PetStrong Inflatable Protective Recovery Collar - Premium Durable Scratch and Bite Resistant, Best Complete Comfort for Your Dog, Gray (Large)

Well, it was great. When we could keep it on her. The velcro strap she was able to muscle off at times. I noticed the bag would deflate (under pressure perhaps from her attempts of removal) and the less air in it the easier it was for her to get off via paws or by walking along the wall with one side of it rubbing the wall. When on it did its job in preventing my lab from chewing on her self and she seemed much more happy with it over a giant cone. The material is indeed chew proof and strong. After about 5 days of owning it however she got it off again and we cant find it. We suspect she buried it or resold it on a secret dog web site because we have looked everywhere and can not locate it. So my suggestion would be something better then a velcro strap and maybe adding a tracking device so it can be found when removed by said innocent looking yellow lab. I dont mean to beat the product up though. Im sure for most smaller dogs this will work great the way it is. But if you have a large strong dog and they want it off, I'm pretty sure they will get it off.

First, my wily, 65-lb pit mix wouldn't wear an E-collar without running and jumping to remove it, which is exactly what he is NOT supposed to do after knee surgery.I tried wrapping his incision, but that only worked partially. The incision runs up his thigh to about groin height. That means the wrap would slip down his leg, exposing the top inch and a half of his wound. His sensitive skin could not tolerate any adhesive from tapes or self-adhering wraps. Unless it was directly stuck to his skin, any wrap would slip down. That meant the upper part of the incision was licked at and gnawed.Finally I tried this product (which I call the donut). So far, after a full day of work, I came home to an undisturbed surgical wound!As for my dog's size, leg length, etc., he's a regular dog without stubby nor lanky legs, nor a hot dog bod. The donut kept him from reaching the stifle. He can still reach the lower part of his leg, but I am able to wrap that part with gauze to protect it. He did try to lick his special private place, but couldn't reach, so it seems that it would work for sterilization surgery.Wile E Coyote was not able to remove the donut on his own.Sizing was as expected. I got the large for his 17.5" neck. Large is for necks up to 18".The strap is the only issue, but easily remedied. The Velcro does not run the entire length of the strap, which is POOR design. Therefore, only a small portion of the strap was Velcro attached, which I could see being a problem. I merely folded up slack in the middle and stitched it so that the entire Velcro portion of the strap is attached to the entire Velcro strip on the donut. Problem solved, but is the reason for only 4 stars.The outer canvas covering is pretty strong and protects the inner air tube well.The loops to secure the collar are large enough to accommodate quick release buckles. Since they are sewn directly to the canvas covering instead of Velcroed, this was important.I will give some advice on getting your dog to wear it. I left it completely deflated on him for the morning of the 1st day so that he could get used to it. I then inflated it about half way so as to allow him to again get used to it. By the evening, it was completely inflated and not an issue at all for him! I also told him it was a new special bandana and told him how pretty he was in it, so that may have helped.Overall, I would recommend this product. I just hope it lasts until he's completely healed. Just keep in mind that it won't keep your dog from getting at his lower legs, but it WILL keep him from getting at his stifle.

This product does work, but only on the front legs. If you're battling an ugly flea/mite/mange problem, your dog will almost certainly be able to reach his/her back legs even though not the front. It's still a deterrent to reaching any of their own legs but when there's a will, there's a way and your dog will nip at the tips of their rear legs. Because of this I recommend going bigger than you might anticipate and synching it down (it does a good job of staying on with a collar, so the bigger you can manage to synch it down the more effective it is).The only other con is it does slowly lose air, like any inflatable product with a cheap plug. It's therefore also kind of gross blowing it back up by mouth, but if you have a machine it doesn't matter and isn't necessary that often.3/5 mostly because the shape of this simply isn't big enough to prevent back leg biting/licking, otherwise would be 4/5.

Our cat was bitten by a spider and has had to endure 2 months of a collar. The outside of her first one was getting bad from her attempting to scratch it so I needed a new one. The Insert of this product is very flimsy. The first time we put it on our cat it was punctured. The seam opened and it would no longer work. Fortunately, I had kept the insert of our previous one and was able to put it inside. For this to be a viable product, they need to beef up the insert. Try another brand...

I got this for my 54lb lap puppy's post neuter recovery period. I measured his neck and this seemed like it would barely fit and they did not have a bigger size, so I took my chances. It was too tight so I will return it. But is seemed like a very sturdy design. In fact, I bought a Zencollar from PetCo and it seemed to made of the exact same materials and it works very well. FYI, I had a much bigger one from an older dog's surgery, it was so big he could reach it with his mouth and he bit a hole in it. I don't think that is possible with a properly sized collar.

Worked. Unfortunately since the dog's head isn't shielded with sides like the "cone of shame" the animal was able to get to the area the product was bought for to keep them away from. It does still work as long as one is around to monitor (stop the animal when it does go after the area it needs to stay away from.)

It lasted only a few days. My dog was finally able to maneuver himself out of it. Once removed, he was able to take out the bladder and put a big hole in it rendering it unrepairable. It was more so do to the actions of my dog. Not recommended if your dog is quite active.