alternative to wearing "The cone" after surgery??

I can see this if you bought too small of a donut. I used a large on both boys - it's out of stock on Amazon but pics show the large fit a 12-18" neck. If I had opted for a medium (8-12") neck it may not have worked as well, they def could have gotten to stitches with the small. I used their normal collars threaded through the inflatable. Brodie wore his 24/7 for 9 days - his stitch removal was delayed as we had obligations on day 8 and didn't want to leave him unattended after removal. Deacon wore the collar when he first came home and then at night. He had a longer recovery as he had a testicle in his abdomen so 2 incisions; one minor, one major. During the day I had him in a 'Suitical' off of Amazon - surgical suit like a babies onsie. I only had him wear that if he could be supervised.

While out of stock, here is the inflatable cone we used. For reference, at 4 years, Brodie is 15 1/2" at shoulders and 19 lbs. Deacon is 14" at shoulder and 16 lbs. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q6PKRP1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1