Surgi Snuggly Dog Surgery Recovery Suit, Cone Alternative, Spay/Neuter M

This suit is a nice smooth material that’s stretchy and breathable. I got it for my dog so he wouldn’t have to wear a cone the whole time while recovering from his neuter surgery. He’s a 35 lbs Australian shepherd. The medium long was too short so we ended up getting the large long and it fits perfectly. He’s able to lounge in it and it doesn’t press into the surgery site. Just softly covers it so he doesn’t have access to lick or chew at it. As soon as I put it on him he stretched out and looked like he could finally rest compared to his cone. I definitely recommend. It’s easy to clean and Velcro on.

I bought the Medium-Long for my female Cavalier King Charles Spaniel for her spay surgery. It allowed her to spend the recovery time out of a cone. She totally left her stitches alone while wearing this miracle garment. Not only that, every time she was out of her Surgi-Snuggly, she would try to scratch her stitches using her back legs. The cone did nothing to deter that. As soon as I put the Surgi-Snuggly on her, she would immediately leave her stitches alone and stop trying to scratch them with her back legs. She spent all day in this and slept in the suit at night and did not seem to mind it at all. It made her recovery time soooooo much better for her and for me.Then, my male Cav needed to be neutered and to have an umbilical hernia repaired. Out came the Surgi-Snuggly again. Although my female is more thickly built and she is a couple of pounds overweight, the same exact Surgi-Snuggly fit my long, lean male just fine. He also tries to scratch his tummy stitches with his back legs any time the Surgi-Snuggly is not on him. For him, as a male, I pull the Surgi-Snuggly up around his chest when I take him to potty to be sure he doesn’t pee on it.Again, the cone did nothing to handle him trying to scratch his stitches with his back legs. He did find a way to try to chew at his testicles (not his stitches, but his actual testicle skin) while in the Surgi-Snuggly. I think I hadn't pulled it on him tight enough. So now I pull it on more tight (but not too tight – the fabric is very stretchy). And I do put his cone on him to sleep at night to be extra safe.I put a disposable male diaper on him and then put the Surgi-Snuggly on over that. He doesn't mind any of it. He spends his days like that while he's recovering and it's working just as great for him as it did for my female.The velcro on the back flap is getting a little less "sticking" than it was when I first bought it, but considering how many times a day I undo it and redo it for him to potty (and did many times for my female), I'm extremely happy with this purchase. (And really, the undoing process is super easy and fast. It sounds complicated or like a pain, but it's really not bad.)This is a miraculous product that has allowed my dogs to calmly heal and feel relaxed and to LEAVE THEIR STITCHES ALONE!!!I would buy this again in a heartbeat and cannot rate it highly enough. Thank you!P.S. Photo of my female near the end of her healing wearing her purple Surgi-Snuggly with her harness over it and the leash still attached. After our short walk, she climbed right up on her bed and fell asleep before I took her leash and harness off. She was super comfy. 😊EDITED to add 2 photos of our long and lean puppy in his Surgi-Suggly. This is what it looks like after daily use for about 2 1/2 weeks total between my two pups surgeries. I dried it today to help it shrink a little to fit my little guy better. Also, this is totally ideal for spay and keeping a female from her stitches. Also ideal for keeping him away from his hernia stitches. But I have to fasten the back tightly to be sure he can't reach his neuter stitches. Just to be safe, I put a cone on him for bedtime.TL;DR: Used Medium-Long on my female Cav (thickly built and a little overweight) for spay surgery and my male Cav (long and lean and skinny) for hernia repair and neuter surgery. Worked great for both. Prevents them from scratching tummy stitches with back legs. Didn’t need cone for female. Used cone at first with my male and then only overnight with my male to be extra safe. Surgi-Snuggly made both dogs relax and leave their stitches alone. Both wore Surgi-Snuggly constantly during recovery and seemed totally comfortable. As soon as it’s on, they leave their stitches alone. HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! 😊

I ordered this in small for a 10 lb cavalier and in large long for a 65 lb Labrador.The fit on the cavalier was absolutely perfect. The fit on the lab was great for the lower half but weird on the top. The neck and from arm holes were too big and my lab wouldn’t keep it on.The back of the suits are fantastic. I bought them for their spays. They cover well and were easy for bathroom breaks. The leg flaps can be attached around the dogs neck when they go outside making toileting super easy. The suits seemed well made and high quality.I returned the Labrador suit because she wouldn’t wear it more than a few minutes. The cavalier suit fit and worked greatThe dogs look bad in the pictures because they were still drugged from their spay procedure. I would put the lab in the suit- turn around and she would be out of it again. The little cavalier wore it a few days. I might try using it for her anxiety as it seemed to mellow her out.

Smudge is at times what some may call surly.At a year old and can be a love bug or menace. Post neuter the vet suggested one of these suits. We didn’t know if the surgery would include abdominal exploration as he had an undescended testes but fortunately he only needed one incision. I also bought a cheap inflatable collar after having a really good experience with a previous dog using one. Part of the reason I decided upon this version is because I read it was breathable. My dog seems to always run hot and that makes him uncomfortable, so it was really important for me to have some thing that would be lightweight.The package arrived the day after surgery, long enough for me to remember why we hate cones (even the new less painful flexible ones).I was disappointed to see the package wasn’t sealed, it was likely a return for size, but it did not appear used and out of desperation I kept it & glad I did.The size chart was accurate (he’s a medium long), and the suit is very stretchy. It is quite snug on him but has give which is good because otherwise I’d never get the second paw through (takes some contortion on both our parts). However from there it’s a piece of cake and slips easily over his tail and fastens securely as designed. I describe the support as being firm but forgiving and there are no gaps in the fabric but he is able to move freely (he is still able to jump and leap which is why we have to use 2 kinds of sedation). He can urinate with the suit on but I usually roll it up a bit as his stream sometimes hits his belly and in case he needs to defecate (we’ll talk more about that in a minute).While he actually appears EAGER for me put it on him, my son tried to adjust it once and he growled at him so I do think major trust is involved on both parts. I had a previous dog that was HIGHLY reactive, and there’s no way he would have tolerated this being put on him, even by me. The Velcro alone would have sent him over the edge. But Smudge isn’t nearly that sensitive so we’re good!The suit doesn’t prevent him from licking the outside so I paired it with the inflatable collar when I couldn’t keep a close eye on him or didn’t feel like stopping him for the billionth time as the incision needs to stay dry. Even though I had his normal collar through the loops of the inflatable, by day four he figured out how to wedge the inflatable collar against some thing and pop his head out so I was glad for the back up of the suit.I can also confirm it’s washable as the 2nd night post op high on meds despite being fully house trained I found him crouched by the back door pooping in his suit (forgive my indelicacy). Fortunately it was firm and I was able to immediately wash it and hang it to dry for wear the next day & just used the inflatable collar that night (always have a backup!).He likes it so much I’m even considering trying to use it as a calming tool (can’t hurt) in the future. When I put it on him he prances around and given the color and his attitude the entire family has been referring to it as his “super suit.” So much better than the “cone of shame” he endured the first night which had him scared, uncomfortable, and frustrated.With that being said, because it doesn’t restrict us movement, we definitely have to rely on meds and the inflatable collar to slow him down. That little bit of doubt as to whether or not he can fit somewhere or jump up on some thing was actually beneficial during this time given his extra bouncy nature. If you have a calm dog, this might not matter.One final tip is if your dog’s fur is prone to matting, I would highly recommend extra detangler and brushing out his coat while using. Not terrible, but I definitely would have issues if I didn’t do it every couple of days even with his fur being pretty short.In summary: highly recommend, pair with a second barrier for licking, use detangler, and have patience. Happy healing!

My dog has a lump under her tail that she wouldn’t leave alone, she won’t wear a cone so I was trying to figure something out that will keep her from further irritating it and also something that will help her heal after she has it removed next month. This is exactly what she needed. I did modify it a bit. She kept outsmarting me just when I thought I had something that would keep her from licking it she figured a way to get it off. Not this!! Under the suit is gauze, wrap, a newborn sock to hold it in place, the suit, then a child compression sleeve onto the tail area to keep her from getting to everything else. She hadn’t been able to get it off and start licking again. It is so easy for me to take off so she can go potty/I can change the bandage. Follow the a size guide and it will fit perfectly. She’s a pit so it is usually hard finding something will fit her chest but this fits perfectly. Also she’s just so cute in pink.Edit-I also sewed hair ties to the neck area so her harness will keep it from sliding down, I wish that was something the makers took into consideration in the future. And also maybe a longer tail cover for dogs that have tail injuries but that’s just me being super super picky. She has an unusual injury and trying to find something for it is almost impossible. I have spent hours modifying this suit to work for her. I ordered another one so she always has a clean one.

We bought the Surgi Snuggly recovery suit for our dog Max after his neuter surgery. Max would probably give wearing it zero stars, but I was happy to have an extra layer covering his sutures. We used it along with his doughnut cone because I wanted some backup in case he managed to weasel out of the cone.For sizing reference, Max is about 60 pounds and very fluffy. We ordered the XXL, and it fit him perfectly with the snug fit we were looking for. I included a photo of him wearing it so you can see the fit and his less-than-enthusiastic expression.The biggest inconvenience was bathroom breaks. We had to take off the back half around his tail every time we let him into the yard to do his business. It was a little annoying to keep doing that, and a couple of times I forgot and he peed on the suit. Definitely my fault, but something worth knowing before you buy! Remembering to uncover that area became part of our routine.He did looked ridiculously cute in it. The red and blue gave him a little “SuperDog” look, and seeing him wandering around the house looking sleepy from his post-surgery medications was both pitiful and adorable. He was clearly unimpressed with his recovery outfit, but I have photographic evidence that he looked awesome! Overall, I’d recommend it. The bathroom-break routine took some getting used to, but I appreciated having the additional coverage during his recovery. Max might disagree, but I’m glad we had it!

Update: I did add a panti liner inside the suit that goes over his neuter incision and this provided some protection so if he licked a little on the outside of the suit, the moisture didn’t get through to the incision. This has worked good enough for us but if the dog was really insistent on getting to the wound, not sure this would be a good enough barrier.This is a good idea but doesn’t provide adequate protection. I got an XS for my 4.5 lb chihuahua and it fit him great but he is licking the material over the incision where he was neutered causing the area to remain moist which is not good. I’m going to have to use a cone or donut even though he hates it because he has now licked his incision through the material and it has opened and now has to go on antibiotics and I can’t chance him continuing to get the area moist. Not too happy because this suit was expensive and it’s not providing adequate protection for us.

I ordered (and returned) so many of these similar suits. This one was the best, by far! Used on a Rottweiler after a spay. She never needed a cone and this suit was easy to move for her to be let outside alone. She was comfortable and it was the perfect material. It didn’t stretch and lose shape like the others. Super durable. Very true to size. It was a great purchase.

Easy to put on. But after a few scratching the suit riped on the side.

Bought this for my Coton de Tulear’s post-spaying healing use. The suit allows my dog to be as normal as possible without having to deal with the cone. I keep the back up so that she can do her business. With the suit on, she doesn’t even try to lick her incision. She did when we took it off once to let her relax from the suit for a while. At first we thought the suit is not big enough for her. But it is really stretchy and not as difficult to put on as we initially thought. SL is the perfect size for her (following the size chart guidelines). Out of all the purchases I have made over the past 6 months since we welcomed the puppy home, this is the best purchase I have ever made. What a relief knowing that her incision is well protected! She moves freely in the suit and the pink suit looks cute on her too!

On peut se fier à la charte des tailles: j’ai acheté un 2XL-S EC pour mon mâle Ridgeback de 105 lbs et c’est parfait. La pochette avec velcro pour faire tenir les bandes quand il fait ses deux types de besoin et vraiment géniale et permet de garder le pyjama salubre et propre. A recommander!

Great but your dog may feel invincible so watch closely and use collar as well to calm your dog down.

I ordered the medium long for my American Cocker Spaniel and it fit perfectly! My male puppy was just neutered and he could still reach the incision with the cone. This fit so well and when I could watch him I folded it up so that the would could heal.