This is very true and sadly i learned the hard way. When My baby Teddy was about 14 weeks he had a very scary accident due to his collar. He way playing in the living room floor an laid down on an air vent, when he tried to get up he couldn't because had his name tag stuck in the air vent. He screamed and jumped violently twisting up the collar and choking himself. I tried taking the collar off but the buckle to the collar was inside the vent and it was twistly too tightly for me to cut it off. Finally I grabbed a hammer -that i think god placed on my kitchen couter- and use the back side to rip the vent out of the floor and untwisted the collar. When I got him undone he was not breathing and blue. I held him and cried and a few seconds later he coughed and started breathing!!! That was honestly the happiest moment of my life!! I rushed him to the vet and she told me from what i described she should be dead. She gave him a steriod for swelling and said he would be fine. The emotional issues he had due to the accident where quickly healed with love but I think he has treachea problems. The vet says he is a very healthy 7 month old puppy but i'm going to be taking him for a second opinion later this week, He coughs ALOT and I want to 100% sure my baby is ok. Take it from me collars are Dangerous!!!!!!! A few extra bucks can save you little one's life!!! I also reccomed having them wear nothing at home. You just never know what could get caught on what. And please get this message out to all the pet owners you know. Putting a collar on an animal is a risk too big for anyone to take, and i would hate to hear of anyone experiencing what Teddy and i did!! |