Author Topic: What do you think about collars? (Read 9878 times)

Rosemary · « **Reply #30 on:** November 23, 2011, 10:29:02 am »

I wouldn't put a collar on our cats for that reason.

Buffy, have you thought about self publishing an e-book?

Buffy the eggs layer · « **Reply #31 on:** November 23, 2011, 05:52:10 pm »

Hi Rosemary,

no I havent. Just found out that I'm to be made redundant so I wouldnt have cash to invest in being published. Is it expensive?

Buffy

ambriel · « **Reply #32 on:** November 23, 2011, 11:05:05 pm »

A good rule of thumb is that if you can get more than two fingers down between the collar and cat then the collar is too loose. This is when the cat can get either a paw or even their lower jaw under the collar. Not nice.

doganjo · « **Reply #33 on:** November 24, 2011, 11:13:45 am »

Quote from: ambriel on November 23, 2011, 11:05:05 pm

A good rule of thumb is that if you can get more than two fingers down between the collar and cat then the collar is too loose. This is when the cat can get either a paw or even their lower jaw under the collar. Not nice.

If you can get even ONE finger between the cat and the collar a twig can get in there too - I think that's what happened to Rio. No more collars for him!

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #34 on:** November 24, 2011, 01:48:06 pm »

We've had collar horror stories too, my old cat Molly disappeared for quite some time and in that period of her being missing lost a lot of weight. Subsequently she managed to get her front leg right through her collar which then rubbed and actually formed scar tissue OVER the collar

She limped back to us several weeks after going missing and we took her to the vet where the collar was surgically removed, it was awful. She did recover and went to live to a great age.
I have resorted to a collar on snowball because of the mad cat woman who steals her periodically. I got a collar from pets at home that says "I have a home, do not feed!!" - and guess what? mad cat lady appears to have taken it off!!!

doganjo · « **Reply #35 on:** November 24, 2011, 06:12:15 pm »

Have you spoken to said 'mad cat lady'? I'm afraid I would be having more than a nice friendly 'don't feed my cat' word with her. I'd be warning her I'd be after her blood if Rio was found in her house!

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #36 on:** November 24, 2011, 07:27:17 pm »

We have spoken to her, as have other neighbours as it turned out she's feeding several local pet cats that are not hers! she's a bit of a case, quite sad really, but the fact that 2 of my cats were killed crossing the road apparantely on their way back from her house (over the field opposite) prompted us to give her a stern reminder. Snowball's mainly been staying home now for quite a while, thank goodness, but there was a time when she used to come home smelling of log burner and strong perfume - neither of which she picked up here!!