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Spay healing problems on my doggie!

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I had my Chihuahua spayed about a month and a half ago. Seemed to be healing just fine, said in the documentation given post op that the sutures she was given were not the kind that dissolve, but they are not the kind that need to be removed either...a few nights ago, she started furiously licking the site after we thought all was well and now she's got a huge swollen nipple near the site and about 4 inches of irritated, horrible itching skin around the site that she can't stop licking/biting. We removed a couple of the stitches that were sticking out ourself, but there are still some in there we think. Buried deep in the site of incision.

Has anyone else ever experienced this? Any advice? Will probably take her to the vet in a day or two but would appreciate any input if y'all have it.

Thanks!!