My dog's E-collar is chafing its hip surgery site. What should I do?

Poor guy. This may be all that is needed to get this area to heal; however we would need a picture of the sore to know for sure. Please repost with a picture of the area in question and we will be more than happy to let you know what this needs to heal properly. Thank you and take care!

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Panda! This is a tough situation! With out seeing the extend of the neck wound it is hard to give advice. I would go the pet store and find the bitter apple spray or lick guard and apply in on the skin (not the stitches) near the testicle area to discourage licking. Then I would consider a donut or softer E-collar to prevent rubbing and licking that hopefully won't continue to irritate the neck. But since the throat wound hasn't improved in 4 days you should have Panda rechecked sooner than Thursday. Maybe if it has been 10 days since the surgeries the stitches can be removed then. I hope this helps and feel free to repost with a picture of the neck wound.

Poor Fox, it looks like he has made himself very sore! He has likely caused a bit of lick dermatitis where the top layer of skin gets irritated then bacteria from.the saliva infect it. It does look pretty superficial, and the surgical site looks okay. I would try putting the collar back on, bathing the area in salty water twice daily, drying gently, then applying a topical antibacterial cream. If it appears to be getting worse or not improving head into the vet.

I would recommend getting a larger ecollar and let your veterinarian know that this has occurred. He probably is trying to get to the sutures and this is the only area he can reach. This will get worse if he keeps licking. Your vet may just extend his antibiotics or just tell you to keep it clean. His incision looks great! Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. This appears to be an old wound that is healing. This could have been secondary to a burn. Sometimes when heating devices / objects are used during surgery, these can cause a blister if left on too long. I would contact the veterinarian who did the surgery and ask him / her if any heating objects were used in this region. It looks as though it is healing well so I would just monitor it for now and if you notice any signs of infection (swelling, redness, pus, pain) I would have the veterinarian assess the area. As for the tail, I would recommend using a topical medication such as Zymox topical ointment to apply to the affected area 2-3 times per day until resolved. If there is no improvement, I would recommend having the tail assessed by the veterinarian so that the most appropriate diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be made. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I'm sorry to hear Ramone is having issues with his neuter incision. Based on the pictures you have included, I am concerned that his incision is dehiscing. I would recommend that Ramone be evaluated by a veterinarian to see how his incision is doing, whether or not it needs to be repaired and if it is possibly starting to get infected. Good luck!

Sorry to see what's going on with Marlee. The first thing that you need to do is shave all the hair on and around the affected area. After doing this, you can use an antiseptic solution like chlorhexidine or dilute betadine to clean the lesion and the surrounding tissue. This will give you a better idea of how it looks. Based on the picture alone, the lesion looks pretty infected. You can certainly try to treat with just the antiseptic and a topical antimicrobial / steroid, but this may not be enough. In cases like this, many times an oral antibiotic is required to help clear this up. You will also likely have to put a collar on Marlee to prevent her from causing further damage to the area her self. Hope this helps.