My vet always says let them do whatever they feel comfortable doing. Usually by the third day they are pretty much themselves. None of mine have overdone it and torn out stitches.
I DID have a Chihuahua that had a tumor removed (yes, it WAS cancer...I miss my Foxman so much) that licked them out. My vet said it would be more stressful to put him under and restitch it and it would heal by itself which it did with the help of an antibiotic and time, with NO problems at all.
Sounds horrible but he really was pretty much himself during the healing process which was pretty fast.
Louise |