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little body suit for small female dog after spraying surgery

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busybee6969 Wed 03-Apr-24 21:44:19

hi getting my new small 7kg female dog sprayed soon, doing it keyhole surgery for faster recovery,what is best place to buy a little suit to put on to protect the small stitchs,thank you,ones from the vets are very expensive

LadyGaGa Wed 03-Apr-24 22:05:44

There’s a good choice on Amazon - lots of different sizes, often with next day delivery. Hope your little dog will get well soon!

Moonwatcher1904 Wed 03-Apr-24 22:11:59

I don't know if it's any help but my friend's little dog had major surgery and she got some babygrows and vests. She cut them so they would fit. You could probably get some in a market or charity shop. It's just a suggestion.

25Avalon Wed 03-Apr-24 22:33:02

When my lab was spayed using keyhole surgery the vet supplied a body suit that she came home in and we kept. Mind you I came down in the morning to find the body suit in a neat pile in the corner of her pen! It was much nicer than a cone, just she could have done with a slightly smaller suit. Why don’t you check with your vet to see if they will be supplying one?

Oopsadaisy1 Thu 04-Apr-24 01:04:30

MissOops dog has had a few ops and the vet has supplied the body suits.

shysal Thu 04-Apr-24 08:04:00

I have some little dog suits from Ebay for my cats in case they have wounds to be protected. As a 'belt and braces' precaution I also use bitter apple spray to stop licking should they wriggle out of them. It is very effective.
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=grannicks+bitter+apple+spray&_sacat=0&_sop=15

Astitchintime Thu 04-Apr-24 08:10:23

Moonwatcher1904

I don't know if it's any help but my friend's little dog had major surgery and she got some babygrows and vests. She cut them so they would fit. You could probably get some in a market or charity shop. It's just a suggestion.

A Moonwatcher suggests, why not try a charity shop first? This will support another charity too.
Alternatively, ask around locally to see if any young mums could donate some redundant baby vests/babygrows.

SheepyIzzy Sat 27-Apr-24 09:38:17

I have only just seen this post, wish I'd seen it sooner! My pair, weren't supposed to be spayed yet (another 2 months) but the one, even though they both seasoned end of January, has decided to have 2 little seasons with the customary move tail to side and get sister to hump hump hump!

Needless to say, a routine vet visit and 2 days later both have been spayed!

Vet says anything up to a week to heal, Thursday op, today saturday, got greeted by mad zoomies!

Scruffy Pup has got a "onesie" bought after the fact (I thought they still gave out cones) and looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth when wearing it! Little Black Rat, (Chihuahua) is.another matter! I have 4 more for her to try on coming today, she's been measured so many times yet not one of the 5 that came yesterday fits.

She's a definite one size does NOT fit all dog!

Madwoman11 Sat 27-Apr-24 09:44:06

Buy babygros or all in one vests from local supermarket they are very cheap. You may have to requirements but will serve the purpose

twiglet77 Sat 27-Apr-24 09:57:02

Equafleece do jersey t-shirts. Their whole range is absolutely brilliant but follow the precise guides on the website for measuring, they’re not like other dog coats.

twiglet77 Sat 27-Apr-24 09:58:22

www.equafleece.co.uk/products/dogs/t-shirt-body

Iam64 Sat 27-Apr-24 10:38:07

Your vet usually gives a body suit after surgery
But I’ve used baby fries on small dogs and xl T-shirts on the big ones