Hi Sadly Misty had to have emergency surgery (she was running around the garden with a sticke in her mouth and one end got suck in the grass the other pushed into her throat and broke off). Although she swallowed the part of the stick in her throat she had to have surgery to remove it from her stomach. I'm please to say she is recovering well from her surgery but has already managed to crack the plastic cone she was given by the vet. Can anyone suggest an alternative please? It need to be something that will stop her from getting to her wound (which is quite big along her tummy) and looking at some of the inflatable collars I'm not sure they would stop her getting to it. Thank you.
We used an inflatable one for Cookie after surgery, it was a large thing and she hated it. After a few days I gave her a load of my old t-shirts to wear. We'd put the t-shirt on her and the gather the loose material that hung around her midriff and tie it in a knot above her bum so she wouldn't stand on it. She'd come for her clean t-shirt every morning and sit up with her paws out while I put it on her, I think she thought she was very posh.
I read on here some years ago about a dog t shirt type thing that was useful after being spayed. It was fabulous, have a google.
Sadly the comfy sturdy Kong inflatable collar didn't prevent Johnny from getting at his knee incision. I think what EDP mentions is called a medical shirt. I've seen them online. Check the delivery times though and if it's too long, ring your vet and see if they can get you one sooner. A fitted T shirt might do just as well. If you get desperate ask the vet about options for mild sedation. Best of luck for a speedy recovery.
We bought one of the inflatable collars for Cooper when she was spayed, but ending up not needing to use it. Even though she had a pretty big incision, she did not lick it.
Hi, thank you for your replies. We used an inflatable collar in the end which although Misty wasn't keen, did keep her away from her wound which has fully healed and she is back to her normal bouncy self
