Dog with stitches. Ideas?

[underpants]

Our boy has 8-10 stitches mid right torso. Vertical.
I was in the yard but have no idea what happened.

He’s starting to scratch around it. We are at day 5 with the sutures. He’s in a cone but he’s itching at it with his hind leg.

I called the emergency vet today about options. They mentioned dog socks but haven’t called back since.

Ideas?

[MLAA]

1. A t-shirt. I've seen pics of small cats and dogs put into a tight t shirt or baby onesie.

[Diraven]

11. This works

One of our dogs had a big skin cancer removed and we used a t-shirt safety-pinned to make it tighter around her waist.

[Maraya1969]

2. I don't know what the vet will say but I have put "Gold Bond" anti itch powder and it works great

I've also put cortisone cream on them occasionally.

[MiHale]

6. Yep.

[Solly Mack]

3. Place a gauze pad over the suture area then use an ace bandage and wrap it around the wound area now covered by gauze.

Not very tight, just secure enough.

Secure the bandage on the opposite side of the wound.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. A topical anti-itch/numbing of the infected area?

[Donkees]

5. Something like a thunder-shirt wrap, plus duct tape something like a sponge over his hind nails

[Karadeniz]

7. Does he have pj's ?

[MiHale]

8. My dog has little skin tumors that pop up occasionally...

He scratches at them when new…I put on an anti-itch cream…people cream but it works.

[Louis1895]

9. Dog onesie

https://www.amazon.com/dog-onesie/s?k=dog+onesie

A friend’s poodle wore one after being neutered. He really liked it!

[JoseBalow]

10. If it were me, I'd bandage it well and put on a snug onesie

[peacebuzzard]

12. Hemp formulated cbd for dogs/cats

it mellows them out
I give it daily to 2 kitties. One has had epilepsy in the past, but there has been no incident since I started giving him doses when I could. The other cat is bossy and mean, and it calms her down.