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How long should my dog wear a cone and avoid jumping after spay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 6 months and 3 days old | 33 lbs

How long do I need to keep the cone on and stop her from playing and jumping? She got spayed 8 days ago and her stitches are dissolvable.

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Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 28th, 2020

If Lola is being too crazy post-spay, then I would contact the veterinarian to see if the veterinarian can prescribe Lola a sedative to help keep her more calm. The last thing you want is for Lola to open up her incision because she is too active. I hope this helps!

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