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FIGURE 8.46 Types of muzzle. Source: Joshua Sherurcij, Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_Shepherd_
with_Muzzle.JPG
FIGURE 8.47 Applied muzzle.
FIGURE 8.49 Cone muzzle on cat. Source: Sheldon, Sonsthagen, and
Topel, 2017. Reproduced with permission of Elsevier.
again, if possible, sedatives could be used in addition
to the muzzle.
An Elizabethan collar is designed to keep dogs and
cats from chewing on wounds or surgical incisions. The
collar must be longer than the patient’s nose otherwise
they may still be able to reach. The patient’s collar is usu-
ally attached to the Elizabethan collar using the loops
along the inside edge (A in Figure 8.50). Then both are
FIGURE 8.48 Cat folded in blanket. Source: Sheldon, Sonsthagen, and placed around the patient’s head and the long strap is
Topel, 2017. Reproduced with permission of Elsevier. used to secure the cone closed. Adjust the patient’s collar
