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Catster Lifestyle & Entertainment > What is best collar type for bramble loving cat?
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 | | Purred: Fri Nov 20, '09 3:49pm PST | |  | |  | | Having a collar on too loose can cause problems. For one, the cat is more likely to get ensnared on a branch or other object and secondly, the cat is more likely to suffer from a collar injury where they manage to get a front leg through the collar and end up with a deep wound under the armpit. This sounds unlikely but it's actually a pretty common occurrence.
Sadly Hypatia, cats do manage to hang themselves on collars that don't come off and it happened to my friend who found her cat hanging from a bush in her garden.
Like another poster said, you could always do away with the collar and get microchipped but personally I think if cats go outside it is better to wear a collar to show that you are owned.
I understand your frustration though, my cats have lost countless collars. Last time my local supermarket were selling off some quick release collars at 25p, I bought about 50! |  |  | |  |
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| | Purred: Thu Nov 19, '09 12:04pm PST | | | | | | If you're going to let him go outside, definitely don't let him go outside until he's neutered and grown to a size where he can deal with the outside world better. I don't know why your vet would advise against waiting until he's neutered - in my opinion, that's bad advice.
If he struggles to jump on the arm of the chair then you're correct in saying he's going to struggle to get over a fence etc, so letting him out at this stage wouldn't be wise.
Boy cats tend to go further away from the home than girl cats (their territory is bigger) and they tend to get themselves into fights, whether or not they're neutered (albeit not at vicious). Most spayed girlcats will stay within the boundaries of their garden but boycats will go several houses away.
If and when you start to let him out, do so under supervision. I'd also advise NOT to put bells on collars on cats that go outdoors - it doesn't stop them from catching birds and instead can make THEM the prey, if they are ever trying to evade a dog.
I've never had this dilemma myself as all my cats came to me as adults that were already living outside in my neighbourhood. They live inside now but I let them outdoors if they want to go outdoors, although they're not allowed out when I'm not around and they're never left out at night, like so many cats in my neighbourhood seem to be.
The bottom line is that Tigger might not come when called like Mitzi does. You can try to train him by rewarding him with food when he does come when called and don't feed him before you let him out.
I'd also recommend getting him microchipped if he's not already. | | | | |
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| | Purred: Tue Nov 17, '09 4:01pm PST | | | | | | Shocking as it may seem but a 5 month old kitten CAN get pregnant, so I'm pretty sure a 5 month old male could impregnate a female, also.
I would maybe keep them apart until they're neutered or move forward their spay/neuter ops. | | | | |
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» There has since been 10 posts. Last posting by Miss Tiny Burr Burr, Thu 7:14 amBehavior & Training > Help! Biting and running off with things!
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| | Purred: Wed Nov 11, '09 12:14pm PST | | | | | | Hitting a cat on the nose or anywhere, no matter how 'lightly' it's done, is NOT going to cure them of any unwanted behaviours. The cat will just come to distrust you and it could be seen as a 'challenge' by them. So I wouldn't do that at all.
Best to give a firm 'no' and change the tone of your voice to one that sounds serious - then try to redirect them to bite a toy. I have stopped my foster kittens from their experimental biting by doing this and Lucy WAS biting quite hard - harder than you'd imagine a kitten could bite.
She doesn't do it any more. | | | | |
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Kitten Corner > Question about collars.
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| | Purred: Wed Nov 11, '09 8:19am PST | | | | | | You say the kittens aren't heavy enough to make the collar breakaway if it got hooked on something. I've found that sometimes breakaway collars need quite a lot of weight to make them work but you can adjust this by carefully filing a tiny bit off the clip (the bit that pushes in), so it breaks away MUCH easier. You could use a nail file or a bit of sandpaper to file away the plastic.
Also, make sure that the collar fits close to the neck (less likely to get caught). You should still be able to slide 2 fingers in between the collar and the neck though.
I think it's a good idea to wear a collar just in case you ever get out, even if you're microchipped. It's a clear sign that you have a home. | | | | |
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