Cone of Shame?
This is going to be a really weird question.
We have three yearling fillies at the farm. They were born around the same time, were weaned together, have always been turned out together, etc. They get along well, for the most part.
Yesterday, one of them got kicked in the chest by another. No big deal; hair was just scraped off. There was no broken skin. On all accounts, it was a superficial scrape.
This morning the feeder freaked out because the same filly had a giant gash on her chest and blood on/in her mouth.
The vet came out, stitched it, and while he was still at the barn, we all observed the filly chew the stitches out of her chest. Apparently that is how the wound opened up from a simple scrape- she's chewing it.
The vet/barn owner came up with the idea of putting a wooden neck cradle on her to stop the chewing. It didn't work because none are small enough for her. We then thought of putting a muzzle on her, but then she just rubbed the muzzle against the wound, opening it up more.
So my question is: Is there anything like those cones they put on dogs after surgery for horses so the little emo filly stops biting herself until she bleeds?
We have three yearling fillies at the farm. They were born around the same time, were weaned together, have always been turned out together, etc. They get along well, for the most part.
Yesterday, one of them got kicked in the chest by another. No big deal; hair was just scraped off. There was no broken skin. On all accounts, it was a superficial scrape.
This morning the feeder freaked out because the same filly had a giant gash on her chest and blood on/in her mouth.
The vet came out, stitched it, and while he was still at the barn, we all observed the filly chew the stitches out of her chest. Apparently that is how the wound opened up from a simple scrape- she's chewing it.
The vet/barn owner came up with the idea of putting a wooden neck cradle on her to stop the chewing. It didn't work because none are small enough for her. We then thought of putting a muzzle on her, but then she just rubbed the muzzle against the wound, opening it up more.
So my question is: Is there anything like those cones they put on dogs after surgery for horses so the little emo filly stops biting herself until she bleeds?