Recovery Suit For Pets After Surgery, Lemon

I really researched a lot of suits available on Amazon before landing on this one, and I’m really content with my purchase. I bought a size small for my 1 yr old 10lb pomernian with lots of fluff after his neuter, and this size was great. The material is soft and comfy for him. It’s thinner but is pretty good quality. A loose thread or two, but nothings ripped and has helped up perfectly. I bought it because my little guy was having a tough time with his cone. We could barely chew his bones or use his food and water bowls, and he was getting pretty frustrated. I think he was more bothered by the cone than the stitches! He was much happier with the surgery suit. He doesn’t like clothes or wearing anything, but he didn’t seem bothered by this one bit and slept in it with no problem. Although I looked for suits that he would be able to go potty in with removing them, most of those options likely wouldn’t have covered his incision area. This surgery suit covers his incision area very well! However, if he sits up, he’s able to wiggle his tongue down the leg holes and get pretty close to it. It’s definitely difficult for him to reach it and provides a lot of protection, but for this reason, we only use the surgery suit when we can still supervise him, and use the cone when we’re asleep or away. Still worth it in my opinion. If you’re looking for a total cone replacement, I think an option with pant legs may be your best bet. I was also concerned that removing the lower half for potty time would be a hassle, but it’s really simple and fairly quick. Maybe takes 15 seconds if he stands still, but about minute if he’s a wiggle worm.

Worked surprisingly well. This is the first dog I’ve had spayed myself. Usually rescues have been spayed by the time I take them home, so wasn’t prepared for the agony and vomiting after surgery. I wanted to avoid the cone of shame, I figured it would be torture after the confusion and pain of surgery. After the first vomit I remarked how grateful I was she was in this bodysuit instead of a cone. Her head would have gotten vomit all over it, poor girl. By the fifth time that night I was simultaneously swearing I would never put another dog through this and admiring the genius of the person who came up with this bodysuit. I was worried she would be able to get her snout between the overlap of top and bottom of the suit but she never did. The only time she went for her stitches was when I took off her suit. I was able to roll the bottom part over her tail and secure it so she could do her business outside without getting it dirty. To be honest, the first time out I forgot to do that so she peed through her suit 🙄 but I’d ordered two other suits to rotate over the 10 day recovery, so lesson learned. My dog is a 44lbs golden doodle, medium all around but based on reviews, ordered an XL. I don’t know the size difference between L and XL but I wonder if the L would have been too small. As others have mentioned, the length of the back should be a little longer. These XLs worked well, and protected her stitches, all while eliminating the misery of wearing a cone.

I'm giving this four stars because you should consider it but be aware of some facts first. It turned out perfect for my dog, allowing her to heal a large incision without having to wear a cone but generally the quality of this product is just weird. In brief, it could be absolutely perfect for your dog but if you can, it would be smart to order more than one in different sizes. If you know your dog is going to be having a surgery maybe buy it ahead of time to test it out. My female dog who had a splenectomy and would have had to wear a cone for over a week without this. Her incision runs in a straight line on her underside, from about her sternum to her pelvis. The onesie covers all of her body other than her legs and there is no way she'd be able to take it off herself. She seems perfectly comfortable though and doesn't try to. It's very easy to get on if she's standing and pretty easy if she's laying down and can't get up. With some onesies you might have trouble with peeing and pooping but this is perfect because you can easily undo the velcro, pull the back end out through her legs and tail, then fold it forward on her back and fasten it again. It takes 5 seconds and frees up her rear end so there's no mess. You could also easily put it over a diaper. The problems are that the size is all over the place. I have one that is very snug, one that's quite loose and one in the middle. Another is a good fit on the top half of her body but the lower part that covers her butt is very loose. If I were trying to cover her butt or hips and she was trying to get at it to lick, that particular one would be useless because she could get her snout in the openings. But the other 3 I bought would totally work for that. There is kind of a loop thing on the top of her back where supposedly you should be able to have the velcro ends underneath but it is impossible because the opening is nowhere near wide enough to fit the strap in. Like by an entire inch. It's not necessary though because the velcro is very strong. I don't think it would add anything for me to be able to hide the ends under that. Every one of these I've purchased has a different size opening too, which is extra weird. I get the feeling that whoever is making these is just cutting the fabric freehand without a pattern because they are so insanely irregular. One more thing about the size is that I went with an XL because it's what I could get delivered overnight and figured I'd try just in case so she didn't have to wear a cone, but I never would have thought she'd be an XL but a L would not at all be big enough. Still, I wouldn't say specifically to size up though because the size is so unpredictable from one to the next. Other problems are that it shrinks a bit when you wash it which is a problem if you got one that is already snug. None of mine shrank so badly we couldn't use it though. Dry on low heat because the velcro gets stiff and curls if you dry it on high heat. The fabric is thin so don't think this is going to keep a skinny dog warm but I was happy to have something covering my girl's shaved belly because it is winter right now. If you need a onesie or want to try it out to avoid having to use a cone, I do recommend trying it if you want a solution to avoid the cone. But, if you can order multiple sizes and return what doesn't work for you I would recommend that. If you can order more than one even of the same size it might work out because the irregularity could make one fit well but not another of the same size. Also, if you can order other brands to compare it would be a good idea. Check out what the return policy is first. I would never normally recommend something of this poor quality, but for me it was really worth it because my dog's incision is big and otherwise easy for her to scratch and lick and with how hard it is for her to walk right now a cone would be terrible and she'd be falling down all the time if she tried. She has been through a lot lately so I'm glad we had these.

I ordered two sizes. Small and medium. My dog was right on the line between the two sizes in length. The small fits snug and I feel pulls a little on her neck and makes her cough some. But she also may be irritated from surgery. She had two mammary tumors removed. And would hack cough from a collapsed trachea before so not sure. But at night I would choose the small because there is no getting her snoot around the leg holes to incisions. The medium is more comfy. Fits length ways but the leg holes are a smidge big. I’ll use it during the day when I can watch her. I may sew up the leg holes a little and then it would be perfect. Really anything is better than the cone. And the pattern is ADORABLE! I thought it was more strawberries but it’s a very light pink grapefruit pattern. Much prettier in person! Photo is the medium

So, I have a small 9lb dog that we got the first of these for back in 2021 after she had bladder surgery. We got them for the incision protection but quickly discovered that bladder surgery came with some in continence issues while healing so we were able to add a poise pad to the garment and it worked great. Now, 4 years later, our old girl is having trouble letting us know in time and I ordered a couple more "pajamas" for her. The price has gone up significantly in 4 years and I tried (and returned) MANY others before coming back to these. The thinner band at the neck make it much easier to get it over her head and not have to feel like I'm forcing her paws through the holes. The wrap under the belly and velcro on the back lets me snug it up better that the ones that velcro in two spots on the rump. The fabric of the original PJs has held up well so I was OK with investing a little more to get what I wanted for the 2nd set. Pictures show how I shortened the lower "flap" just a bit and also created a pocket that helps to kind of roll the pad up under her bottom without it having to be too tight. She HATED the dog diapers that cinched around her waist but very comfortable in these. :-) IMPORTANT: Make sure that you put the velcro tabs together when washing and I would advise putting it in a laundry bag because the velcro will grab everything. :-) Because the velcro is so strong, don't just pull it from the edge of the fabric - hold onto the velcro, too.

We bought this to help our very active, 50lb Border Collie/ Aussie mix recovering from being neutered. Size chart had his weight & length as a large but he would do better in an XL. My only regret was not listening to my instincts & going up a size- it's so much easier applying something a little too big vs. something that's snug and fits a bit small. Would be very difficult to take on and off for our boy who goes outside 5368 x a day to play ball. What's great about it is the lovely, cool material, the quality of the quality construction and I'm sure when properly sized, it's very simple to put on. Our dog, Milo, doesn't mind it at all and we are using this at night, when he won't likely need to go out, in place of the cone or recovery donut. We ordered a different style in XL for daytime that fastened in the rear so we don't have to thread his tail in & out with every wear. Very pleased and wish we'd done this with our big floofy girl when she was spayed!

Note: I would suggest if you have a dog like I do (shaped a little 'funny') go by the length of your dog as the more important measurement as it has to fit around his neck, down the length of his body, and his tail has to come out of the back opening - if it's too short, it will not fit around the tail or it will be too tight and it will be uncomfortable for your dog. My Bear had surgery recently but I didn't know about these recovery suits - wish I had! Though I wouldn't have used it when he was left alone as they aren't foolproof if they don't fit just right for every sort of dog--Bear is a long-haired chihuahua mix. However, he could have worn the cone a lot less if I had bought one of these. Bear is a housebroken dog but for a reason we can't yet figure out he suddenly has been having accidents here and there. It was suggested I get him male wraps (diapers) while this is happening, or for as long as it is happening. This recovery suit keeps the wraps covered very well and on his body, for those times when I have to leave the house. Very easy to put on him. The video shows how if you have any trouble. It also shows you how to roll it up so your dog can go putty but since I'm using it 'off-label' and not for surgery, I don't need that feature. The fit is not perfect. I bought onesies from this same company that are excellent and the fit is so much better!--those 'hug' him comfortably but since they are made for a different purpose, it's easier to fit it to his body than this recovery suit. I use the onesies when I am home and he is wearing the wrap, to keep them on better--he seems to act calmer once I put the onesie over the wrap--the onesie won't cover surgery areas that include abdominal or spay/neuter. But this recovery suit does gap a little in places and fits a little looser. It is more 'tee-shirt' type material that is cooler so it would be good for warmer months or warm house (the onesies I ordered are more fleece type material). Bear has the neck girth of the small; his chest girth is just shy of the small and more on the medium; but his length is around 16, which is on the very tail end of the medium and if it were any shorter, it wouldn't fit. It JUST comfortably fits him from neck to tail. But a large would be way too big. So these sizes aren't ideal as he's a small/medium. The good thing is how it wraps around him and then Velcros over his back and does cover his belly well - it mostly covers the wrap with just a little bit of the wrap showing on the legs. He seems not to mind it and it does very well hold the wrap so it stays put. This is a 'life-saver' when I have to leave the house so I don't worry the diaper will fall off. I laundered it - the Kuoser onesies I washed on cold and laid flat to dry and that works since they fit just right. This one I laundered on warm and put in the dryer on low - but I worry about shrinkage in length so I will be washing on cold and air drying from now on. (For reference, Bear is a bit over 16 inches in length. He's about 17 and a half or so chest girth - he has a sort of pot belly that's about 19 and a half - his neck is about 11. Note that these are not ultra-accurate as I didn't pull the measuring tape tight and he has long hair too.) I gave the Kuoser onesies five stars but I dinged a star on this one only because of the difficulty in finding a good fit. Maybe they need more sizes! That would be my request!

My dog could not sleep with a cone on after getting an abdominal surgery that needed to drain and couldn’t have stitches. This helped her be able to sleep AND made it so that we didn’t have to cover every surface with towels, blankets, and puppy pads! I got 2 sizes and with the bigger one, she looked like she had a full diaper lol but she couldn’t get into it. She has a weird body shape and it still worked great! She has a floppy, low hanging belly of mammoth fat and a thick neck (lots of loose skin from losing a ton of weight after I got her) but this worked great! The material seemed comfortable and washed well- I just put it in a delicates bag so that the Velcro wouldn’t attach to everything. This didn’t interfere with her mobility at all, and I used it for several weeks until she was 100% healed so it lasted with no issues.

Overall this is a good product tho it needs improvement. My beef with this one is that the material stretches over time and the areas around the leg begin to gap allowing to dog to lick the neutering incision. I altered the area but still have to adjust the straps frequently. Additionally, folding the product up so that the dog can go relieve himself isn’t as easy as one might think. Perhaps this works for a dog with bigger legs and thicker thighs and overall it’s certainly better than wearing a diaper or that damn collar (or so my dog tells me.)

I love these as they are not too thick and are super soft. I had both of our boy standard poodles neutered at the same time and wanted something they could wear other than their donut collars while inside. These worked perfectly so that they did not mess with their incision. I do wish I would have down sized as these were a little big but we made them work. I ordered them the 2XL and they are both almost 65lbs. I did order a couple more and went down a size so they fit much better.