Vet's Best Bitter Cherry Spray

A dog that keeps licking at stitches or a sore spot can undo healing faster than the injury itself would, and a cone isn't always practical for every situation. A bitter-tasting spray gives the animal its own reason to stop, rather than relying on a physical barrier alone.

Vet's Best formulate this as a strong, bitter-tasting deterrent with what they describe as a pleasing smell for the room, despite the taste being unpleasant to the animal. It's intended to stop licking and nibbling at stitches, skin irritations and sores, and it can also be applied to furniture and fittings to discourage gnawing.

• Strong bitter taste, deters licking and nibbling
• Described as having a pleasing smell in the room
• Suitable for use around stitches, skin irritations and sores
• Also usable on furniture and fittings to deter gnawing
• 225ML

On what this isn't. This is a deterrent, not a treatment for whatever is causing the licking - if a wound or skin irritation isn't healing, or the licking is persistent and severe, that needs a vet's attention rather than relying on taste alone to solve it.

Who it's for: owners trying to stop a dog licking at a healing wound, stitches or irritated skin, or protect furniture and fittings from a determined chewer.