Post-Surgery Question

• 06-10-2007 7:24 PM

  pwdlover Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 10 Points 0

  Post-Surgery Question Reply Contact My dog was just spayed on Friday. My husband and I have been home with her since. She hasn't had to be crated or left alone. We are having some concerns about going back to work tomorrow and leaving her alone in her crate. We don't want her to lick her incision or bother the stitches. She really hasn't since we've been home, but we are not sure about when we will be gone. We did purchase some bitter cherry and have put that around the incision. What are your suggestions? Unfortunately the "cone" is out as we don't own one and it's too late to purchase one. I just need some past experience to help be reassured!

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• 06-11-2007 12:52 AM

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  janet_rose Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area, Texas Posts 3,740 Points 330	RE: Post-Surgery Question Reply Contact You can create a makeshift, but effective collar by (1)  folding a towel to the width of the dog's neck (2)  wrapping the towel around the dog's neck (3)  wrapping duct tape around the towel   The idea is to keep her from bending her neck, so you will have to pick a towel of an appropriate size and thickness.
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• 06-11-2007 9:53 AM

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  tamoo Joined on 03-23-2007 Southeast Texas Posts 228 Points 0

  RE: Post-Surgery Question Reply Contact I've also seen people (and this depends on the size of the dog) use an old wife-beater undershirt on the dog. You just put it on like a normal shirt would go on and then tie the back of it around the dog's middle so it covers up the stitches. Certainly (most) dogs cannot undo the knot and it keeps them from being able to chew the stitches. "No act of kindness is ever wasted." - Aesop

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• 06-11-2007 12:10 PM

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  janet_rose Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area, Texas Posts 3,740 Points 330	RE: Post-Surgery Question Reply Contact old wife-beater undershirt [sm=huh.gif]   Please describe this - sounds interesting.  []
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• 06-11-2007 12:17 PM

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  NicoleS Joined on 07-10-2006 Western Pennsylvania Posts 1,228 Points 135	RE: Post-Surgery Question Reply Contact lol,  a wife-beater refers to the white sleeveless shirts some guys wear as an undershirt, or just as a shirt.  They tend to be made of light, cheap white fabric and sometimes ribbed.    [linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeveless_shirt]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeveless_shirt[/link] Nicole & Sammy
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