All of my female dogs have developed them after their spay surgeries. If it is the size of a golf ball....that seems a little large for a corgi; my dogs' seromas never got that large. They almost always just go away on their own as the collection of fluid is re-absorbed by their little corgi bodies. I know you would feel better if you had the vet/vet tech check it out. Keep us posted!
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Thank you. It started out on one side of the incision but now seems to be under the incision and covering about a inch on each side of the incision. She sure doesn't act like anything bothers her!
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Thanks! She did great for the first 7-8 days but then I think I must've gotten a little more lenient about her playing because it had been 7-8 days, and maybe she overdid it playing. I know she slipped on the ice once when I took her outside and landed on her side. I hope that didn't injure anything.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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The way you describe it as soft and golfball sized it may be a seroma, which is just fluid build-up from her being too playful while its healing. I don't think its any big emergency but should be checked by the vet just in case. You should be going for a suture removal in the next couple of days anyway so maybe have it checked out at that time (you can remove sutures 10-14 days post spay so anytime really would be ok)
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Thanks! She has an apptmt tomorrow to get checked out and my vet said if anything changes before that to bring her in this afternoon. I guess it can be quite normal but just to be on the safe side, they'd like to check it out. She also has dissolvable stitches so I wonder if that has anything to do with it.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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It's probably a seroma, which is just a collection of fluid. The body will re-absorb it. Seanna had one after her spay and ACL surgery. Just watch for signs of infection and a fever.
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Thanks for your reply!
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Well I took Ella in yesterday and she is going to be fine. As a couple of you suggested, it was a seroma (fluid filled lump) that should go away on it's own. I guess it's caused from her being too active too soon. :/ So.. I'm very relieved now. I have to keep her quiet for another week and then she should be healed! Thanks for all your replies :)
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Permalink Reply by Chris, Kadi & Brodie on
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We had our Kadi spayed about a month ago and it was SOOOOOOOO hard to keep her from overdoing it! They are such tough little dogs that they ignore pain or discomfort a lot of breeds wouldn't. Having been a vet tech for 13 years, I knew what I was in for, so we had a pen ready for her to recover in and had to take her out only on a leash until her sutures came out. She was really good at making us feel like we were abusing her, but it was the only way to keep her quiet!
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Yes, Chris, they are tough! I had to put boxes up on the couch and chairs because she would jump up and that's quite a jump for her short, little legs! She is a bit of a drama queen so she would whine when I crated her. From the first day home from surgery, she was active. You wouldn't have known she even had a surgery if you didn't see the wound. When I take her outside, she wants to "hop" thru the snow. It's tough keeping her quiet but thank goodness, we are close to being fully healed!! :)
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