(Part 2) Best dog recovery collars & cones according to redditors
We found 193 Reddit comments discussing the best dog recovery collars & cones. We ranked the 32 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
But you can buy an actual anti-scratch cone for half that price from Walmart.
Heck just a quick search on Amazon and I can see ultra-cheap cones for as low as $2.50 with free shipping.
If you do need another solution (which it sounds like it's working okay since it has a snap to hold it in place), our golden did better in a foam soft cone called Comfy Cone (amazon link, not an affiliate link or anything weird). He ran into everything in the plastic e-collar.
Stiff enough that he couldn't get around it, but a bit more forgiving in tight quarters. The plastic cones for large dogs are just so wide. It was so bad :C. I can't Imagine in an apartment.
Hope he feels better soon! He sure is a handsome boy (but I'm biased)
Edit: words are hard
They sell clear cone of shames.
http://www.amazon.com/KONG-E-Collar-Extra-Large-Clear/dp/B0002AR0G0
It's an inflatable elizabethan collar. Like the "old school" ones but less of a hinderance.
Wear this. http://www.amazon.com/KONG--Collar-Dogs-Medium-Clear/dp/B0002AR0GK/ref=sr_1_2?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1310614046&sr=1-2
Not OP but I just purchased one for my dog on Amazon for his neuter. He’s been super comfortable — uses it as a neck pillow to prop his head on the edge of the couch and look out the window. Link: Total Pet Health TP3630 16 19... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BJAGAPE?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
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Have you tried an inflatable dog collar? Or this one.
I hope this helps. Poor Sam. I'm sending good thoughts his way.
I second trying a soft collar. There are ones made out of flexible material as well as the inflatables. Amazon has quite a few. I'm sure your local pet supply stores carry them too.
My spaniel just had soft tissue surgery on her ear last month. I used this and she did fine.
One of my dobes was a foot licker and would cause a lick granuloma on her front leg just above her foot. I used a double layered baby or kid sock. I used adhesive or paper (medical) tape to keep it on. Sometimes I used an ace bandage instead. Both worked pretty well.
The dobe stood without moving so much as a paw for over an hour when we tried using the rigid plastic cone of shame from the vet. She won. We took it off and went with wrapping/socking it. I've never had a dog that adapted well to the rigid cones.
Hope you find something that works for her.
It might, it might not. Some dogs are super smart and realize this type of e-collar can be pushed against something and moved out of the way so they can still lick. Also this might make your dog knock into more things since it isn't clear. You could try that soft e-collar paired with an inflatable e-collar behind it and that might work keeping her away from the incision.
Short term Benedryl might help - long term ask you vet about Fluoxetine (Prozac).
I found this collar more effective than the cone.
https://www.amazon.ca/Cardinal-Remedy-Recovery-Inflatable-X-Large/dp/B00DZOVL10/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1485985797&sr=8-5&keywords=inflatable+e+collar
May be a Coflex wrap would be close to the cast that you are thinking about.
https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=coflex&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acoflex
Tell me more about this "Pet Wound Healing Cone". How does it work?
Amazon:
Bolbove Pet Plastic Clear Cone Recovery E-Collar with Dots Design Soft Edge for Small Dogs & Cats (Small, Rose Red) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9AHSLC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_unr1AbFWYGGD7
Petsmart carries them as well.
Most vets have them and will either give it to you for free or sell it to you.