Friday, December 12, 2014

What Are Other Options For A Dog Cone Alternative

By Lucia Weeks


Accidents can happen to anyone. And it can even happen to your pets. There are times that it would just be a simple sprain while others would need surgery for it to heal. In cases like these, the normal behavior of most canines is to scratch and bite the itch that they feel on the wounds that they have. But this must not be done because it will only make matters worst.

One of the best device that you can use is the e collar or better known as dog cones. These are for pets who have undergone procedures. And to allow for the wound to heal, you have to restrict them from meddling with it. It is very effective, until such time that they have discovered how to get rid of it. In these cases, you would have to pick among the dog cone alternative choices available.

One alternative that you can utilize is a blow up pillow. This is the type of cushion that you can wrap around their necks without worrying if they would be uncomfortable or not because it is naturally soft. However if you are dealing with a bigger canine with injuries, the pillow will only stay for a few seconds. They could easily shake it off and get rid of it.

There are also a variety of neck braces for various sizes of the dogs. There are those canines and owners who have benefited from this device. The head motion of the dogs would be limited and therefore, they could not bite the wound. But if the injuries are located in either the face or in the frontal area, this will be of no use because they can just reach it with their feet.

Other people would find it weird but old shirts could work as protection. This way, you do not have to purchase other equipment. All you have to do is make them wear it the way you let them wear their own clothes and tie the loose end so that it would not slip off. For leg wounds, old socks will do the trick.

The options for other alternatives are varying. You have to know first when the cones would not do the trick anymore. The e collar would not work for dogs who are initially active. These are the ones who could not sit still. If you have this, you can expect that they would misbehave more often when they are feeling something in their bodies. And sooner or later, the cone would just fall off or break

Bigger dogs need to have the alternatives as protection. They can easily break away from the hold of the cones. If you are thinking of making the wear a new one, you would be on the losing side. And it would be a very impractical move on your part.

You should assume that they would not like the cones the first time they will try it. But there are certain canines whose characteristics are too extreme and they tend to behave badly when this is put on them. Some of them would try to use the cones as their weapon to break things in the house and wreak havoc.

They can be violent on other things. But there will be times when they can be violent with you using the cone that they are wearing. And it can really hurt you and them. It is like their way of saying they do not agree with what they are wearing at the moment.




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