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12-26-2007, 07:48 PM | #1 |
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| Post-Spay ~ Preventing Licking/Scratching Ariel will be getting spayed one week from today, and I am in search of something that will prevent her from licking/scratching her stitches. When we got Belle spayed, we used the surgical cone that the vet gave us, but she kept wiggling her head out of it and started to lick her stitches. A man at Petsmart told me to put her collar through the holes of the cone (instead of using the string the vet gave), and this prevented her from licking her wounds. BUT, she found another way to get to the stitches by using her hind legs to scratch at it. It got to the point where she actually started bleeding from doing this. We had to keep an eye on her at all times when she was awake, and thankfully she recovered with no scars. I don't want to go through all this again with Ariel, so my question is ... What did you use on your baby to prevent him/her from scratching/licking their post-spay/neuter stitches? I was thinking of using a onesie, but she's around 3.5 pounds...I'm not sure they make them that small. Last edited by TurtleDove; 12-26-2007 at 07:50 PM. |
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12-26-2007, 07:52 PM | #2 |
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| some people use baby onsies...that is what i plan to use i bet you could get one for a preemie |
12-26-2007, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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12-26-2007, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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12-26-2007, 08:29 PM | #5 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| I used a onesie for Ellie. Just get the smallest one you can find. It might still be a bit big but can you cut it and sew it down to size? I put it on Ellie backwards so that the snaps would touch her back and not her incision. You can cut a hole for her tail if you want but I didn't. I thought the edge of the material around the hole would rub against her butt so I decided not to. Make sure it isn't too big or she could crawl out the neck or get her mouth in the leg holes and get to her belly.
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