Ecollar avoidance idea...

So Goldy is getting fixed on Friday and I DREAD putting an ecollar on her, even an inflatable one - it's bad enough to be in pain, but in a freakish collar HAS to make it worse.

So here's my idea: can I put a little doggie shirt on her? Maybe something similar to a baby's onesie? Something light and thin that won't get her too hot and will prevent her from licking.

I realize that she can chew through it if she focused on it, but I will be with her most of Saturday and Sunday - I just want something that will decrease her attraction to the wound.

I'm thinking of doing the shirt/outfit first and having an ecollar as back up.

Bear had zero interest in his surgical area, but I have a feeling Goldy shall be the opposite.

Any feedback on my idea?

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Comment by Meredith and Paisley on February 23, 2010 at 7:13pm: This is actually what we had to do with Paisley after her surgery. She wasn't really interested in licking her stitches but she did want to scratch at them with her back foot. I bought a little toddler tshirt (it had cute pink ponies on it, so it was too cute to pass up) and rigged up a way to clip it to her collar so it wouldn't slide off of her shoulders. It worked really well, but it helped that I was with her most of the time at the beginning to scold her for chewing on it. In the end it worked out much better than an ecollar.

Comment by Beth on February 23, 2010 at 6:42pm: Yes, my vet suggests a t-shirt for females that bother their stitches, and only to use a collar as a very last resort. I strongly suggest you experiment with getting a shirt to stay on her pre-surgery; I had a heck of a time figuring it out with Maddie and regardless of whether I put it on backward or forward, it kept slipping off.