Advice For A Cat Cone

Anyone have an experience with cat having a cone due to an abscess. Luckily Ive avoided it until now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

No cat will like it, there’s no secrets. Just remember, it’s only irritating the cat, not hurting them.

 

Shallow litterboxes and raised bowls can help with day to day activities. Pet wipes or a stack of cat-only washrags will help with cleanup since they can't groom on demand. Brush them if they can stand it to keep them clean. Try to confine them so they don't try to jump or do steps, they get very disoriented when their field of vision is limited and can freak out and hurt themselves.

I always try to give them supervised out of cone time to relax and groom if the cone is unavoidable, and wash the cone regularly as well so it stays clean for them. Make sure the cone length is cut to the proper length to stop it from catching on avoidable things. There are both hard plastic and soft plastic versions and one may work better than the other. I think it's kong that makes an inflatable neck donut that is also supposed to work well and not be as vision limiting.

I've also found vets tend to overdo cone recommendations, but if a cat is picking at a wound there is no choice.

 

Shallow litterboxes and raised bowls can help with day to day activities. Pet wipes or a stack of cat-only washrags will help with cleanup since they can't groom on demand. Brush them if they can stand it to keep them clean. Try to confine them so they don't try to jump or do steps, they get very disoriented when their field of vision is limited and can freak out and hurt themselves.

I always try to give them supervised out of cone time to relax and groom if the cone is unavoidable, and wash the cone regularly as well so it stays clean for them. Make sure the cone length is cut to the proper length to stop it from catching on avoidable things. There are both hard plastic and soft plastic versions and one may work better than the other. I think it's kong that makes an inflatable neck donut that is also supposed to work well and not be as vision limiting.

I've also found vets tend to overdo cone recommendations, but if a cat is picking at a wound there is no choice.

Hers is a regular plastic cone with velcro. She just got it a few hours. When do you recommend giving her a break. Its mostly to keep her from scratching the laceration from the abscess and from my kitten from getting at it as they like to play rough.

 

When you have time to sit with her, so you can toss it back on if it looks like she is going to pick and kick at it. I've had some cats I was supposed to cone and never needed to, and others I was never told to cone but had to for their safety. They all react so differently.

You may want to keep her separate from the kitten. She will be defenseless with that thing on, and sneak attacks could seriously ruin their relationship by the time it comes off.

Is the wound on her head/neck, or on her body? If it's on her body for sure keep the kitten away! He could catch it by accident.

 

When you have time to sit with her, so you can toss it back on if it looks like she is going to pick and kick at it. I've had some cats I was supposed to cone and never needed to, and others I was never told to cone but had to for their safety. They all react so differently.

You may want to keep her separate from the kitten. She will be defenseless with that thing on, and sneak attacks could seriously ruin their relationship by the time it comes off.

Is the wound on her head/neck, or on her body? If it's on her body for sure keep the kitten away! He could catch it by accident.

Its on her left side under her chin. I'm watching both of them vet says the abscess came from them playing to hard. So I'm going to have to teach my kitten how to play nice.

 

Its so hard to keep them apart because they sleep by each other, and hate to be apart and Tammy mommies her. My kittens name is Oreo she is only 10 weeks old, but is very active.