E Collars Stink :(

[amdeemer]

Poor Archie was neutered yesterday & also had his right eyelid tacked & he has to wear an e collar for 3-5 days. Today is the first full day & man does it stink! We had to deal with it last night, too & between that & the delirium from coming out of anesthesia, we all got very little sleep. The biggest problem is that he can't seem to let himself rest while wearing it. I've tried taking it off & keeping an eye on him, but he keeps trying to lick the incision from his neuter & then his right eye gets rubbed against his leg in the process. What a mess! I went to Petco today to get a soft collar, but they only had large & it's too big. I know, in the grand scheme of things, it's really not that big of a deal. We can take the collar off on Saturday & I know plenty of pups have had to endure it for a lot longer, but it's just so sad & I feel so helpless.

thanks for for letting me vent!

 

[Manydogs]

Martha had entropion surgery on both eyes and spayed at the same time. She had to wear the cone for two weeks! I had bruises on the backs of my calf from her following too close-and she got hot spots around her neck from the plastic. I bought a soft one-but it was worse than the plastic. If I ever need another-I would get the kind that looks like a tube.By the time she got it off-she had figured out how to eat and drink with it on!

 

[amdeemer]

When you say the one that looks like a tube, do you mean this style: http://www.amazon.com/KONG-Cloud-E-...=UTF8&qid=1411582744&sr=8-3&keywords=dog+cone ? Our Pet Supplies Plus has them. I could pick one up this afternoon.

 

[ddnene]

When you say the one that looks like a tube, do you mean this style: http://www.amazon.com/KONG-Cloud-E-...=UTF8&qid=1411582744&sr=8-3&keywords=dog+cone ? Our Pet Supplies Plus has them. I could pick one up this afternoon.

I used this one on my bully, and YES it saves your legs and he seemed to use it as a pillow too!!!

 

[Manydogs]

When you say the one that looks like a tube, do you mean this style: http://www.amazon.com/KONG-Cloud-E-...=UTF8&qid=1411582744&sr=8-3&keywords=dog+cone ? Our Pet Supplies Plus has them. I could pick one up this afternoon.

Yes, that is the kind. I haven't had one but it sure looks like it would work and be a lot more comfortable!

 

[amdeemer]

I used this one on my bully, and YES it saves your legs and he seemed to use it as a pillow too!!!

I was concerned that he would still be able to reach his eye. He also sometimes rubs his face on things. Do you think it would work?

 

[Manydogs]

If he rubs his face on things-you'd better leave the cone on him. With the "donut" he could rub his face on something. [MENTION=11875]amdeemer[/MENTION]

 

[ddnene]

I was concerned that he would still be able to reach his eye. He also sometimes rubs his face on things. Do you think it would work?

He could rub his eyes on things, but I know that Winston could sleep in that thing. Maybe you could just let him use it to sleep if you are able to keep an eye on him...

 

[amdeemer]

Thanks for the feedback. I guess we will just tough it out. We can make it until Saturday & thankfully he is resting very well right now & seems pretty content. He was pretty wild earlier this evening. Definitely feeling like himself, that's for sure! It's definitely tough to keep a 6 month old puppy "calm" & "quiet!" He doesn't seem bothered at all by the surgery for neutering & for tacking his eye so I'm grateful for that.

 

[2BullyMama]

poor baby... and Momma! good luck!

 

[Vikinggirl]

Aww poor baby. I thankfully didn't need to use the cone on either one of my guys, blossom was spayed and had cherry eye surgery at the same time, and then a week later we had Bulldozer neutered. They never touched their incisions, and the vet didn't recommend us using one or give us one when we took them home. I was going to suggest the soft cone to you, but you mentioned that you went to Petsmart and the one they had was too big. You can have them call another store location and see if they have a smaller size. I hope he heals quick and has a speedy recovery.