Comfy Cone Pet Cone for Dogs, Cats, Large, Black - Comfortable Soft Dog Cone Collar Alternative for After Surgery, Wound Care, Spay, Neuter - Dog and Cat Recovery Elizabethan-Collar

So happy we decided to purchase this product instead of continuing to use the standard (cheap plastic) e-collar we started with. The edge of the plastic collar was digging into his back leg wound, and this soft one doesn't do that. We also love that it's so much easier to put on and take off, thanks to the hook-and-loop material, and doesn't have to be super snug on his neck since a collar attaches to the cone. (We used a second collar so that his main collar (with ID) was still present when the cone wasn't on.) The reflective piping on the outer edge is also nice at night, making it really easy to see where he is in the yard and adds safety if you are ever around vehicles at night. It was also much easier for our dog to get through doorways, etc, since the material was soft and could conform a little, unlike the plastic cone.I have a few negatives (and one suggestion for improvement), but not enough to reduce a full star.1. The soft material makes this cone warmer than a plastic cone, so his ears got pretty red inside.2. The material is less "slick" than plastic, so it caused quick matting/dreading of his ear hair, requiring us to brush (and sometimes cut) his ear hair every day.3. The hook-and-loop material that was exposed (where it didn't overlap fully bc of his neck size) got really dirty with hair, etc, and can't really be cleaned up, so it ended up looking kind of gross, and could also get stuck on things. It's also a little rough, so we tried to keep the hood turned so that this part was facing away from the wound so he wouldn't scrape it on the injury if he tried to get at the wound. I think they could devise some type of cover material that you cut to size and lay on the exposed outer/hook part to keep it soft and clean. This would also have the added benefit of making it really easy to put it back on in the exact same place/size every time, since it would serve as a marker of where it was the time(s) before.Sizing note: I was using this on a 40lb Aussie, and the L was def the right size. We ordered a M and L bc we needed to make sure we had one that worked asap. The measurements I took indicated L for snout length, and at the top of M and bottom of L for neck. We tried the L first, and only had the neck half tight, so it fit just fine. We never opened the M, and returned it. I'd say the snout length is the most important since it determines if they can get past the cone to get at the wound, and their sizing there seems very accurate.

This is our sixth cone/donut. All of the others failed. Even the double donut style eventually failed. Our dog was able to chew his haunch around it or remove it. This cone works! It's pricey compared to the others, but if it works, it's worth it. It's soft but sturdy, easy to adjust the circumference. It has loops for you to insert your dog's regular collar into. Once adjusted, you can just unclasp the collar and pull the cone off. No fiddling or adjusting with the cone. Similarly, when you put it back on, you just push it over his snout and head and clasp the collar. Easy. No drama. Our dog sleeps easily during the day with it on. At night, he's still learning to relax with it on. He likes to snuggle, and the cone is cumbersome. The sizing chart is accurate. We got a large for an American Staffordshire mix, 55 lbs.

My dog was dying of an aggressive cancer that had ulcerated. He wasn't feeling so bad with pain management but kept locking his ulcer which made it bleed. I just wanted a little bit more time to enjoy being with my baby before I would need to let him go so he wouldn't suffer. The traditional cones seemed like cruelty to use on him when he already had so much discomfort. This was better. It wasn't great because he still had something around his neck that was a little heavier but softer for him to sleep with & kept him from reaching his ulcer as easily when I had to leave him unattended.

My young, boisterous Plott hound is recovering from some fancy eye surgery, so e-collars have been of great interest around here. I've tried two of the soft collars, and the Comfy Cone is definitely the better choice. In fact. reading some of the reviews (and the description), I have the sneaking feeling that some of them may actually refer to the soft collar I didn't like -- the ProCone.If you've ever used the classic hard e-collar, you know what a nightmare it can be -- it's like strapping a bulldozer to your dog's head, the acoustics are horrible for the dog's sensitive ears, and sleeping, lying down, etc, get complicated. So any soft e-collar should be an improvement over the classic.I had ordered the Comfy Cone, but was worried it wouldn't arrive on time, so called a big-box pet store to see if they had it in stock. They said they did, so I asked a friend to pick it up on the way to my house. Turned out it was NOT the Comfy Cone, but the ProCone -- I think maybe "Comfy Cone" has become the generic term for all soft e-collars, like "Kleenex" is used to refer to all facial tissues, or "Google" all search engines. I was glad to have it, because in fact the Comfy did not arrive in time, and used the Pro for 5 days after surgery til I could get to the PO to pick up the Comfy.The ProCone was a LOT better than nothing, but I spent as much vigilance making sure the collar did not injure the surgical site as making sure the dog was okay. The Comfy, on the other hand, is pretty much perfect -- all the shortcomings of the Pro are addressed in the Comfy.The Comfy has lots of body, while still being soft and flexible -- that means it stands away from the dog's head (and ears), which is important if what you want to protect is the dog's head. It has two levels of body -- the cone itself is made of foam panels covered in ripstop, rather like an outdoorsy padded bra, so it keeps its round shape and does not droop. There's a nice side effect of all the padding, too -- even the most vigorous scratching with toenails does not translate to the dog's head. The Pro just has a double layer of ripstop between its stays, which lets nails, sharp corners, etc, have much more effect on the dog's head.The Comfy also comes with three removable stays which make it more rigid front-to-back. Having spent a lot of time wrestling with the unfortunate effect of the stays in the ProCone (snagging on every obstacle, making hard spots inside the collar to rub against the surgical site), I removed the Comfy's stays immediately, and have been very pleased with the result -- plenty of body, even for my crazy pup. But I would probably have been glad of them in the first few days after surgery, when the incision was at its most delicate and my dog was learning to use the collar and doing a lot of bumping into things.The ProCone also has a real tendency to droop between its stays, which lets the cone flop in and hug the dog's head -- it seemed to encourage sleep, but also rubbed the surgical site and compressed my dog's ears unless I arranged it exactly right -- with the overlap from fastening (the stiffest part of the collar) on top of my dog's head. Of course, that's the heaviest side of the collar, so keeping it uppermost requires constant fiddling. It also makes the bottom side of the cone behave kind of like a scoop, since it tends to hang down so far. The Comfy, by contrast, creates even more room around the head and ears when the dog lies down, because it keeps its round cross-section, stands nicely away from the surgical site, and also stands free of the ears.Both collars are made so they use your dog's normal collar as an anchor -- though the ProCone comes threaded onto a webbing strap with a velcro closure as anchor. Even in this minor aspect, the Comfy beats the Pro -- it has wide, strong elastic loops that really grip the collar and make it an integral part of the assembly, while the Pro has thin, round elastic cord which lets the cone move around relative to the dog's collar -- I found this especially irritating while trying to keep the close-over side of the Pro on top of my dog's head so the cone would keep its shape a little better.The Comfy costs a little more than the ProCone, at least in standard retail price, but skimping on the e-collar is a false economy, IMO -- when you've dropped a couple thousand dollars on the surgery, spending an extra ten bucks to make sure it heals properly just makes sense. It'll also let you sleep through the night, too, instead of having to cat-nap while you make sure the e-collar doesn't take out the stitches for which you've just paid so handsomely.

We had 3 sets of stitches back to back and I got this for my 88 lb chow chow after he broke the plastic one the vet sent him home with. It made him more comfortable and it didnt harm my walls or furniture. Great product!