Four Paws Comfy Cone: Soft Recovery Collar for Your Pet's Comfort

KatrinKatrin: Wir könnten den Cone noch um eine Ecke weiter machen, würde also auch „Bollerköpfen“ mit mehr Halsumpfang passen. Die Länge ist perfekt, essen und trinken klappen ohne Probleme, an sein Auge kommt er nicht. Wen er trinkt, landet sehr viel daneben, einmal mit einen Handtuch durch und kurz danach ist er trocken. Für draußen nehmen wir das Plastik Ding. In der Zeit trocknet der Cone, den ich mit heißen Wasser abspüle und einmal desinfiziere. Keine blauen Flecken an den Beinen und unser anderer Hund bekommt auch keine. Möbel und Wände bleiben heile. Einziger Nachteil könnte bei ängstlichen Hunden sein, dass die Sicht eingeschränkt ist.

Germany on Oct 10, 2023

LT: Just finished using this cone for my four-year old standard poodle for 12 days. The Velcro on the cone makes it easy to take on and off as needed. Way easier than the snaps or tabs that are usually on the plastic versions supplied by the vet.

And since the cone was on my dog 100% of the time for the first 5 days, the fact that it's flexible and cushy is super important. My dog was able to get used to it easily after the first two days. Admittedly, this is the first time that I actually used it even though I initially purchased it in 2021 after my dog was spayed. We winded up not using it at the time as my dog was rejecting any collar that we tried on her. What I didn't realize at the time - as a new dog owner - is that the rejection of the e-collar is normal on the first day and then dogs suck it up and get used to it!

I ordered an extra long because standard poodles have long muzzles - was the right fit.

United States on Oct 09, 2023

AHAWKAHAWK: My cat had a tumor removed from his ear. He wouldn't stop scratching and biting at the plastic cone the vet put on him. He even managed to pull it off, so I had to get something better- enter in this cone. It's not magically like some of these reviews say, but I'll cover the pros and cons of it in terms of my cat....
Pros
My cat isn't scratching at it like crazy
He doesn't hit corners or run into walls
It doesn't look totally disgusting like the clear plastic cone.
It bends back a little (just a little)

Cons
Completely takes away his peripheral vision. He looks up and just sits confused because he can't see around him, even after I folded the cone
He sticks it in his water and all in his food and scoots foot across the floor.
Because he can't really see, he just lays and doesn't move.

I'd definitely recommend it over the plastic hard cone or some of the others out there, but it isn't a magical fix. They're still gonna hate it, maybe just not as bad.

United States on Sep 08, 2023

ItelMisa: La collerette plastique du vétérinaire déranger beaucoup mon chien, surtout pour se coucher, celle ci est niquel.
Pris en taille Médium pour mon bouledogue français et ça correspond très bien (légèrement trop long) mais pas dérangeant, il arrive à boire et attraper ses jouets.
Produit de très bonne qualité, le velcro est résistant

France on Aug 02, 2023

CMH13CMH13: My 100 lb Rottweiler recently had entropion (eyelid) surgery so a cone was the only option to keep her from scratching her eyes. The vet sent her home with a plastic cone the day of the surgery & she was freaking out & kept vomiting so I immediately put this one on her as I had already purchased in preparation for the surgery. When I put this one on her, she freaked out even more & was able to rip it off within minutes. My dog is messy (as seen in the pictures) so rather than waste the money & have her destroy it, I immediately initiated a return. A week later she shattered the plastic cone by running full speed into the neighbors burn barrel. I didn’t realize she shattered it until I noticed an unusual smell coming from her & checked the plastic cone to see that it was entirely too tight & the broken piece caused an open wound on her neck. The plastic cone alone had caused a hot spot around her entire neck. Fortunately, baseball season prevented me from returning this cone so I swapped out the broken one & put this one on. I think the first time I didn’t put it on right because she was dizzy & vomiting & it was a stressful situation so I...

United States on Jul 17, 2023

Murat: Perfecte halsband van zacht materiaal. geen lelijke snijwond in de enkels van de hond door het schuren van harde plastic halsbanden. Ik raad het aan.

Netherlands on Apr 27, 2023

Leanne: I got this for my dog to wear whilst recovering from surgery on his ear haematoma. I knew he would hate the normal stiff clear plastic cones you get at the vet.

He wears the cone at night to sleep in so his ear is getting air. He seems comfortable especially as the cone is padded and I chose the black colour so it's nice and dark for him. It's not heavy and once he got used to the feeling of it he can move around easily and even jump on the sofa.

The material is easy to wipe down with wet wipes to clear up anything like drool or wound fluid. The spines which hold the cone shape can be taken out so it can be properly washed which I'll be doing soon as well.

The softer design means that when you dog is getting used to wearing the cone and they catch it on things or people it doesn't hurt the dog or you.

My dog doesn't wear this outside but I think the reflective trim on the edge is a great idea for dogs who do wear this out, especially on the black design.

The only minor negative is the velcro is pretty loud when pulling it apart and some dogs won't like this. For mine, it's his cue to try and shake his head or scratch his ear but I've learnt to be...

United Kingdom on Oct 11, 2021

A. NaditzA. Naditz: This appears to be a fantastic product -- it's a very comfortable-appearing (wouldn't know for certain, since I'm not the one wearing it) yet rigid cone of significant width and depth. My 110-pound, 29-inch-high Lab/Rottweiler (trunk to foot) has a 23-inch neck and the XXL size fits perfectly at the smallest sizing (XL, for him, placed him at the edge of the size scale, so I played it safe). I'd say this would fit a Saint Bernard comfortably. It's also 14 inches deep when worn -- all the others we've seen are 10 or 12 inches. All of this should have been perfect for keeping my dog from licking the wound on his back foot. Unfortunately, he figured a way to do it (again), and I will probably return this product. Let me restate that this is not through fault of the cone -- it appears to be fantastic. My dog is just too smart for it (God knows how he managed to bend backward and still shove his foot into his mouth and inside the cone.

A few notes:

1. My dog freaked initially when this was placed on. He can't see side to side, and it's not even slightly transparent like the plastic "Cone of Shame." He got used to it after about an hour, however. Expect a lot of bumping...

United States on Mar 24, 2020

NadimiNadimi: Todo aquel que tenga un gato o un perro debería contar al menos con uno de estos ya que lamentablemente nunca se sabe cuando se llegará a necesitar.

En mi caso, mis gatas nunca salen a la calle, no entran en contacto con otros animales y regularmente visitan al veterinario, pero aún así siempre logran meterse en problemas. Mi gata siamesa regularmente tiene alergias en la piel que le causan comezón y la incitan a rascarse hasta el punto de desangrarse y quedarse sin pelo en ciertas partes (como debajo del cuello o detrás de las orejas). Por lo tanto, debo aplicarle un medicamento especial 2-3 veces al día y sin un cono es completamente imposible evitar que comience a lamerse inmediatamente después de aplicárselo (y se lo quite por completo).

Antes de probar el “comfy cone”, usaba el tradicional cono de plástico y este le resultaba mucho más incómodo por obvias razones. Además de ser más grande y más rígido, se ensucia más fácilmente y no puede ser manipulado de ninguna manera, pues solo se quita y se pone.

En el caso del cono cómodo, cuenta con varias opciones de “personalización” ya que puede ser usado como un cono normal o puede...

Mexico on Mar 04, 2019