Our golden mix just had sugery for elbow dysplasia and he will not stop
licking the cast on his leg. We have tried the following: Bitter apple,
texas pete, cayenne pepper, and wrapping the cast with bandanas. He is
extremely scared of the lampshade around the neck. We have ordered a
neckbrace that will prevent him from doing too much more damage to the cast.
It probably won't come till next week sometime. Any suggestions?

"dave denton" wrote in message
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Our golden mix just had sugery for elbow dysplasia and he will not stop
licking the cast on his leg. We have tried the following: Bitter apple,
texas pete, cayenne pepper, and wrapping the cast with bandanas. He is
extremely scared of the lampshade around the neck. We have ordered a
neckbrace that will prevent him from doing too much more damage to the
cast. It probably won't come till next week sometime. Any suggestions?

Ask your vet. Most dogs have a natural aversion to foreign objects on them
but its also likely that the area inside the case is very itchy. Even if he
didn't want to lick, or taste the bad stuff you've been putting on the cast,
he probably cannot help himself.

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Tara