Post-Surgery Recovery Cone for Dogs on Mondays

brailledots: We all know that the plastic cones suck. Our 75-lb black Lab got used to this solution VERY quickly and happily uses it as a pillow all day. He's also able to eat and drink with it on. We're in day 11 now. This "donut" is better than the more expensive one we used 5 years ago: this one is a bit wider (you can see that when comparing the available products) so it does a perfect job of preventing access to lower-body surgery sites. (TPLO in this case, but he can't get to his abdomen, either.) The long Velcro strap is perfect for comfortable snugness. The donut holds air very well, requiring a top-up only every 3rd or 4th day. If you use it with a collar as designed and keep it FULL, it will do the job. One of the reasons it holds air so well is that the filler nozzle is very tight. Because of that, it takes some patience and finger strength to pop it out; even then you must bite the base of the nozzle while blowing to open the air passage. It's not difficult once you've got the feel of it.

Canada on Nov 17, 2023

Marilyn Botzenhardt: Easy to blow up, fit and use. Easily adjusted. Light weight and soft.

United States on Nov 06, 2023

Dsulli: I loved this alternative to a cone! My boys were comfortable in it and didn’t have any issues eating, sleeping or moving around with it. I would definitely recommend it.

United States on Nov 04, 2023

Stephanie Wenzlawski: I bought for my puppy who was spayed and dew claws removed on back.. it worked well until the bandages came off for the dew claws. It doesn't help with feet locking at all. We ended up using a cone. But works well for everything else.

Canada on Oct 01, 2023

AvidReader-NV: My husky is a master of escape when it comes to cones. This donut was big enough to protect and soft enough that she could still sleep.

United States on Aug 26, 2023

Jeremy Dziewurski: While the inflatable certainly does its job... its biggest downside is the fact that it is easy to puncture .. and within less than a month of my dog wearing it, she punctured many holes in it with her claws causing for numerous patches and repairs...

Canada on Aug 17, 2023

Cdn Momma: I should have returned this but I just forgot. Didn’t really do much for my shepherd. He was able to reach his ear even with this on. I do like that he was able to see and hear normal with it compared to traditional cone.

Canada on Jul 03, 2023

audrey s.: It’s probably more comfortable for my dog than the traditional “cone of shame” but not as effective. She can still reach her back end to the area I’m trying to protect. The directions say to inflate to about 80%. I’ve had to add more air twice. Hard to get the valve out to inflate.

United States on Jun 23, 2023

Coro: J'ai opté pour ceci au lieu du cône de plastique offert par le vétérinaire à pratiquement le même prix que ceci. Il y a des sangles à l'intérieur du collet pour y passer le collier du chien. Ainsi, il ne peut pas se l'enlever d'autour du cou. Beaucoup plus confortable pour le chien, ça lui permet de pouvoir manger et boire de l'eau mais l'empêche de lècher sa plaie. Il peut même s'y acotter pour dormir. Le coussin gonflable est recouvert d'une housse en tissu pour un meilleur confort de l'animal et qui peut donc aussi se laver facilement à la laveuse.

Canada on May 08, 2023

SolarbearSolarbear: Update: I ordered a third one of these, in the small size for my dog’s 11 inch neck, and received one that was obviously used - and chewed up, to boot!

The price is good and the product seems decent, but this was disgusting. I thought I’d try again after getting one too big and one that the plastic around the valve was coming off; maybe third time would be the charm. Instead I got someone’s return that had been chewed up.

The fabric was also snagged in a couple of places. I might have let that go, if I’d order a used one - but the chewed up one should never have been sent out. I don’t know if that was Amazon or the vendor, but there’s no excuse for that.

Previous review:
The fabric seems nice, it’s soft and slick. Unfortunately the first one was way too big (I went by the measurements, but my dog’s neck is 11”, right in the middle - so size down if it’s close).

The second one, the plastic reinforcement by the nozzle was peeling off. I needed one fast so I didn’t reorder again, for fear the next one might be messed up too.

United States on Feb 28, 2023