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We discussed that accidents
happen and sometimes we scrape/cut our skin. Usually nature gives us and
animals our own bandaid called a “scab” and the cut heals all by itself. But
if the cut goes into the epidermis and down to the dermis, the animal will
need stitches.
Stitches mean
that the vet will sew the skin back together. The vet usually likes to use
dissolvable stitches. Most dissolvable stitches start to break down within one to two weeks.
However, it could take several months before your stitches disappear completely.
After the wound has healed, it may be possible for a nurse to remove the
loose ends of the dissolvable stitches,
to speed up the process.
To practice the process, we used stitching pads, plastic needles, & yarn. We discovered how to lace "in & out" and how to knot the ends.
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