She had surgery today, spayed, we tried a cone to prevent licking.. well she got out of it so we tightened to where we would have to remove it with out sliding it on and off... well she got again... any tighter and I fear it'll be to tight... so I tried the neck brace thing.. well same thing... uh theres not much left to do and I dont want to drop an extra 50$ if she tears the stitches open and nor do I want her to get an infection... please I'm out of ideas.. tired and worried... is there anything I can do??
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The cone can be tightened so it is very snug. As long as you can fit two fingers under it, the cone is not too tight, but she should also not be able to get it off.
For most cats, it doesn't take very long for them to get accustomed to the cone, and resigned to the fact that they can't get it off. Of course, some cats are amazingly adept at getting them off despite every attempt to avoid this.
There are other types of cones (Elizabeth collars) which you can pick up at vets and pet stores. Some pets do better with hard collars, others better with soft collars.
As a short term solution, if you cannot keep the cone on and she is licking at the incision, then you can fashion something for her to wear to cover the incision, such as a small t-shirt.
The other most important part after surgery such as this is keeping her confined to a small area. The less area she has to jump and run and rub against objects, the easier it is to control things like the cone.
