Pam,

I too had a hard time getting Solomon to wear his harness. The books i've read say that you have to take small steps. First, keep the harness near him, not on him, so the kitty gets used to it being around. Then, after a few weeks of knowing its there, you can just lay the harness on top of the kitty whenever you're around - a few times a day. When you finally get around to putting it on the cat, do so loosely and without the leash attached. Let the kitty get used to wearing it for only a few minutes at a time. Then extend the period of time gradually. You have to be patient - Solomon only took to wearing it for about 2 minutes the first time. He eventually got the hang of it. After it stayed on him for a few hours I started putting the leash on, but let him run around the house pulling it behind him. This way he gets used to something being attached to it. Finally, we practiced walking around the house on a leash. Of course, I had to bribe him with treats while saying heal. He is pretty good in the house but gets too excited when we go out to pay any attention to me. He now associates wearing the harness with going outside and puts up absolutely no fuss when I bring it out to put it on. you'll have to be patient but it works!!! Good luck.

Lynette