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When is it ok to take off a cat cone on a female cat who has just been fixed?

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My 6 month old kitten just got spayed. I hate seeing her in a cone but I don't want her scratching or biting off her stitches. When is it ok to take it off?

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  1. Um, well I have had many, many cats spayed and neutered and none of them ever had to wear a cone, and there were never any problems with healing.  Just keep an eye on her, and don't let her mess with the stitches.


  2. you can take it off periodically when you can give her 100% of your attention and let her eat and rest and put it back on when you arent around, however, by 3-4 days her stitches will be healed enough that she wont be able to hurt them and you can take off the cone for good

  3. Your Vet should have told you, if they didn't...then call and ask the vet.  

  4. Yeah, take it off and watch her-some cats won't fool with them and some will. It will only be for a few days anyway.

  5. After your vet has removed her stitches, or has given his/her ok after examination. NOT before.


  6. i would think that you should leave it on...it would be safer to leave the cone on, than take it off and risk her getting an infection, or taking off her stitches

  7. No you should leave it on ,until the stitches have dissolved or have been taken out , they tend to l**k  or bite them if they get the chance.

  8. Once the lumpyness of the stitches go down take it off. Maybe I was just lucky, but my 2 cats did not wear any cone after their op nor did they pick at their stitches or interfere with each others.



    Also if you are at home with your cat alot and have time to supervise her and distract her from touching her wound when you catch her in the act then you could take the cone off now.  

  9. It's ok to take off when you are watching her. But if she begins to l**k at her stitches, put it back on immediately. I have seen kittens pull out stitches from a spay, and trust me, it is not pretty, and they easily become infected that way
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