I recently adopted a dragon that had been discovered outside in mid April, thought to be dead, and thrown away in a garbage can. He was rescued and taken to the vet, who amputed his tail. The lady that saved him contacted me and I picked him up around the end of may. She said the stitches were to come out on August 14th (seems like a long time to me) , so when the day came, I waited til he was asleep, snipped the stitches and pulled them without him really even waking up. Fast forward to two days ago. His stubby tail has just shed, which revealed that I had missed 2 stitches. So I waited till night to do the same thing. These 2 are quite obviously in much deeper. Barely even touching the stitch makes him wiggle. His tail is not infected, it actually is healing really nicely. But it is possible there is infection around the stitch thread itself, making them sore. They are nylon threads. I'm looking for a bit of advice for removing these ones. My vet is out of town again, and these need to come out asap, they've already been in too long. I also would rather do it with him comfortable instead of having him get stressed at the vets office, because he really hates the vet.
Does anyone have any ideas of how to make it easier? Perhaps soaking the area in warm water with highly diluted hydrogen peroxide would loosen them up? Anyone know if topical numbing agents like orajel would be safe for an adult dragon?
Does anyone have any ideas of how to make it easier? Perhaps soaking the area in warm water with highly diluted hydrogen peroxide would loosen them up? Anyone know if topical numbing agents like orajel would be safe for an adult dragon?
You can put honey on it beforehand, too since the sugar reduces inflammation. If you want, mix about 3 TBS raw honey in warm water to soak him before hand , but just applying it straight on should work well too.
