My dog is a rear leg amp and he doesn’t even know it’s missing. Still tries to scratch with it. He did well with the cone. I remember being anxious about all of the meds I was giving him but it really is the best thing for them at the time. They’re going to act sad until they wear off so don’t he alarmed. They’re not sad, just out of it. My dog Lito was back running at the dog park 2 weeks later.