Beretta28g Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) Right well today my spaniel had a lump/tumor/cyst removed from his front left shoulder and he has quite a large wound which has been stiched. The vet has not issued a "buster collar" because he cannot reach the wound with his muzzle; however he can scratch it with his back paw. What is the best way to prevent this from happening especially during the night? Oh and by the way the vet suggested either a tee shirt or sock, though after experiments these are proving a problem to keep on, and as the vet said he must not do any excersize for 14 days we were wondering whether him trying to remove the garments would be more benificial than good. Many Thanks Edited February 7, 2011 by Beretta28g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenthomas Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 HI there, my dog had a huge lump taken out of his back where his microchip went nasty and had to be removed with a large chunk of rotten flesh. This was just between his shoulder blades and also easily scratchable. I used a childs tshirt on him that was very close fitting and it healed really well. The vet was very concerned it wouldn't heal as it was so large a hole in a place which is always moving as the shoulder blades move back and forth. Good luck, I hope yours heals equally as well as my boys did. Helen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks, The tee shirt may have to do... he doesnt like it though and squirms worse than an eel, i just wonder if it will do more damage? Many thanks for the replys Beretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby63 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Always go the other way sock on foot over night it'l take his mind off shoulder itch and just monitor duering day first to see if it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom&Dexter Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) T shirt is a good idea as long as its tight fitting your vet can supply you with dog tees if needed. if he is at it to much he may need his paws bound if his claws are kicking the wound open best of luck with him hope it heels sharpish went through something similar last year with my boy was awful after a second op i got some dog t shirts off the vet and had his paws bound for a few days Edited February 7, 2011 by Tom&Dexter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenthomas Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 That dog t shirt looks perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted February 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Well i put a couple of socks on his paw overnight and it wasnt a problem, im dog sitting today so hopefully i can stop him doing anything he shouldnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Good luck, I hope he gets better quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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