Life as a Vet Student

Honorable Mention, Life as a Vet Student

Kate Davis, Auburn University

E-collars can be as frustrating for clients as they are for the animals. My best e-collar compliance story is about a mixed breed dog who presented with multiple bite wounds. After cleaning and debriding his wounds, he was fitted with an e-collar. When he returned for his re-check appointment, it was obvious that the e-collar had not stayed on the entire time. When the client was asked about the situation, nothing could have predicted the response that followed. The client stated, “We took it off because our other dog learned to pee into the cone like a funnel.”