never bothered with the collar, they might have a lick to clean but that's it. He'll more than likely sleep it off

My vet didn't even offer a collar. Tino had his done on Tuesday, he's looked a couple of times & had a little wash but nothing excessive. Like someone else said, I don't even think he's noticed lol

Bowser got fixed yesterday! He was sent home with a cone. Boy did he cry and whine and try to take it off for awhile.. then he gave up and slept.. well, today he went nuts almost choking himself to take it off..
so, i took it off him and he's back to his normal self... i'm worried because he licks the area.. not the actual wound but it still worries me.
anyways, i'm thinking i'm going to just take it off and monitor him - hopefully he won't pay too much attention to it.

hope your little one is less devious than mine is! lol good luck

picture of him sleeping.
http://imageshack.us/a/img404/1507/conehead.jpg

wouldn't worry about the licking, cats have a natural antiseptic in their saliva. If he does start licking constantly, just have a check to make sure he hasn't opened the wound. If you notice he is licking too much, distract him with a treat or play time, just to take the focis off.