After neutering/spaying a cat or dog is it not standard procedure to put the "cone of shame" on while the animal is still anesthetized? I had my cat spayed today and the vet sent me home with a cone to put on later. Before we got home she managed to rip out the stitches out of her wound and now I'm back at the vet. If this is standard procedure could someone explain it? It seems to me like this was a horrible decision on a lazy vet's part (especially at the absurd price I paid for this).