Boo-Boo Wrapper Blaster

Whenever a dog or cat is hurt, the vet often gives them a head-cone to wear to prevent the hapless animal from reaching their wound and bothering it. When my dog had one, he kept bumping into things (like me, the door, my priceless Faberge egg), he couldn't drink very well, he looked foolish, and none to happy. My idea is to make a bandage covering that would prevent the animal from ripping/ licking at the bandage and wound.

Basically take an ace wrap and thread parallel zig-zag lines of small wire through the material along the grain making sure that most of the wire is exposed to the outside (see link). Coat the back with a moisture barrier that will allow air flow but not, you know, icky stuff so the wires don't get wet. To hold the whole thing on, instead of the usual ace clip, use the special wire connecting harness clip with built in radio transceiver. The clip connects the even wires to the positive side of the battery in the transceiver and the odd wires to the negative.

The dog wears a collar similar to those anti-barking collar. Though I prefer the ones that make loud noise or sprays a bad odor, if your pet is persistent, you may have to go with the shocking ones.

When the dog/ cat/ horse/ not-so-smart-little-brother starts to lick the bandage cover, they complete the circuit with their tongue and the collar goes off. It should have a shut-off timer should the thing get wet- you don't want to put the poor thing through anymore discomfort than it already has.

I envision that a vet could have several sets of collars and clips, with a large roll of the wire ace wrap that he could cut off and give to the owners for use while the pet/brother is healing.

Edit: Changed the name to a better one, I think. Thanks, [reensure]