Don't Know What To Do?

[apbtmom76]

Freedom - Highway has not figured out how to read but he does know how to make the collar come off, hahah is why it was missing for 6 months, lol. Thank you both for your replies

[Cataholic]

Weird. I have never collared my cats, all indoors. I think I toyed with it one time when I fancied strutting my RB Tuxie, Tex, around, but it never materialized. I guess I don't 'get' collaring an indoor only cat.

And, from what I have read- harnesses are not meant to be worn like collars. They are unsafe, apparently, if there isn't close supervision. Just passing along what I have heard.

[Medusa]

I put a collar on Boo when I first got him b/c he's such a beautiful black cat. The collar was rhinestone studded but it didn't matter to Boo. He chewed through that thing in a matter of minutes. I put another one on him and he did the same thing. So no more collars for Boo or any of my Fur Posse. I've had up to 8 cats at once and none of them have had collars b/c they're all indoors and I don't see the sense in it. To each his/her own.

[catmandu]

My Found Cats all hate collars , and run around knocking them off.
I used to use Ova Collars , but got tired of getting new 20 dollar collars!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

The main reason that I decided to put collars on my indoor only cats is because I live in a condo complex and my front door leads to a hallway. Sky used to door dash all the time and he's so friendly that he'd follow any one home. He'll still do it once in a while. Their tags have my address and home phone number on them as well as their names.

A lot of people don't think about checking animals out for microchips. I used to buy the fabric type safety collars but they tear them up by scratching them. Now I buy the leather/vinyl type and they seem to last forever. If all of my cats seemed stressed out by them like my Sunny, I wouldn't make them wear the collars because it's not worth it. They've all gotten used to them and Pearl and Ziggy have worn them since they were kittens. Once again good luck.

[apbtmom76]

Weird. I have never collared my cats, all indoors. I think I toyed with it one time when I fancied strutting my RB Tuxie, Tex, around, but it never materialized. I guess I don't 'get' collaring an indoor only cat.

And, from what I have read- harnesses are not meant to be worn like collars. They are unsafe, apparently, if there isn't close supervision. Just passing along what I have heard.

Well you know I got to thinking about it and the dogs only wear collars when we go out the front door, and they are all micrchipped as well. And thank you for the harness info, I really appreciate that

I put a collar on Boo when I first got him b/c he's such a beautiful black cat. The collar was rhinestone studded but it didn't matter to Boo. He chewed through that thing in a matter of minutes. I put another one on him and he did the same thing. So no more collars for Boo or any of my Fur Posse. I've had up to 8 cats at once and none of them have had collars b/c they're all indoors and I don't see the sense in it. To each his/her own.

Thank you for the reply

My Found Cats all hate collars , and run around knocking them off.
I used to use Ova Collars , but got tired of getting new 20 dollar collars!!!

hahaha 20 bucks for a cat collar? Have never seen one for that much, and Highway is back to his happy self with out his collar on, I have to give him his yearly booster so it will go back on, I think I will take some of the tags off, lol

The main reason that I decided to put collars on my indoor only cats is because I live in a condo complex and my front door leads to a hallway. Sky used to door dash all the time and he's so friendly that he'd follow any one home. He'll still do it once in a while. Their tags have my address and home phone number on them as well as their names.

A lot of people don't think about checking animals out for microchips. I used to buy the fabric type safety collars but they tear them up by scratching them. Now I buy the leather/vinyl type and they seem to last forever. If all of my cats seemed stressed out by them like my Sunny, I wouldn't make them wear the collars because it's not worth it. They've all gotten used to them and Pearl and Ziggy have worn them since they were kittens. Once again good luck.

Thanks krazy, Highway doesn't dart out the door or anything, I just wanted it on him incase anythign ever happened. I think I will put his microchip info on a tag like I have for the dogs and just put it and his Rabies tag on there.