Collar for cats

Our smaller brothers are cats, just like people, can get sick. And who, if not we, can help them overcome the ailment and regain strength after a heavy treatment?

Of course, in the postoperative period, during the prevention or treatment of the disease, the cat needs to ensure the supply of drugs and proper care. In addition, the pet must be protected from himself. Yes, it sounds a bit strange, but after cupping, sterilizing , with ear or eye disease, the "sick" can harm himself, licking or combing the wounds. And since an active and freedom-loving pet can not be forbidden to itch or lick a fur coat, without a plastic collar on the neck for a cat can not do.

About what this represents is an uncomplicated and useful device, we now talk in more detail.

Protective collar for a cat

The second name for such a medical item is the Elizabethan collar, which was taken from the time of Queen Elizabeth's reign when all the nobles wore bulky corrugated collars. He is attached to a pet, covering his neck in such a way that the mustachioed fidget experienced a minimum of discomfort, could turn his head, drink and eat.

In the form of a dense half-cut cone, the post-operative collar for cats protects the seams and wounds from the teeth, not allowing neposide to comb the wound on the muzzle. In addition, after visiting the toilet, cats tend to lick their intimate places. One can only imagine what the result will be if, after this, the animal licks a fresh, unhealed postoperative wound.

The need to use a veterinary collar for cats also occurs when you treat the animal's hair with toxic preparations: sprays, drops, ointments from fleas and ticks, or agents for treating skin diseases, etc. A transparent or colored collar for cats does not allow a pet to lick off harmful substances and thereby protects it from poisoning, contributing to a speedy recovery.

You can buy such a protective device in any vetaptek. Usually it is made of transparent or translucent plastic, through which the pet can see everything around. However, if you do not have the opportunity to buy a protective collar for a cat, or it was needed by an animal in the middle of the night, it is very simple to make a copy of the medical collar yourself from a plastic bottle or ordinary cardboard and a stapler.