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Hi Elbin,

You can try to take the collar off when you are going to be able to monitor her carefully. If you notice her biting at the wound, then put it right back on. I wouldn't leave her unsupervised without the collar.

For the injection, it really helps if you have someone to hold the cat while you inject the medication. Hold the head back and place the syringe into mouth. Rub the cat's throat gently and it should trigger a swallowing reflex and the cat should take the medication.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Hello ,my name is Elbin and today is the first day after my cat Estelle got a neutering surgery. My mother said that the doctor told her to keep the collar that she gave Estelle for 10 days to prevent her from licking the area of incision. However, she seems so frustrated and sad, and so do I. She wants to have the freedom that she had before and thats why I wanted to ask if 10 days are really necessary =/ The other problem is that I have to give her medication by putting a "monoject" in her mouth and ,well... injecting the medication. However, she is so afraid by just looking at the thing (i would too i suppose =S) ,so I don't know what to do =(

Help would be very appreciated!! Thank you!

-- Contributed by: Elbin

Hi, my korat cat started to get a cataract a few years ago. Don't know how to really explain it, kinda started like a small hazy "line" like cloud, spread across her eye, it has spread over the years. The first time the cloudy streak started, I bought some "bright eyes" drop online that was supposed to be good for cataracts, l-carnosine or something. The cloud actually then went away after about a month of torturing poor kitty with the dreaded drop in the eye. But over the last 3 - 4 years it's come back, and now it is a whole area cloudiness that resembles the cataract. I love my cat very much, she is 12 years old and very healthy, athletic and lovable. Hopefully she will be around a long long time. She is strictly an indoor cat, she just has no desire to go outside, I would let her if she wanted to. My question is this, is there cataract surgery for cats? How expensive is it? Is it worth it, I mean can she go blind in that eye? Is it painful for here? I just don't want to see her suffer and I don't want her not being able to see. I don't care about the cosmetic affect it has, I would lover her regardless, I just don't want her hurting, ya know? Thanks!

-- Contributed by: David

Hi Don,

Every cat is going to be different, but my experience too has been that cats are a lot less tolerant of these things than dogs. Cats are more agile too, which means it is easier for them to wiggle out of things :)

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

Hi Judith,

How long does he have to keep the collar on? My concern with some materials is that they could create an allergic reaction and might not be stiff enough to hold up to any digging he might inflict. You could try placing a soft cloth around the part that touches his neck. Baby diapers are a great material for things such as this.

Hope your cat feels better soon.

-- Contributed by: LoriSoard

My cat has recently had an ear operation and has had a plastic elizabethan collar on for the last two days. He is dribbling a lot (because of the medication), because he is getting LOTS of cuddles and because he is in a warm environment ... the result is he is very wet/sweaty all around the collar. I do keep wiping it but is there a different material these things can be made of .. gortex (he's my pal, money is no object), leather, etc.? Any suggestions? Cleo.

-- Contributed by: Judith Cleves

My experience with using Elizabethan collars on cats is that they will do anything to get rid of it, including wedging their front feet beneath the collar. This can harm existing wounds. Instead, our vet gave one of our cats steroid shots to reduce itching, a tube of topical antibiotics with steroids, and covered his rear claws with some slip-on covers. Cats tolerate steroids extremely well, better than most any other animal. All of the above did the trick with a difficult and long recovery from a neck injury. At no time was an Elizabethan collar suggested. However, they worked pretty well for a dog we had with a neck injury.

-- Contributed by: Don Roach
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