Elizabethian collar question

SayaSaya
edited May 2011 in Food, Nutrition, & Health
I think that's what the collar is called.

Dink our 15year old catahoula mix has been bitting at her feet and it's gotten bad enough and nothing distracts her so we tried the E collar.

The cone my mom bought her seemed fine at first, but found out tonight Dink is still able to reach her back leg to bite at the bandage. The cone fits around her collar fine. The cone seems to be big enough to cover her face pretty muchly, but guess it's not long enough..

Do they sell E collars with a longer cone? So she won't try to reach the wrapped up foot till it heals completly?

Or should I try something else? bitter apple sprayed on the bandage? I dunno if it'd affect her since she's so old her taste buds might not taste. I dunno..

Comments

  • aykayk
    They sell Elizabethian collars in different sizes.

    I've heard of neck braces that are alternatives to the Elizabethian collars, but I don't know if it'll prevent the biting of the hind feet.

    http://www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/servlet/product_10001_10001_40541_-1_Neck's+Best+Thing+Collar_13280_13328_

  • HeidiHeidi
    Bitter apple spray was originally invented for dogs who were biting themselves, so presumably it could work. I noticed on the bottom of that page that ayk posted there's a protective boot ( http://www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=57311 ). I guess there's always muzzles, too. Poor pup.

    I might have missed a post about this somewhere else, but what happened to Dink's feet?
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    A trick with ecollars is to turn it around and reverse the cone. This works especially well for back legs and cats.
  • sunyatasunyata
    @lindsayt - Lindsay, I am not sure I am picturing this correctly... Turn it around as in have the larger opening of the cone around the body instead of in front of the head? Would this affect movement of the front legs? (I am contemplating doing this to Bella just to see how it works, but I think she might eat me if I tried!)
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    That's the idea. As if normal ecollars don't affect movement either ;) it seems to be less burdensome that way, especially on my shins and the doorways, but it may not work for all dogs.
  • shibamistressshibamistress
    That's not a bad idea....reversing the cone.

    When Toby had his bad injury on his back leg, we had to get the largest size e-collar for him because otherwise he could reach his back leg. It was kind of sad, and heavy for him.....But it did work.
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