Hi Louie and Whitney

I'm sorry to hear that Louie got the dreaded diagnosis of cancer and has to deal with all of this instead of just playing and getting belly rubs.  It's a big shock and as everyone else has said, the first 2 weeks are roughest.  After that most dogs get the sparkle back in their eyes so hang in there; it will get better!

I wanted to answer your t-shirt question.  We used a regular adult t-shirt for awhile and just tied the excess material into a knot on my pup's back.  For the most part that worked ok.  The only down side was probably that we had to change the shirts every 2-3 days because the cotton would stretch out and the short sleeves would start to slide down her front arm and get caught on her paw.  See pic below.

We eventually figured out that we'd have better luck with a smaller shirt so we started shopping the kids department at Walmart.  The pink shirt in the picture below is a girls medium and it worked great!  Any kid's t-shirt is better than an adult shirt but I found the more tailored cuts were less likely to ride up.  

Good luck!  Louie is so lucky to have you, Whitney!

Claudia and Angel Jersey Girl

I wish I would have thought of the kids size shirt! We pinned the excess so it didn't drag.  We had to change her t-shirt a couple times a day because she would go out in the snow and get it all wet while laying down.

Your pictures of JG are so sweet.  Melts my heart.

Hugs,

Amy & Spirit Libby

Because Ty was a boy, he peed on anything not tied up. I used an elastic pony tail holder to tie up extra. I also bought a youth size. I bought a large though, a medium is a way better idea. Amy, same thing, Ty would lay in the snow and be all wet when he came in.