06/06/2025
Although they are never anyone’s favorite, the cone and crate can be life savers. Correctly worn Elizabethan Collar aka E Collar or Cone or cone of shame or shin buster 3000 or door frame sturdiness tester 1000 will ensure your pet doesn’t lick or chew their incision, sore, or healing wound. It can prevent costly revisions of surgery or scary infections. Correct fitment means you can fit 2 fingers between the pet’s neck and the collar (sometimes we use roll gauze to make a necklace). If you can fit 5 fingers between there is a good chance the pet will remove the collar by themselves.
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The crate is another great tool. It’s not punishment. It’s a safe place for the pet to rest. It’s a “den” where they can sleep, relax, eat and drink in peace. It also keeps healing pets from jumping and sprinting. It keeps pets from running to the door when the Amazon package arrives, and from jumping on and off furniture which delays healing. For non-sick/hurt pets, the crate can ensure they don’t get into the trash, sneak something toxic off the counter, eat the panties from the hamper etc. Sometimes we have to save the pet from themself.
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Used correctly the cone and crate can be life savers and life-improvers, so don’t sweat it too much.
