Wednesday, December 10, 2014

What Are The Other E Collar Alternatives

By Claudine Hodges


When your pets are injured and it has to go under surgery and several stitches, it is important that they do not try anything such as licking or biting the wound until it is fully healed. But your pet does not have the thinking and the control of humans that is why tinkering with the lesion is a very common thing. As an owner it is your responsibility to stop this using Elizabethan collars.

Unlike humans, it is hard for these animals to get a hold of them selves. And they do not know the negative impact of either scratching or biting their lesions. Which is why an Elizabethan collar is normally used. But there are just instances that this cone is not as effective anymore. That is why you also have to know the several e collar alternatives that you can use in case.

E collars are normally effective in helping you help your dogs or cats. But there are just certain situations why this option would work at all. The cone is usually made of plastic. That is why if they swing it onto something that could fell and break, it would surely be effective. And the outcome would be a lot of things that you have to sweep out because they keep on knocking them off. This is because they are not comfortable with what they are wearing and they are unstable since they have undergone injury also.

If they do not try to break things, they can always try to persuade you by ramming your knees head on. But since they are wearing the cone, it would really hurt. This can be seen as a message that they are trying to give you. And if they are disturbed this much, it is important to take into consideration their comfort.

There are also dogs that are hyper active especially if they are starting to feel the itch and the pain. In these situations, you can expect to see them jumping around, and you know that this is not helping with the healing process. And there are others who would do several full body rolls to get rid of the pain. If they are this restless, it would be best to consider an alternative.

For the ones who own bigger dogs who would react to new things and pain in a violent way, you have to be prepared. If you are going to proceed with the e collar, you have to make sure that you have spares. This is because it would be easy for them to break it if they are really motivated to do so.

One of the best alternative to use is a neck brace known as BiteNot collars. These would look like braces if they are on humans. But if your dogs have lesions on the frontal part of their bodies, this is not something that could work. Yes, they could not bite, but they can still scratch it.

Their is also the choice of blow up pillows. This is perfect for the animals who are more relaxed and is unlikely to react violently. If your pup is hyper active, then you must scratch this out of your alternative list. Since it is soft, you can safely say that it will be comfortable for them to wear it.

There is also a creative alternative that you can use to guarantee that the wounded part has a covering. By fastening your old shirt into the wounded part, you would help your pets in preventing them from scratching it. Another interesting alternative would be to use socks on lesions that are in the leg or paw parts.




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