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Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 5 months and 30 days old | 7.2 lbs
By the second week after a spay is it safe to say that the stitches are mostly healed by now?? My puppy's stitches have been scabbing over for a while & she desperately wants to run around, jump and play. I'm just afraid of the stitches opening up.
2 Answers

Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on July 31st, 2017
Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA
Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer
By 10 days after surgery, it should be fine for Snowball to go back to her normal activities - including running, jumping, playing, etc. If you want to double-check, you can always call the veterinarian who did the surgery to make sure it's okay :)
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