https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/13289/seroma-post-fhno 3yo MN cat. Presented with cranio-dorsal hip luxation. At surgery there was significant trauma to the gluteal muscle groups which were not repairable. Post op, the cat contiues to do well and is weight bearing well on the affected leg. However, due toen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76317?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:45:55 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d0ed7d32-4ecd-402d-834e-7143c81d6199Rajat<p>I too vote to leave it. If drainage is really really required/desirable, a suction grenade/active drain for 2-3 days would be better than a needle centesis so the dead space has time to shrink down and tissue layers to stick to each other a bit. I would definitely not use a penrose drain. </p> <p>This oviously increases costs, so if cat not bothered by it, my feeling is to leave it. I am saying this as a non orthopaedically inclined surgeon, and I defer to other people&#39;s opinions who do orthopaedic surgery.<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Angel_smiley.png" alt="Innocent" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76311?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:51:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ad1e535f-ba1a-48ee-9f86-075c9610322cUtlendigur<p>Another vote for leaving it, especially if not bothering the cat. Wouldn&#39;t even drain unless huge or wanting to check for infection</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76309?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Oct 2012 23:36:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b1033d5f-c552-4707-ab1b-533ff7b9110cStephen Courtney<p>The seroma will go away. Draining it risks introducing bacteria into prime culture medium. I would leave it alone.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76275?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:57:19 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:f0abfae1-c6b0-4383-bcdb-66b1f4ab91f1vs0u <p>I think you should leave it a bit longer before considering amputation. </p> <p>Are you the graeme eckford who&#39;s the son of a friend of my dad&#39;s from years ago?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76247?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:50:59 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:bcb9175c-e460-429c-9bf6-664600e1aedcgraeme eckford<p>[quote user=&quot;alison howell&quot;] <p>How long ago was the surgery?</p> <div style="CLEAR:both;"></div> [/quote]</p> <p>Surgery was 7 days ago. Cat has been cage rested since.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76229?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:29:17 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:483f7c72-7eb4-4889-9cac-8686ef62edbbDavid Mills<p>Drain seroma; cage rest for a week as long as its been a couple of weeks since op.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/76218?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:34:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d49ed5f0-25b9-45b4-975d-f3d38c2540ebvs0u <p>How long ago was the surgery?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>