Geri Gill wrote 08/23/2011 06:03 PM Wearing a hood #342513 - 08/23/2011 06:03 PM
Geri Gill Webboard User Reg: 03-07-2010 Posts: 129 Loc: Florida Offline	My 2 year old shephard has never had a problem where he had to wear a hood. Now he has some sores (not open) and he has gotten into the bad habit of licking them a lot. I've been trying to get him to wear one of those plastic hoods for awhile in the evening when he wants to lick the most, and he almost has a panic attack. Is there an easy way to do this or a newer type of hood someone knows about. Thanks for your help Geri Geri L. Gill
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/23/2011 07:46 PM Re: Wearing a hood [Re: Geri Gill ] #342514 - 08/23/2011 07:46 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	What kind of hood? Do you know about the newer better substitutes for the Elizabethan collar?
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Geri Gill wrote 08/24/2011 06:37 PM Re: Wearing a hood [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #342580 - 08/24/2011 06:37 PM
Geri Gill Webboard User Reg: 03-07-2010 Posts: 129 Loc: Florida Offline	Connie, He has one of the old style hard plastic ones. I've seen some of the newer hoods on line but not sure what would be best. I would love any advise you can give me. Thanks Geri L. Gill
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/24/2011 07:25 PM Re: Wearing a hood [Re: Geri Gill ] #342584 - 08/24/2011 07:25 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I'm not sure what you mean by "hood." Do you mean an Elizabethan collar? Like a cone? The donuts and the newer soft Elizabethan collars are both better, IMHO. http://leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=134&Number=337712&Searchpage=1&Main=30363&Words=elizabethan&topic=0&Search=true#Post337712 http://leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/337782/page/0/fpart/2 http://leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=10&Number=331477&Searchpage=1&Main=29837&Words=elizabethan&topic=0&Search=true#Post331477  Quote: Connie Sutherland .... I have seen it cause what I would call real distress. I used it for a short time (post surgery) on a small foster dog who hyperventilated and ran into a corner as soon as it was on, stumbling around frantically. What happened sounds funny, I know, but it wasn't at the time: she suctioned herself briefly onto the wall with her hyperventilating near the wall. Believe me, that collar came off as soon as I could grab her. I switched her to an infant nightgown that I rigged shut below the sutures, but that was not very successful and I had to stay near her for a couple of days until the sutures weren't driving her to licking anymore. Now I use a soft one kinda like this http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006GXBOA/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4432865305&ref=pd_sl_3k8y1y92wi_b or http://www.amazon.com/Soft-Fabric-Elizabethan-Collar-Size/dp/B0050IDCXE or a donut like this http://reviews.petco.com/3554/100555/procollar-procollar-premium-inflatable-protective-collar-reviews/reviews.htm .... whichever one works better for the individual dog.
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Geri Gill wrote 08/25/2011 05:42 PM Re: Wearing a hood [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #342625 - 08/25/2011 05:42 PM
Geri Gill Webboard User Reg: 03-07-2010 Posts: 129 Loc: Florida Offline	Connie, Yes I tried the old Elizabethan collar, (like a cone) on him. But I think one of the soft collars might work. Thanks for the links. Thanks for your help once again. Geri Geri L. Gill
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