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AUGUST 6, 2009 1:12PM

The cone of doom

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Poor Beebs, he lost 2 body parts yesterday. We took turns sleeping next to him last night, and now he's wondering where his constant petting went to.

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And I'm wondering what that bit of wayward schmutz is, right there on the floor.

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Awww . . .poor sweet baby!
Owl_Says_Who
August 06, 2009 02:24 PM
Poor pooch! Who decided this was a good look? In this day and age couldn't they think of a better way to keep them from licking their wounds?
mamoore
August 06, 2009 09:29 PM
Just remember the immortal words of the Clintons's pooch, Buddy.

After the Lewinsky scandal Buddy reportedly said, "And I'm the one they neutered." Hope he feels better soon. Is that Direct TV or the Dish Network he's wearing?

woof!
OEsheepdog
August 07, 2009 01:47 PM
We're calling him Conehead :)
Mignon Khargie
August 07, 2009 01:51 PM
THAT'S SO CUTE!!!
My girl-o-meter just jumped like a mofo.

If I'm correct in my assumption of the 2 body parts he lost, I don't think it's the petting he's worrying about having lost.
asianshoebox
August 07, 2009 01:54 PM
He'll be a much better man without the twins ;)
bluesurly
August 07, 2009 01:58 PM
Aw. But I guess he now has the cred to be in Congress!
Lea Lane
August 07, 2009 03:11 PM
I had to use one of thos on my dog last week. He was licking an open wound on his leg.

The first time I put in on him he stood in the same place for a solid 5 minutes without moving and giving me a loook that said "WTF is this thing".
Blackflon
August 07, 2009 03:22 PM
He's not doing well today -- turns out he's also teething, poor thing. But big whew, since we thought at first something had gone wrong.
Mignon Khargie
August 07, 2009 04:22 PM
how long does he have to wear that thing?
Kerry Lauerman
August 07, 2009 04:27 PM
Until the end of next week. We can take it off if we're watching him, and Tom tried that today to see if he wanted to go for a walk. He didn't, so back to being Conehead. He's stopped trying to kill it, so looks like it's not the huge pain it was on Wednesday.
Mignon Khargie
August 07, 2009 04:36 PM
That look just says it all! :)
Laura Deurmyer
August 07, 2009 04:55 PM
I'm starting to remember that Seinfeld episode where the m word was not used :) You all are a creative bunch!
Mignon Khargie
August 07, 2009 06:28 PM
Poor little sweetie!
Penrose
August 07, 2009 06:33 PM
Oh, the cone of doom! Our cat had to wear that some years ago and she was almost not quite the same ever again. She grooms a lot anyway (we say she has borderline OCD) and not being able to groom for a week (other than brief periods we took it off each day) drove her nuts. Once it was off for good, she licked herself for about 6 hours straight and nearly denuded herself. We hope never to put her through that again.
Nelle Engoron
August 07, 2009 06:34 PM
HE is tooo cute!!!!
Mad Mother
August 07, 2009 09:38 PM
My puppy is 8 mos. old and we should neuter him BUT I don't want to go through two weeks of the cone of doom. So what's a girl to do?
Deborah Young
August 07, 2009 09:44 PM
Modern times. Copy and paste, of course: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=15678

He's a cutie.
nerd cred
August 07, 2009 10:40 PM
When attached to any of our dogs it's known as a paint scraper.
Scott Jacobs
August 08, 2009 09:09 AM
@silkstone

if your cat has ocd, there are meds to help her get past it, instead of licking all her fur off. once the habit's broke, she might be ok w/o them.
we had to do this for our 'type a' cat; it was a good idea and she stopped looking as if we'd shorn her.
eridanis
August 08, 2009 12:25 PM
Why do dogs lick themselves? Because they can and you took away that last little bit of joy.

You women call us men dogs. I just glad you don't take us to the vet.
Catnlion
August 09, 2009 03:08 AM
Aw, poor guy, but you've done a good thing by having him neutered. By the way, he has the same sweet face and coloring as my labradoodle, Bailey. Give him a belly rub from me!
Lisa Kern
August 09, 2009 05:40 PM
Ohhh poor puppy. It is a good thing to do tho. And be firm with the cone - ours was too small and the pup ripped his stitches out - what a mess that turned out to be.
Leto
August 09, 2009 08:48 PM
Our dog wouldn't tolerate the cone, so we bought an inflatable version at the local pet store. He didn't seem to mind that one as much, as it didn't obstruct his vision like the cone did.
Reader Not Writer
August 10, 2009 08:51 AM
Yikes, Leto!! He's doing a lot better with the cone, and we take it off when we go on walks. It comes off for good this Friday.
Thanks for all the nice notes, everyone!!
Mignon Khargie
August 10, 2009 09:47 AM
I had to come visit, knowing well and on two separate occasions the curse of the cone of doom...feel better Beebs.
Nikki Stern
August 10, 2009 11:41 AM