My puppy was spayed last week, and my vet sent her home with an E-collar home because he felt that she would be persistent about licking the stitches. She can't get to the stitches, and is licking her bottom and the insides of her legs instead. Her incision, which for the first few days was looking better each day, is now getting redder and irritated looking. I'm fairly sure it's from the E-collar, hitting and rubbing on the stitches as she swings her head around to lick herself.

I'm taking her to the vet today, and am going to ask if she can wear a belly band or something to protect the stitches, but am wondering whether anyone else has a better idea? Not sure it's a good idea to cover the stitches, but need to do something.