Help! My dog keeps chewing through her bandages!

[mickeymedic]

Here is the comfy cone.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MVURV2...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B002MVURV2

I made my own and it worked great.

I went to the pet store and bought one of these. It's working very well. She doesn't LOVE it, but she doesn't hate it as much as the other Cone. She is able to sleep pretty comfortably with this new cone. Thanks for the link!

 

[mickeymedic]

the cone freaked out my dog. my vet suggested taking a beach towel and rolling it up. put it aroung the dogs neck (where the collar would be) and duct tape it. It's thick enough that she can't lick her legs. This worked well with my dog. (she also has had several cyst removal surgeries and we used it every time.) Good luck

Hmmmm. I might try this to give her a break from the Cone. She has such a long snout, though, I'm not sure that any amount of rolled towel would keep her away from the spot on her leg.

 

[Pastamom]

We sprayed a little bit of bitter apple spray on our dog's bandages. He hated the flavor so that stopped the problem. We also used this when he was a puppy and in the "chewing" stages. You can get it at any pet store.

 

[cabanafrau]

I went to the pet store and bought one of these. It's working very well. She doesn't LOVE it, but she doesn't hate it as much as the other Cone. She is able to sleep pretty comfortably with this new cone. Thanks for the link!

Happy to hear you found something to help a bit. Sure hope she heals quickly!

 

[mickeymedic]

We sprayed a little bit of bitter apple spray on our dog's bandages. He hated the flavor so that stopped the problem. We also used this when he was a puppy and in the "chewing" stages. You can get it at any pet store.

Already tried that. My dog LOVES the bitter apple flavor.

 

[PlutoPony]

We had much better luck with the soft e-collar than the cone. The one we were given by the surgeon looks like a life preserver around the neck and is not just a soft version of the cone. Our dog used it like a pillow and slept quite happily with it on. Also this version is a lot cooler than the cone shape as air can circulate around the head, and it's easier for the dog to eat and drink with this style.

This is more what it looked like. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3307+12891+15678&pcatid=15678

 

[mickeymedic]

We had much better luck with the soft e-collar than the cone. The one we were given by the surgeon looks like a life preserver around the neck and is not just a soft version of the cone. Our dog used it like a pillow and slept quite happily with it on. Also this version is a lot cooler than the cone shape as air can circulate around the head, and it's easier for the dog to eat and drink with this style.

This is more what it looked like. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3307+12891+15678&pcatid=15678

I was looking at those online yesterday and reading the reviews. I'm not sure it would work for my dog this time - she has a long snout and her wound is on her lower leg. From the reviews I was reading, this appeared to be the one combination of factors that resulted in that type of collar being pretty ineffective. However, I wish I would have seen that collar when my Husky needed one. She had a hot spot on her flank that got infected. That was our first experience with the Cone of Shame. The blue inflatable collar would have worked great for her.

 

[PlutoPony]

I was looking at those online yesterday and reading the reviews. I'm not sure it would work for my dog this time - she has a long snout and her wound is on her lower leg. From the reviews I was reading, this appeared to be the one combination of factors that resulted in that type of collar being pretty ineffective. However, I wish I would have seen that collar when my Husky needed one. She had a hot spot on her flank that got infected. That was our first experience with the Cone of Shame. The blue inflatable collar would have worked great for her.

Finally found a picture of what looks to be the exact one we have. It's wider and flatter than the the one I posted before and almost touched the floor. It's got a drawstring around the inner neck portion which allows you to tighten/loosen to fit. I'm just on my way out the door but I'll get it out and stick it back on my dog later today and report back... think this might work to keep the dog from getting to anything but maybe the paw itself.

http://www.dogcatetc.com/020bf-1003g.html

Glad you have something that works for you now though!

 

[mickeymedic]

Finally found a picture of what looks to be the exact one we have. It's wider and flatter than the the one I posted before and almost touched the floor. It's got a drawstring around the inner neck portion which allows you to tighten/loosen to fit. I'm just on my way out the door but I'll get it out and stick it back on my dog later today and report back... think this might work to keep the dog from getting to anything but maybe the paw itself.

http://www.dogcatetc.com/020bf-1003g.html

Glad you have something that works for you now though!

Thanks for the link! That definitely looks like it would be worth a try. I hadn't seen any inflatable collars that were that thick/deep. I'd love to see a picture of it on your dog so that I can see how close it comes to the floor.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Hoping your kid gets better soon it's amazing how many alternatives to the traditional cone of shame are out there...great to know.

Let us know how she's doing

 

[Jingle]

Finally found a picture of what looks to be the exact one we have. It's wider and flatter than the the one I posted before and almost touched the floor. It's got a drawstring around the inner neck portion which allows you to tighten/loosen to fit. I'm just on my way out the door but I'll get it out and stick it back on my dog later today and report back... think this might work to keep the dog from getting to anything but maybe the paw itself.

http://www.dogcatetc.com/020bf-1003g.html

Glad you have something that works for you now though!

That's the one that we have. It was a lifesaver for us! OK, maybe not a life saver, but it did work quite well.

 

[Luvchefmic]

How is she doing ?

 

[mickeymedic]

She's doing OK. The Comfy Cone worked for a while. But then she found a way to still get at her bandages even while wearing it. So, we have had to go back to using the rigid clear plastic Cone of Shame. She is tolerating that cone much better now than the first time we tried it.

The couple of times that she has been able to get to her bandages she has left no trace of them...which most likely means she ate them. I know for a fact that she ate them one time. She needed help getting the long bandage extricated from her rear as she was taking a dump. All I have to say there is YUCK!!!!

She went to the vet yesterday and her wound is apparently healing as it should considering there are no stitches. We can leave it uncovered 1/2 of the day - of course this theory only works if someone is home to watch her. Hopefully it will look better in a couple of weeks.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Good Grief these animals are too much aren't they ? I hope for your sake she hurries up and heals already just wanted to see how she was doing

 

[Disneycrazy!!]

my mom used vet wrap on her dog...get it at feed stores or vet offices....she wraps and wraps and wraps the whole leg.... and uses the cone. if i remember right, someone said to take a spray bottle and mix vinegar and water and lightly spray bandage on outside...don't soak it...and it kept their dog from eating bandages.

 

[pixiepower1971]

I have not read all the responses( so I don't know if this will work for you or not given the location that needs to be covered or if I am repeating someone) but whenever we have had a dog that needed a paw or area of a leg covered we used a white sock(short for paw or long for entire leg). We used medical tape to tape the top of the sock around the leg. It keeps the area clean and most of the time our dogs have left it alone. We leave a little bit of sock free of tape above where we tape it to fold over the actual taped area to discourage the dog from chewing that tape.

Good Luck!