Sutures are used in the surgical operations to connect the injured tissues or tissue incisions. With today’s technological opportunities, it is possible to manufacture various suture products. Each of these sutures are preferred for different surgical operations depending on the suture properties. The support of the sutures in tissue recovery plays an important in veterinary surgery. When choosing a suture, scar/incision conditions as well as physical, chemical, and biologic properties of the sutures should be considered.

We can considered veterinary sutures under 2 separate titles:

1. Absorbable Sutures

Catgut

Polyglycolic acid (PGA)

Polyglactin 910(PGLA)

Polydioxanone (PDO）

Polyglecaprone (PGCL)

2. Non-absorbable sutures

Silk

Nylon

Polyester

Polypropylene