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Best comfortable recovery cone for a large dog after spaying?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 1 month old

Nala will be getting spayed very soon and I was wondering what would be the best effective recovery cone to use on her considering she is a semi large dog. As well make her feel more comfortable

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 30th, 2019

Hello, thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I do not think those pillow ones on the neck work very well. But the soft-sided cones you can certainly use. The hard plastic ones are not really recommended. Dogs don’t resist the soft ones as much as the hard ones. Just make sure that the cone is long enough to go past the end of her nose or she wilI still be able to lick at the incision. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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