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Help! My spayed cat won't keep her cone on. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 4 years and 6 months old | 5.2 lbs

My cat just got spayed today & came home with me but i dont know what to do. She wont keep her soft cone on & im scared of her licking open her wound but the way she tries to take off the cone is worrying me even more. Its 3 am & around 7 pm i called 2 different vets to see if they could keep her overnight but none of them would except if i paid over 300$. I dont know what to do ive been crying all night im so desperate. She stays still and sleeps for like 5 min & then wakes up to fight it off.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 27th, 2017

I would recommend taking the e-collar off and keep her in a closed room with you. most cats won't open the spay wound and in her case i think the cage and the collar are causing her too much stress. if you see that she is licking the area obsessively- put the collar back on.

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    Answered By Oneal Bogan, DVM

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    Published on February 18th, 2019

    Hi there. You can try using a small T shirt backwards on her so she can still urinate but so her incision is covered. You can also get a collar for her and use a hair tie to secure the e collar to the collar so she can't kick it off. It may also be too big for her, your vet may have some that fit better. I hope that helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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