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Everybody is more used to seeing human incisions ... dainty little stiches, closely placed together ... because human docs objective is to stitch the skin together to heal with a minimum of scarring.
ever seen a one inch incision with 10 stiches in it? that's being careful. It also takes a long time. Big bite sutures go in fast, tie off fast, and are done fast.
A vet is also racing the anesthesia. A lot of times they don't want to put the animal out longer. Because of their lower body mass, it's a more delicate balance. Vets pass their own gas, too, they don't have an anesthesiologist in the office ... unless that office is the University of Pennsylvania.
Pets typically don't get upset over how the scar wends around ... given enough time fur's gonna grow over the site, and you'll only notice the scar during an extended petting.
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