Martingale Collar Danger
I've always liked martingale collars - they can snug up enough that a dog can't slip out; but when adjusted properly, they can't truly choke the dog. However - we just had a scary situation: Augie ...
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dturm wrote:wowens79 wrote:
Our dog I guess was resting her head on some wooden patio furniture, and her dog tag went between the slats, and then turned and would not come out and was stuck.
We had a rule in our hospital that all collars had to be removed before the animals were put in cages for that exact reason.
Sad, but we would see animals hung (hanged ??) by their collars. Fortunately it was infrequent.
Doug, DVM
That's something I always look for at a boarding kennel - do they remove the collars. If not, then I find another kennel.
