i had bruno nuetered yesterday and he swelled up and started bleeding slightly so i go vets today and we buy cone for him but he can still reach it?! now what do i do

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Poor Bruno.

Toni, I had a problem w/my GSD getting neutered just last Monday and this thread posted above addresses it. Some great comments that might help you. If he's bleeding and swelling up, it sounds like more should be done for him than just a cone.

The thread is a start anyway. Hopefully people will answer this thread you started quickly but while you're waiting, you can do some reading.

At the end of the day, they all told me to take him to a better vet. Don't know if that applies here .

Good luck with that poor guy.

i was never given any drugs like you was with your dog or a cone, i had to go to a different vets to get a cone, which doent work! could it be the wrong size? or are they all the same?
i no its differnt neck sizes

The cones DO come in different sizes and it is important you have the right size for your dog...otherwise they can and will get to the incision site and lick.

When the cone is on your dog your dog's nose should not poke out past the edge. If it does, it is too small. Long-nosed dogs often need a really big cone.

Sarah, shouldn't the vet have given Toni a pain killer for her dog? And if her dog is swollen and bleeding, shouldn't this be addressed by the vet, without extra charge? What about possible infection at the site, don't dogs get an antibiotic after neutering? Seems like my dogs in the past did, but I really don't remember (too long ago).

And if the cone doesn't fit, shouldn't Toni be able to go back and trade it for a larger one without charge?

A pain killer usually is administered by injection immediately before or after the surgery and pain meds for 3-7 days are typically sent home with the owner. Animals are generally given antibiotic injections in hospital. The exception is crypt-orchid neuters, in heat or pregnant females, or animals having something else going on that lowers their immune system. In these cases a vet would send home antibiotics.

A angry red or swollen incision site should be looked at and since that doesn't take an office call to do, there should be no charge. Some seeping or oozing the first day or so is normal.

If the vet gave the wrong sized cone then not only should the cone be replaced at no charge but any additional treatment needed because of that error should also be at no charge.

One thing I have to add, Sandy: If your vet says keep the cone on then KEEP IT ON! I can't tell you the number of times I hear clients arguing about the cone and assuring us they will watch the dog/cat like a hawk. A few days later they are back in because of complications and in those cases we DO charge them.

well i phone vet up and they say they got no big cones left so i say stuff it!
I chopped up plastic milk jugs and stapled them to the end to make it longer, i dunno if it work he not tried, i hope so! or i will scream!!!

he dont half look stupid haha, mind you he nearly destroy that thing alredy

toni,

what you need is an old diaper pail or an old round kitchen trash pail, or an old plastic bucket. go to a thrift store or to k-mart and find one that is large enough for the bottom to fit around his neck and long enough to hang over his nose when attached to his collar.

cut the bottom out of the pail and puncture some holes in the sides, near the bottom. slip it over the dog's head and attach with some soft, light rope wound through the hole punctures and around his collar. leave enough slack that he can push the rim of the pail back when he eats or drinks.

voila! elizabethan collar for large dog.

that idea didnt work so i take it all off so he got a cone that is too small and he can still lick himself!

is the vet that didnt provide a collar liable to his vet bills if something goes wrong? or the other vets that provided the wrong size?