Quick advice needed...

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...not AIBU sorry.. but I really want to go to bed

Ddog (border collie) had his nuts off yday. He has had stiches.. does he need his cone on tonight? He hates it.

Be strong, he does need it on

I would put it on him. My beagle hates hers too but when those stitches start itching he wont be able to resist!

I would leave it on. They can't be trusted not to worry away at the stitches.

Yes of course he does!

I wasn't offered a cone - just advised to keep an eye and if he 'fiddled' with his bits or should that be lack of bits, to request one.

Oki smoke. I will tell him you lot said so though!!

Daft beast won't get in bed with his cone on. So he sleeps on the floor He looks so sad!

id take it off and see if he goes near the stiches, my dog after he got done never went near them so didnt bother with the collar

Aw, make him up a bed on the floor.

It's hard, but honestly it's a few days in the rest of his [empty] nut licking days. It's just not worth the complications.

My cats have usually figured out how to get the cone off after a few days anyway, but the wound has usually healed a fair bit by then and they've not managed to reopen anything.

You could try and fashion a secure body suit out of an old tshirt (I vaugely remember finding some stuff on line), but I'd only use it for nights/short periods.

Well he'll look a lot sadder if you give him the opportunity to get at those stitches. Short term pain; long term gain. No pain, no gain.

We have let him have it off when he is in view. He has been told off for lifting his leg for a lick! So I think it best him wear the cone

I've put the cushion out of his bed on the floor next to the radiator. I'd let him come to bed with me but he is such a fidget arse! He wakes the cats which then wake me.