Guest Grapehound Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 When I was home for lunch today, Raisin had her usual round of zoomies and then started crying when she tried to lie down on her bed. The outside toe on her back left leg was at a weird angle and bleeding, so off to the vet we went. Turns out she dislocated the toe and the joint broke through the skin (yeah, I had no idea it could do that). So now she's all bandaged up and on limited movement for the next couple of weeks. Since she's a doggie door dog, it'll be interesting to see how the switch to crating will work. So, to the issue at hand... I don't trust her to leave the bandage alone unsupervised, so she needs something to stop her. She's not too freaked out by the e-collar, but her neck is pretty sensitive and the e-collar is tearing it up. I thought of taping up her muzzle, but I read about a dog vomiting into her muzzle and since the antibiotics and pain meds she's on are new, I certainly don't want that happening while I'm gone. Also, the vet said if the x-rays don't look better in two weeks, they'll take off the toe. Do they do that under sedation? Here's a picture of the poor baby... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Absolutely they would use sedation to take off the toe! Joseph was not absolutely determined to get at his stitches, so I just taped the muzzle a little bit. Some pics here: http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k96/rzbhound/muzzletaping/ You could also try wrapping a little moleskin (Dr. Scholl's stick-on) around the bottom edge of the e-collar. Good luck and all paws crossed for good healing! Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmilyAnne Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I saw a couple alternatives to the 'plastic lampshade' style of e-collars on this page: http://www.bonafido.com/page6.html Perhaps you could call around to different vets and see if anyone has anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 See about the stiff, turtleneck like collar (can't remember the name right now)--I have one and it seems much more comfortable and less frightening for the dog. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) The "turtle neck" collar is called a bite-not collar. Edited December 12, 2007 by tbhounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCgreys Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 We use a bite-not collar and the dogs like it MUCH better than an e-collar. Quote Robin - Cordova (Memphis), TN Argus (BB's Turbo) #86152 Oswald Cobblepot X Hilary Pride Butler (GoodOleBoyRoy) #92232 Castor Troy X Princess Josie Bridge Angel Callie (Tom S Macaroon) #87886 Black Streaker X Tom S Megan, April 15, 2000 - November 3, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yep another vote for the Bite-Not! It's so much better tolerated by sighthounds. I'm sorry to hear about Raisin's toe - how awful. But yes, removal of a toe would mean a general anaesthetic, not just sedation. Hopefully it will heal OK. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Che_mar_Cody Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Poor thing Our vote for the Bite-not collar too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyaspet Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 With the bite not collars they can reach their legs, it is great for side wounds of back but not for legs or feet. Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KatieGrey Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I had e-collar troubles when my Lily had her amputation of her back leg, she kept getting the collar off and opening up her surgery site. From the suggestion of some members of greytalk I got a bite-not collar and it worked wonders! She kept it on and looked a lot more comfortable than with the e-collar on. She was also able to move around better without getting caught on things, like she did with the e-collar. I bought mine at dog.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbox Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 When our Grey had a recent toe infection on her front paw, I just took one of my socks and put it on her and just above her knee bone where it gets skinnier I put a band of medical tape around it, tight enough to stay above the bone but not tight enough I couldn't get the tip of my finger between the skin and sock. Then I would simply fold the upper part of the sock over the medical tape so she didn't have access to the tape. It worked fantastic! She hated the E-collar so this turned out to be the perfect solution for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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