Had to take our little pup in twice to get restitched. The doc got tired of doing it and boarded her for free until it healed. The cone didn't stop her. She would lie on the carpet with her legs splayed and rub across it.
Use a smaller cone and turn it around. Kitty won't mind it so much, won't be a problem eating/drinking, nor will the run into stuff. Still won't be able to get at the incision.
3. We had a golden retriever puppy who had a huge inscision
from removal of an undescended testicle. It became really swollen up, and we had to keep him crated except for going out to potty. It was a long haul (maybe 10 days to 2 weeks). Poor baby.
Not sure how to keep a cat from bothering an incision. They can get themselves into all kinds of contortions. Could you put some bad-tasting ointment or bitter apple on it?
It's very common for them to try to chew on the stitches or pull them out, unfortunately they can disembowel themselves so it's best for them to have the cones.
Except that it wasn't that she couldn't leave it alone, it was that she was such a bouncy, energetic springer girl that it opened back up a little. We took her back to the vet and they resutured it (I think it was the glue or dissolvable sutures). The vet told us to keep her still and prevent her from running around. She made this statement as the pup was doing laps of the lobby. :crazy:
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