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My dog has razor burn and itchy stitches after neuter. What to do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 9 years and 6 months old | 11 lbs

My dog just got neutered 3 days ago and looks like he might have a razor burn from where they shaved fur should I worry? Also is the anything I can do to help soothe the itching from the stitches of the neuter? And lastly he has heart worms and is a strong positive but he has no symptoms and still acts hyper and crazy, is there anything natural he could take that can help him in the meantime until I afford to take him to the vet?

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 20th, 2018

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. Unfortunately, razor burn is a common occurrence with shaving dog hair. Sometimes clippers become too hot or the blades cut the skin. This is nothing to worry about as it will heal on its own. You can use Sentry Wound Ointment to apply to the razor burn but not to the incision site. I would not recommend placing any creams over the neuter incision. As for the heartworm disease, there are no known natural worm killing supplements that I would recommend. You can try the "slow kill" method by administering monthly heartworm preventative and see if that works. Heartworm prevention such as Heartgard is what I typically recommend. I hope this helps guide you in the right direction. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

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