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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
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