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When is the best time to get a cat collar?

I am a outdoor kitty so My mommie wants me to get a breakaway collar. (Those are collars that break away if I were to get stuck on tangled in anything.) She has an old cat collar that she put on me just to see how I liked it. (That collar's not a breakaway collar.) I don't mind collars, they are fine. But when is the best time to get a collar and ID tag to permanently put on me? (I am two months old.)


Asked by George on Jun 21st 2011 Tagged collar, breakawaycollar, kitten in Other Behavior & Training
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Bruce

Hi George, it is probably best to get a collar/id tag as soon as possible. I have a breakaway collar and my sister also, we have no problems with it and have had them on for a while.


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Marshall

Breakaway are best because if they get caught on anything, they will be able to get out of it. I put a collar on my 9 week old. they make them small enough at specialty pet stores. Just check it every so often to make sure its big enough for growth but a collar and tags help others to know they aren't strays. The best way to get a animal back is to tag and microchip them. To be honest, indoor kitties live twice as long as outdoor so you might consider staying inside.


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Cali

Yeah, as long as you have a breakaway collar that comfortably fits you better to start off with it now so you get used to it. But don't rely on a collar designed to fall off at the first sign of tension as your sole ID- get microchipped when you go in to get neutered.

As for being kept outside- is there any particular reason your mom decided a cat so young should be outdoors? At 2 months you're the perfect age for housebreaking- kittens tend to be much easier to train than puppies. A litterbox or two and a good solid cat tree with nice scratching posts and 9 times out of 10 there are no problems. Living outdoors, however, your life expectancy is cut in half and you face the potential tragedies of being struck by a car, abused by evil people, or picking up a lethal virus like FeLV or FIV. You'll also need constant parasite treatment- which we know you'll just love! Your new mom seems very invested in your well-being so we hope she's considering all possibilities!


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Twinkle

Why go outside? There are WAY too many dangers out there. Please be an indoor kitty. I'm an indoor only kitty & I love it, besides you are just a baby.


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Mr. B

Hey George! I am not sure why you are an outdoor kitty or if you are able to go off and play alone.
But.. I have had a collar on my cat since she was 6 weeks old. It is a break away collar and made it very difficult to go on walks (which we did everyother day because she loved to play in the grass) I switched to a cat harness with her Id tag on it.

I never let her go outside alone. My friend however has a line attached from his house to a tree at the end of the backyard. This line has a leash on it that he attaches to Gus's harness so he can explore the backyard and play outside but not go very far.He also has perches nailed into the tree so he can climb. Gus loves to be outside and has never had an issue with choking or tangling up the line. It is just long enough that he cannot roll around on it.

If you send your cat outside I would reccommend it be supervised so you know your cat is safe as well as not getting lost.


Mr. B answered on 8/14/11. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 0 Report this answer


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