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roxygirl61887
Apr 19, 2007, 08:31 PM
My dog just got neutered and she keeps trying to lick her sutures... and I am going to have to go to work tomorrow all day and I don't want her to take them out.. the vet didn't give us anything to give her.. what can I do..
PLEASE HELP:(FAST

alkalineangel
Apr 19, 2007, 08:32 PM
Get one of those cone things... thats all I can think of quickly...

roxygirl61887
Apr 19, 2007, 08:34 PM
I have to work early in the morning and I have like no time... :(

alkalineangel
Apr 19, 2007, 08:42 PM
Well there is nothing short of that... if you bandage it, she will just rip it off... I haven't seen any of the dog guys on here recently, but they may have a better answer... sorry I couldn't be more help..

labman
Apr 19, 2007, 08:51 PM
The cone things are all I know of too. I am trying to remember how much our dogs licked their incision. We never used the cone, and never had a problem with the stitches.

You might call the vet tomorrow.

grammadidi
Apr 19, 2007, 09:10 PM
Well, I don't know if you would want to put this on the actual wound, but you could put cider vinegar around the area. It won't hurt the dog, but tastes yucky. :) You could also try iodine if you have it.

Also, you can make an Elizabethan collar out of cardboard in a pinch.

Hope this helps until you can get some cream from the vet.

Didi