What are the cone shaped things that you put around an animals head to keep him from biting himself?

Answer 1

"An Elizabethan collar, shaped like a truncated cone, is worn by a pet, usually a cat or dog, to prevent it scratching a wound on its head or neck or licking a wound or infection on its body.

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 or buckets. The device is 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 collars were named after the ruff worn by people in Elizabethan times, that is the late sixteenth century in England."

Answer 2

I always just called it the cone shaped thing I put around an animal's head to keep him from biting himself...

Does it have a real name?

Answer 3

bmwdriver11 is right. It's called Elizabethan collar.

An Elizabethan collar, shaped like a truncated cone, is worn by a pet, usually a cat or dog, to prevent it scratching a wound on its head or neck or licking a wound or infection on its body.

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 or buckets. The device is 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 collars were named after the ruff worn by people in Elizabethan times, that is the late sixteenth century in England.

Answer 4

Cones

Answer 5

A cone collar. You can pick one up at PetSmart for around $7-20, depending on the size.

Answer 6

It's called an Elizabethan Collar (or E-collar for short). They're used to keep an animal from getting at stitches or a wound.

Answer 7

They are called E-collars and they are actually named after Queen Elizabeth's collars. No joke. Doesn't that just crack you up. Can't say that we didn't notice people's fashion sense even if it WAS a long time ago.
lol
I use them quite a bit because I raise boxer dogs, and when we have their ears cropped or if they have any other problems that requires one, we have to use them.
I also was a vet tech, groomer, and animal caretaker.

Answer 8

They're called cones. You can get one from your vet, or you can make one out of an empty bleach bottle, but that's a pain in the butt.

Answer 9

its called a dog cone, cone collar, or somtimes a biting collar

Answer 10

The vet calls it an Elizabethan collar.