I'm an RN. What is the main difference between stitches and staples? They've switched over to staples on most human surgeries a long time ago. It's a time saver, but other than that, I've certainly never noticed a big difference. Much easier to place, and to remove staples than stitches. That's about it. Myra
>From: "Cynthia J. Savoia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Pain Meds >Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 10:41:04 EDT > >Myra, > >I was not saying that a spay was not serious. However, a spay lasts about >30 >minutes and they go in and take out the uterus etc. Exploratory or >blockage >surgeries can last almost 2 hours. They go in and actually move the organs >around and at times makes cuts into the intestines, etc. Also, in a spay >if >there are external sutures they are just stitches. In an exploratory or >blockage they actually use staples. Rimadyl has been used for arthritic >pain >in the past. But I have found that more and more vets are using it for >take >home pain meds for smaller surgeries. > >Cynthia Savoia > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
