If she'll let you, you can use a little water and some very mild soap and try to clean up her belly. Don't get the incision wet, though, and try to keep her from licking it.
After about 5-7 days, the incision is well on its way to healing from the inside out, so you're right that even if she pulls a stitch, she'll likely not do any major damage--but you still want to minimize any licking/stitch-pulling/etc to avoid infection.
How does the area irritated by the bandage look?
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