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Encyclopedia > Elizabethan collar
The collars are named from the ruffs worn in Elizabethan times
The collars are named from the ruffs worn in Elizabethan times
For the article of human clothing, see Ruff (clothing).

An Elizabethan collar or space collar is a protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or dog. Shaped like a truncated cone, its purpose is to prevent the animal from biting or licking at its body or scratching at its head or neck while wounds or injuries heal. Image File history File links Elizabeth1England. ... Image File history File links Elizabeth1England. ... == Ruff of c. ... “Elizabethan” redirects here. ... == Ruff of c. ...


The device is generally attached to the pet's usual collar with strings or tabs passed through holes punched in the sides of the plastic. The neck of the collar should be short enough to let the dog eat and drink. Although most pets adjust to them quite well, others won't eat or drink with the collar in place and the collar is temporarily removed for meals.[1] The collar on a draught animal is a robustly constructed leather and straw device that is intended to sit comfortably on the animals shoulders around its neck and support a set of hames that transfer the draught forces from the animal to the traces. ...


While purpose-made collars can be purchased from veterinarians or pet stores, they can also be made from plastic and cardboard or by using plastic flowerpots, wastebaskets, buckets or lampshades. Look up veterinarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


[2] Dogs With Cones is a photo gallery dedicated to "our best friends in cones."


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This Golden Retriever suffered a wound to his foot. Image File history File linksMetadata Dog_hat_3. ... The Golden Retriever is a popular breed of dog, originally developed to retrieve shot game during hunting. ...

This dog received a wound on his neck from a grass seed. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 726 KB) Summary An Elizabethan Collar Taken by TheToxicAvenger Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

A cat wearing an Elizabethan collar after surgery. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 671 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1720 × 1536 pixel, file size: 575 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A cat wearing an Elizabethan collar after surgery. ...

Reni so dislikes his collar he refuses to move with it in place. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1232, 820 KB) C. Mclean I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Very small dogs may require custom modifications to make the collar fit. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

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First Aid - Appendix 5- Making an Elizabethan collar (495 words)
Loosen the collar until it slips easily over your pet's head then measure the diameter of the collar while it is still fastened.
Where the Elizabethan collar is being used to protect the eyes or the ears the collar doesn't need to be as long.
Generally the collars only need to be flared slightly so don't cut a wedge out of the collar but simply cut from the inner and outer circle and overlap.
ParrotChronicles.com (1623 words)
Tube collars are sometimes referred to as ubange collars, after the neck-elongating rings used by the African tribe of Ubange.
Elizabethan collars are named after the ruffled collar favored by Queen Elizabeth I. Which type of collar is best depends on the site of the wound that needs protecting.
Collars need to be sturdy enough to work and stay in place for extended periods of time.
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