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Originally Posted by DerbyLayne  Were these dogs that hung themselves on a playplen, or got their jaw stuck on another dog and needed CPR- were they small Yorkies?? Just wondering. |
From my eye witness personal knowledge base of vet tech and homeowner stories: German Shepherd Dog hangs self when collar loops around top of chainlink fence as dog was jumping up and down.
Golden Retriever hangs self when choke chain catches on ornamental screen door guard.
Owner of Yorkie comes home to find dog hanging from door handle of screen door where collar slipped over the handle, strangling the dog.
Yorkie dies at home when collar catches on furniture. This dog might have survived, but, being of terrier bloodlines, kept fighting to get free and strangled itself in the process.
Neighbor calls Mom to tell her cat is hanging from a tree, breakaway collar failed to break away. Cat survived.
Owner comes into vets with Yorkie going into shock, collar on tightly but he still got his lower jaw under it and couldn't close it's mouth. Owners couldn't remove collar as dog was in panic mode, and they didn't think to grab sissors and cut the collar off. Yorkie recovered.
Not to mention the countless number of bigger dogs whose owners put collars on their dogs and forget to check the fit as the dog grows, and the dog gets a horrendous wound as the collar cuts into the skin, restricting the airway in some.
Neighbor's cat found dead: cat's lower jaw stuck under flea collar, cat died of toxins in the collar.
Big or small, cat or dog, collars can be dangerous, and deadly.