My cat Eli just had a mast cell tumor removed from his ear. The vet did a beautiful job, once his fur grows back you won't even know anything happened. But the little bastid was able to get the Cone of Shame off of his head IN THE CARRIER (!!!) and he will NOT tolerate me putting it back on him. It is the hard plastic kind so I am sure it is uncomfortable.
I am home all day so there is not an issue with keeping an eye on him, though I do go out sometimes for a few hours.
I have another cat and the two of them are very bonded and groom each other. I know that I have to keep an eye on them so that the one cat doesn't lick Eli's incision site. But even the hard cone is not sufficient to keep him away from it.
The vet is pretty adamant that Eli has to wear the cone, but if he won't tolerate it, or if he won't let me put it on him (he is 15 lbs. and very strong and I am single so I have no one home to help me do it), will "being watchful" suffice? I have ordered about 4 soft cones to see if any of them will work but they won't be here for 2 days.
I am home all day so there is not an issue with keeping an eye on him, though I do go out sometimes for a few hours.
I have another cat and the two of them are very bonded and groom each other. I know that I have to keep an eye on them so that the one cat doesn't lick Eli's incision site. But even the hard cone is not sufficient to keep him away from it.
The vet is pretty adamant that Eli has to wear the cone, but if he won't tolerate it, or if he won't let me put it on him (he is 15 lbs. and very strong and I am single so I have no one home to help me do it), will "being watchful" suffice? I have ordered about 4 soft cones to see if any of them will work but they won't be here for 2 days.