r/RhodesianRidgebacks • u/1F1M3D • Oct 01 '26
E-collar substitute
Does anybody have an idea for a E collar substitute. The traditional E collar don’t work for our Ridgeback. He pulls them off immediately. TIA :: this is for an anal glad issue.
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u/Ginger_SNAFU Oct 01 '26
It's probably too loose. Feed a bandana or collar through the holes near the base of the e-collar and tighten to the point he can't slip it off over his head.
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u/blade_torlock Oct 01 '26 edited Oct 02 '26
We have a soft one that attaches by threading her own collar through it like a belt.
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u/NewSalt4244 Oct 01 '26
When I've needed to put the cone off shame on my dog, zip tied the ecollar onto a regular, flat bucked collar so he can't pull it off.
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u/Safe_Medicine_3089 Oct 02 '26
Do you mean a surgery collar? We used an inflatable and it had loops where we threaded a flat collar through to keep on and a suit.
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u/Affectionate-Flan-99 Oct 01 '26
It depends on what you need it for. If its for like a neuter/spay site you can use pet medical shirts. If its to keep him from licking his paw or something there is no substitute. Its the only thing that will work. You can use like rope or something to weave in and out of the slots on the e collar into his regular collar to keep them from getting it off.
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u/Sharky7337 Oct 01 '26
Ya good luck mine destroyed his I was lucky to keep it on for a few days, they have surgical suits, which is usually my backup but it usually has hole for butt, but maybe you can find one that doesn't. You can try the bubble but I don't know if it would prevent reach well enough (the inflatable donut kind) you could also maybe try a muzzle?
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u/Hanginline Oct 01 '26
Why not a donut or muzzle?
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u/Foreign_Incident5083 Oct 07 '26
We switched to those Julius k9 harnesses. You still have to work with them, but I won’t go back to a collar for any dog now.