Emergency skills - Our dog had surgery to remove a "danger lump", which left him with a 6'' incision. On Saturday he went running after a deer and popped out a bunch of stitches which left a large gaping hole in his neck. Our vet isn't open over the weekend so my options were to either take Maximus to an emergency clinic 1 hour away (and pay ridiculous fees), or fix him up myself.
I decided it was time to try one of the emergency suture kits.
My wife was out of town so I called my friend Jason to assist. I gave Maximus a pain pill, gathered the necessary equipment, sanitized my tools, and studied up on how to tie a suture. I laid him down on a towel, Jason rubbed his belly and held his head, and I proceeded to close him up with 3 stitches.
Maximus didn't whine, flinch, or even try to move. It's like he knew it had to be done.
On Monday I took him to the vet. They said I did an excellent job and there was no need to remove my work. They added a few extra staples and sent us on our way.
It's comforting to know that if I had to stitch someone up in an emergency, I've got the ability to do it.
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