Pet Care Guide

BENCMATE blog header — Does My Dog Need a Recovery Collar — Border Collie with Navy Blue recovery collar

Does My Dog Need a Recovery Collar After Surgery?

If surgery leaves an external incision, sutures, staples or a bandage your dog can reach, they need a recovery collar or other licking barrier for 10 to 14 days until...

Does My Dog Need a Recovery Collar After Surgery?

If surgery leaves an external incision, sutures, staples or a bandage your dog can reach, they need a recovery collar or other licking barrier for 10 to 14 days until...

BENCMATE blog header — Why Is My Dog's Incision Bruised After Surgery — Border Collie with Navy Blue recovery collar

Why Is My Dog's Incision Bruised After Surgery?

Bruising around a dog's surgical incision is normal and usually appears 2 to 4 days after surgery, not immediately. It peaks around day 3 to 5 and fades from purple...

Why Is My Dog's Incision Bruised After Surgery?

Bruising around a dog's surgical incision is normal and usually appears 2 to 4 days after surgery, not immediately. It peaks around day 3 to 5 and fades from purple...

BENCMATE blog header — Dog Ear Hematoma Surgery Aftercare — Yellow Labrador with Blue recovery collar

Dog Ear Hematoma Surgery Aftercare: What the Fi...

After ear hematoma surgery a dog needs a recovery collar on around the clock for 10 to 14 days, plus treatment for the ear infection underneath — otherwise the head...

Dog Ear Hematoma Surgery Aftercare: What the Fi...

After ear hematoma surgery a dog needs a recovery collar on around the clock for 10 to 14 days, plus treatment for the ear infection underneath — otherwise the head...

BENCMATE blog header — How to Keep a Cat From Jumping After Surgery — tabby cat with Purple recovery collar

How to Keep a Cat From Jumping After Surgery

Keep your cat in one small room with nothing above knee height for 7 to 14 days after surgery — a bathroom or laundry room with the bed blocked off....

How to Keep a Cat From Jumping After Surgery

Keep your cat in one small room with nothing above knee height for 7 to 14 days after surgery — a bathroom or laundry room with the bed blocked off....

BENCMATE blog header — What to Feed a Cat After Surgery — ginger tabby cat with Grey recovery collar

What to Feed a Cat After Surgery

Feed your cat about a quarter of a normal meal 2 to 4 hours after you get home from surgery, using their regular food slightly warmed, then build back to...

What to Feed a Cat After Surgery

Feed your cat about a quarter of a normal meal 2 to 4 hours after you get home from surgery, using their regular food slightly warmed, then build back to...

BENCMATE blog header — Why Is My Cat Sneezing After Surgery — ginger tabby cat with Grey recovery collar

Why Is My Cat Sneezing After Surgery?

Occasional sneezing in the first 1 to 3 days after anesthesia is common and usually harmless, caused by irritation from the breathing tube or a stress-triggered flare of feline herpesvirus....

Why Is My Cat Sneezing After Surgery?

Occasional sneezing in the first 1 to 3 days after anesthesia is common and usually harmless, caused by irritation from the breathing tube or a stress-triggered flare of feline herpesvirus....