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Pet Botanics E-Collar

Pet Botanics E-Collar

Relieve your pet's endless cycle of biting, licking and scratching with a safe and comfortable E-Collar. Lightweight E-Collars with padded necklines stop your pet's self-inflicted wound aggravation and allow topical medications to be effective.

Average Customer Rating: 2.562 out of 5 2.6 out of 5
7 of 16 (44%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: dogfoster
( Texas )
e collar by Pet Botanics Date: October 18, 2008
"This e-collar is completely worthless. The plastic will split upon impact. So my dog has been able to chew off her stitches, while I thought that she was safe and protected. The plastic is so stiff that anytime it gets impacted in any way it breaks. My e-collar has so much tape on it that the poor dog may as well be wearing a roll of duct tape. This is in a warm climate, I can only imagine what this plastic would do in cold temperatures. It would probably shatter."
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Review 2 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 of 5
Written By: TaraWo
( Atlanta, GA )
E collar works great! Date: June 25, 2008
"I was apprehensive when I read teh reviews of this e collar but it worked just great for my Anatolian shepherd mix. It appeared comfortable around the neck and he never unsnapped it. I bought XXLarge to make sure he couldn't chew past it or aruond it as my Lab had done when she was wearing an E collar. The price was a bit high to me since it's essentially a piece of plastic with clips."
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Review 3 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Written By: Kipar

Too short to work for our sheltie Date: June 24, 2008
"We bought the correct size based on her neck measurement, but it isn't nearly long enough. She is still able to chew her injured paw. Might be more helpful if they would provide the length measurement as well as the neck circumference for each size."
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Review 4 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Written By: BigCatDaddy
( San Diego,CA )
Works great Date: May 8, 2008
"This product did everything that it was supposed to do. It kept my cat from licking himself after surgery. Thank you!"
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Review 5 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 of 5
Written By: VickiV

Good for a normal dog. Date: March 11, 2008
"My dog is not so smart so he kept running into things and cracked the collar but after taping it up a bit it worked well. Probably wouldn't be an issue with a normal dog. Don't get me wrong, I love my dog. I've just accepted him for who he is."
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Review 6 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 4 of 5
Written By: Annette
( Boston, Mass )
Wonderful!! Date: March 10, 2008
"Wonderful product! I can easily put it on and off. My dog was more relaxed with this clear collar. The vet gave me one that caused tunnel vision. I highly recomend this product."
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Review 7 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 3 out of 5 3 of 5
Quality: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: BaileyChowMane
( Reno, NV )
Horrible Product! Date: January 8, 2008
"I bought this product hoping that it would help my chow's vision while wearing an e-collar, (The vet's collar gave her tunnel vision). It started out wonderful! She could see and she felt a lot better. But the problem is that I brought this home last night at around 8:00pm and she already broke it! She broke it at 9:00am this morning! The collar barely lasted 12 hours... She walked by me, it caught on my leg and snapped in half! I knew that it felt a little flimsy, but this is unexcusable."
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Review 8 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Quality: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Written By: pfri
( California )
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Design flaws limit a good product Date: December 5, 2007
"After reading the many negative reviews, I went to the local Petco store and looked at the Pet botanics e-Collar. The design appeared sensible and the material durable. Unfortunately, the product is not properly sized and thus does not allow it to protect my dog from biting himself. This product is not designed for dogs with long noses (from a marketing perspective, this is a significant limitation). I bought the product that was sized 14" to 21" because my collie's neck was 14" in circumference. This appeared to be a logical thing to do, but his nose extended well beyond the front of the e-collar.

Today, I returned to Petco and replaced the original e-collar with one that was sized from 21" to 25" in neck circumference. Right, this new e-collar adjusted to the smallest size just slips over his head and falls off again. On the other hand, the e-collar is long enough to prevent him from biting any part of his body. The solution to the extra large neck size problem was to use plastic zip-ties to secure the oversize collar to his own leather collar. This is not an elegant solution, but it does appear to work.

Doesn't it seem sensible for the manufacturer of this product to just punch a few more holes in this XXL plastic e-collar so that it will meet the needs of dogs with long noses and smaller neck size?

On the positive side, although my collie does not like wearing the E-Collar, it is light in weight, easy to clean, easy to install, and appeared to be holding up well after 4 days of constant use.

In summary, this is a good concept for a product, but with some very significant design flaws in the sizing of the product.

I would recommend this product to a friend, but with some very serious cautionary comments. The accompanying photo shows how the (unhappy) collie's nose extends well beyond the edge of the original e-collar."
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Review 9 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Quality: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: Iluvmydog
( NJ )
Cheaper than another vet visit Date: October 26, 2007
"but not the best product. First one broke after 5 days, second one after four days. Yes, the dog does run into doorways, the furniture, the walls, our legs, and I know they can't make the plastic too pliable, but thought the product would last longer. We still have at least another week before the stitches are out. Limited choices in my area, so may have to buy yet another (or try the homemade version- a bucket!)"
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Review 10 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Quality: 3 out of 5 3 of 5
Written By: abbeynflaresmom
( Bellevue, NE )
Use Vet's Collar Date: October 20, 2007
"I bought this after the ProCollar didn't work. However I think this company tries to make them more appealing and less functional. I believe they have made them slimmer and shorter. By doing that it does not prevent the dog from licking/biting/chewing at itself. I tried two diferent sizes of these neither of which worked for my beagle. The only thing I liked about this product was the ease of applying it and the clarity of it. I also liked the fact that it was lined along the neckline for added comfort. This product may work for some but not for all. The bitter gels/sprays don't even work for my dog."
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Review 11 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Written By: BigdogLover

A god send Date: September 16, 2007
"My big black lab just had surgery a week ago and this collar held up nicely during his recuperation. Sure, he ran into things but it never broke. Take it from a big dog lover, buy this collar for your dog or even cat."
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Review 12 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 4 out of 5 4 of 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 of 5
Written By: Strider

Worked Fine For Me Date: July 27, 2007
"I purchased one of these E-collars from my local Petco to keep my dog from licking at his stitches after being neutered. Even though he bumped into a lot of things, it held up perfectly and did it's job. Never cracked, broke, the snaps never came undone, and it never even bent. I still have it today incase I ever need it for anything again, and it's in perfect condition. Great product, would buy again, and recommend them over the vet's e-collars."
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Review 13 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: CarpoolCandy

Not worth it Date: March 9, 2007
"We bought this last week to help keep our German Shepherd from licking his back leg. He bumped into a chair the first day and it split in two! There is going to be some bumping around as a pet gets used to this and it should be able to handle reasonable use. I felt like I wasted $14.99, not to mention I need to get a handle on his licking and it didn't help."
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Review 14 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Quality: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: labowner
( Providence, RI )
DESTROYED in 3 days Date: February 13, 2007
"My dog is far from destructive and within a few days of buying this, it is completely destroyed. I broke it twice on day 2 and on day three, after duct taping it twice, it finally broke to the point where it can no longer be used. Do not buy this collar"
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Review 15 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Quality: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: clifton
( New Jersey )
What a waste of money! Date: November 26, 2006
"Within 48 hours my dog totally destroyed this collar! It is made out of the cheapest material possible. DO NOT BUY THIS!"
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Review 16 for Pet Botanics E-Collar

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Pet Satisfaction: 2 out of 5 2 of 5
Quality: 1 out of 5 1 of 5
Written By: happydoglover

worst e collar ever Date: August 30, 2006
"i bought this e collar two days ago to help my dog out with his allergies. the e collar plastic has already cracked and parts of it now have gaps where the plastic broke off completely. that was the worst 14 bucks i have ever spent, and a complete waste. i now need to go to the vet to purchase a new and better quality product."
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