Bleeding after being spayed??

Hi, I have an 8-month-old female cat who was spayed on 15th February. Everything was fine until 1st March, the day of her follow-up appointment with the vet. Typically, she started having bloody diarrhoea that day, but when I arrived the vet told me it was nothing serious. She took out the stitches and the dressing, and then asked about giving her a vaccine. I asked if it was okay given the circumstances, and she said since the cat didn't have a temperature there was no risk. Just as we were leaving the surgery, my cat started producing huge amounts of thick, sticky drool, she was struggling to breathe and was very weak. I went straight back in to see the vet who told me not to worry, that it was just a reaction to the jab.

Once we got home, her health went downhill. She isn't eating or drinking and she's still bleeding. I went back to the vet a day later and she asked to keep her in for monitoring. It’s been 5 days now. I saw her yesterday and I didn't even recognise her—my cat is completely broken. She doesn't move and she has red and green spots all over her belly and her back, and she's still bleeding.

To be honest, the vet doesn't seem to understand what is happening to her, though she is doing her best to save her.

What do you think? Please help me! She has never been sick before this. Please, I need help.

No, he didn't tell me to do anything, no cone, nothing.

I'm definitely going to keep a close eye on it, that's for certain!

If I notice any changes at all, I'll go to a different vet.

Thanks for your replies

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It’s not cause for alarm...,

you can’t see any of the stitches? Dissolvable ones should stay in for at least 10-15 days; could the cat have really managed to undo them all? Didn’t the vet ask you to use a cone or a recovery suit?

The wound has widened because the stitches didn’t hold (a poor job? lack of care?).

Keep a close eye on it, as it’s going to take a long time to heal.

Anyway, it’s good that you’ve shown him; I hope he reflects on his technique for future surgeries.

Best regards

I’m back, and the vet says everything is fine. What we’re seeing are just scabs, and the wound is wider because she’s probably been licking at it.

He says there’s nothing to worry about.

I wish I’d spotted this sooner, but she’s a right handful and absolutely won’t let you do a thing (touching her belly has always been out of the question).

Anyway, thanks for your replies, they’ve confirmed what I was thinking. I’m taking her to the vet now and I’ll edit the post later to give you an update.

Evening,

Your cat's scar definitely doesn't look right.

The edges of a scar should be held together. This looks like a continuous suture that has been pulled, causing the thread to gradually come undone and the wound to open up.

Celdric is right, you need to head back to the vet because an open wound like that is an open door for all sorts of environmental pathogens!

They'll likely need to redo the stitches—this time using individual ones to close the skin barrier after a proper clean—and perhaps even prescribe some local prophylactic antibiotics.

Kind regards

I’ve attached a photo of a healthy scar for comparison.

Hi everyone, I’m back with an update and to get your thoughts.

She hasn’t bled anymore and is doing really well. She’s jumping, eating, drinking, and constantly asking for fusses.

However, it’s been impossible to keep an eye on her wound as she won’t let us look. I managed to snap a photo earlier and the wound looks a bit strange to me.

http://hpics.li/b5a6a8e

I can’t see any stitches (they were dissolvable ones) and I’m not sure what this little white thing is—could anyone shed some light on it?

Thanks in advance