mardi 9 août 2016

Alternatives To Elizabethan Collar For Your Pet

By Angela Price


If you have a pet, you must be familiar with the cone collar. This is used to stop your cat or dog from licking or chewing a specific area in its body. This is mainly used when the animal has been injured and requires healing at a specific area. The use of this item is mainly after a surgery. Although, this cone collars have been used for a very long time, they have a lot of disadvantages. The article looks at why you should consider used alternatives to Elizabethan Collar and the available substitutes in the market.

Traditional collars are designed to suit the neck of the injured animal appropriately. They form a cone shaped area on the neck of the animal. They are manufactured using translucent materials that are rigid. This makes them reliable in prevent the animal from licking the injured parts of its body. These cones are effective on animals that have been injured and are recovering from these injuries. They are also very effective when an animal is recovering after a surgery.

Traditional collars have many disadvantages. They make it very hard for the animal to shift its position due to their rigidity. The animal may also harm itself as it moves because it is not able to see clearly. The fact that the animal may not see clearly, they damage a lot of your items as they try to move around your home. These disadvantages have led to the introduction of new brands of collars that are safer to the animals.

Doughnut collars or inflatable U are among the collars that have been recently developed. Their design makes them reliable because they can fit any animal. Although it is important that the whole body of the animal is protected, these collars particularly offer protection on the area that is injured.

Most of the cones you find in the market are not padded. Padded cones make the pet more comfortable when using them. Now you can find a cone that is padded, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. It is better than the traditional cones because of its flexibility and design.

The traditional Elizabethan collars are made of very stiff plastic. But there are now collars that are made in the same design but they are made of softer materials or nylon. These are also very comfortable for your pet because they do not make the neck stiff. When an animal has these collars, they can move freely without causing damage to items in the house.

The alternatives to the traditional collars provide comfort for the animals as they get better from the different conditions they are suffering from. They are also very easy to manage because they are not made of these stiff materials that do not allow free movement of the animal.

When your pet is injured and requires using a collar, you need to keenly evaluate the various types available of collars available in the market. Traditional collars are reliable. However, they are rigid which makes them very uncomfortable. Besides comfort, using these rigid collars makes it very hard to manage the animal. Consider the various aspects of the substitutes collars discussed in the article to determine the collar that best suits your animal.




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