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First off, make sure you have pain medication for him from the vet. This is extremely painful. If needed ask for sedation as well. Hopefully they can give you Buprenorphine and Gabapentin. Be sure to use them on schedule.
Do not under any circumstances remove the collar. He can very quickly undo everything and will be worse off than he was before.
The collar needs to be rigid and extend beyond the tip of his nose in all angles. It has to be tight enough that he can’t get a foot stuck between his neck and the collar.
You are looking at a couple of weeks of misery for both of you, but do things right and it will be okay.
As for the bowls, double stick Velcro works well to keep the bowls from getting tipped over.
You should switch to a non clumping litter for now. I would also keep him confined so he doesn’t spin out of control with the collar.
First off, make sure you have pain medication for him from the vet. This is extremely painful. If needed ask for sedation as well. Hopefully they can give you Buprenorphine and Gabapentin. Be sure to use them on schedule.
Do not under any circumstances remove the collar. He can very quickly undo everything and will be worse off than he was before.
The collar needs to be rigid and extend beyond the tip of his nose in all angles. It has to be tight enough that he can’t get a foot stuck between his neck and the collar.
You are looking at a couple of weeks of misery for both of you, but do things right and it will be okay.
As for the bowls, double stick Velcro works well to keep the bowls from getting tipped over.
You should switch to a non clumping litter for now. I would also keep him confined so he doesn’t spin out of control with the collar.