Leg friendly buster collars?

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:08:41 GMT

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its a jack russel with the medium her neck is 12inches and the medium starts at 12inches? does it need to be bigger than that?

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Dunno hun, guess it depends! My cat used the small one for cats but got round everything then I got the one for small dogs and it did the trick

here she is strutting her stuff in the larger collar as well as the small one at the bottom. Also you can see what I did with a normal buster collar when she got flexible! I was trying to keep her off her hind foot.

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Thanks! I'll give the bigger one a go just to see. your cats are so cute!

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Claire Cameron — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:12:27 GMT

Soft E buster collars from Dunlops

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:28:50 GMT

[quote user="Sarah GG"]

its a jack russel with the medium her neck is 12inches and the medium starts at 12inches? does it need to be bigger than that?

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Dunno hun, guess it depends! My cat used the small one for cats but got round everything then I got the one for small dogs and it did the trick

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:04:01 GMT

I'm assuming you've taken a neck measurement and used the right size collar. For in between sizes you can use a ProCollar. It definitely helps with the fitting if you ensure it is fully inflated and attached closely to the neck by threading the regular collar through the fabric hoops on the inside edge. You're aiming for a neck-brace kind of fitting rather than just wearing as a barrier. For dogs with longer necks and bodies (whippets, daschunds, etc) it can be difficult to get a good fit. I heard of some people using two collars together but an alternative is to use an Anti-Lick Strip... www.anti-lickstrip.co.uk

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:59:33 GMT

its a jack russel with the medium her neck is 12inches and the medium starts at 12inches? does it need to be bigger than that?

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:45:12 GMT

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we tried a comfy collar the other day, stitching broke straight away, so tried a new one and dog could get round it really easily so not as impressed as I had hoped, I was hoping that it would be a great alternative

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sounds like you might have gotten the wrong size, I bought two sizes one I thought would fit and one size up. I ended up using the size up as the one that I thought would fit was too small and didn't keep her off her wound.

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

hobbits — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:21:34 GMT

my boy has just been castrated - about 30 mins ago! - so will let you know how I get one, am trialling the JAK trimline rec collar. only prob with these is they only go up to 24cm. but they are a bendy blue plastic/fabic. def leg friendly and furniture friendly - I am hoping anyway!!

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:24:27 GMT

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

dinkyd — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:23:33 GMT

Hi The comfy collars (we call them doughnuts!)Are great for the dogs/cats that go nuts with the E.collars - however we have very much found depends what area you are trying to distract from as we have found that they can stiil reach certain areas.Some even use them as pillows!The flexible dogs still seem to reach the wounds with the comfy collar.

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:35:07 GMT

The Comfy Collar and the ProCollar can be used as an alternative to the buster collar. They look like inflatable rings and work by acting as a neck brace to stop the dog or cat from reaching around.

Comfy Collars - www.comfycollars.co.uk

ProCollars - www.procollars.co.uk

The Comfy Collar and ProCollar work in exactly the same way but the ProCollar is heavier duty with longer velcro straps. It is also a bit plumper when inflated.

We usually have both types in stock and we are the only UK stockist of the ProCollar.

Please let me know if you have any questions about either product and I will do my best to help.

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:17:14 GMT

We have the same problem - I've emailed the company and asked them to put more holes in so we'll see what happens

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Steph Phillips — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:08:57 GMT

We use smart collars, they are supposed to be more comfortable with their black trim around the neck, and also to protect their owners with the black trim around the outside! only probs i find is there is never enough clips.. a greyhound for instance would need a size 4 due to their long nose, but cause they have a skinny neck, the collar slides! so I end up putting bandage in & around the holes, an tieing it to their collars! lol

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:38:15 GMT

I have tried two sizes with my cat they are more comfortable and give more freedom than a normal elizabethan one. they are full of air so fairly light weight too. I use the small cat size and the smallest dog size (one size up from the small cat) for my little Ocicat. She looks silly but can eat and drink easy and use her litter box with no worry. with the buster collar it covers her ears and makes her hang her head on the ground this Comfy collar she can carry her head even in the larger size. :)

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Charlotte says smile — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:15:31 GMT

It doesnt look very comfortable they would barely be able to move their heads? have you tried them out steph?

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

nicky shoult — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:14:49 GMT

Ive seen a collar called trimline recovery collar- absolutely brilliant and so light weight!

www.trimlineinc.com

This is an american company but i think North Downs Referral centre uses them??

nicky

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:08:31 GMT

I'm a huge fan of Comfy Collars see here: http://www.comfycollars.co.uk

I think they might be right up your ally. :) they tend to let the animal have more comfort as well.

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

Shane — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:02:51 GMT

if you have the buster collars, take some tensoplast/elastoplast and run it all along the sharp edge so half the bandage is on the inside and half out...if you know what I mean...

Re: Leg friendly buster collars?

lskm 23 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:45:04 GMT

We use the smart collars, the have a black edging to them so reduces the sharpness when they hit your leg. Down side to them is that recently they seem to have got harder to put together with the little clips being hard to push through the holes. The other ones which are good are those made by Krusse, they are blue in colour and have heard good reports on animals accepting them better than most. Hope this help