I can't stand this for 10 days!!!

Jennie@ifish · 09-09-2003, 06:39 PM

Dee Dee had eye surgery today, and has to wear one of those awful plastic collars around her neck. You know, the ones that are like a cone, so she can't hurt her stitches?
She is banging into walls, can't go up the stairs, can't drink water, or eat food without making a mess!
Is it always this difficult, or do you think the cone collar is too big?
It's driving me crazy!!!
Jen

clearview2u · 09-09-2003, 06:45 PM

It's always stinks when our cat has to wear one. He runs into walls, can't fit in his litter box, has problems with his catnaps. I usually take it off him for him to eat and then put it back on.

Bait Bucket · 09-09-2003, 06:45 PM

She will be fine. She would only hurt herself much worse without it.

crabbait · 09-09-2003, 06:49 PM

She will get used to it and do better. They are so pitiful with their jester collars on.

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[ 09-09-2003, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: crabbait ]

ampersat · 09-09-2003, 06:50 PM

give it a few days. she'll get used to it.

Jennie@ifish · 09-09-2003, 06:55 PM

She may get used to it. But, will I?
Scratches on the walls, garbage cans knocked over, scratches on my legs!
I gave her a plate of leftover food, and the bottom scooped it up, and it's all over the couch, now!
ARGH!

Give me another helping of that homeade chocolate pudding I just made, David. I need it!!!

J

lost_sailor · 09-09-2003, 07:17 PM

Is it clear plastic? My mother-in-law's dog had to wear one, and the clear one worked better - doesn't impair their vision.

1pump · 09-09-2003, 09:02 PM

FYI, they're called Elizabethan collars, or E-collars. Named after those fun-loving fashion moguls, the Elizabethans. :smile:

A buddy of mine made one for his dog out of a flower pot. It looked completely ridiculous.

Jennie@ifish · 09-10-2003, 04:57 AM

Yeah, they are Elizabethan collars. I think Dee Dee's is too big. We may trim it down a bit. She can barely make it through the kitchen isles. Dee Dee is big, and weighs a lot, but as a lab, she is shorter than other dogs that weigh this much. I think they measure them by weight. Just a couple inches off the outside, may make a world of difference, and still do the same thing.
She has the clear kind.
Jen