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Hi, I thought I'd give you an update on Anabelle's harness & leash training. After several weeks, she is finally wearing the harness without making much of a fuss. However, she has a real problem when I attach the leash. I tried it for the first time on Saturday. She wouldn't get up and walk...

Hi Tulosai, Thanks very much indeed for your advice. We really didn't realise that it may have to be a very slow process to get her used to the harness. We will try out the tips you have given, and hope that she doesn't freak out again at any point as I would hate to see that again. She is...

Have you tried having some treats and a really interesting toy ready to distract her right after you put the harness on? It's best to give her "small doses" of the harness, gradually increasing the length of time she has to wear it. Hi jcat, Thanks for your reply. Yes, we tried distracting her...

Hi there, We bought a harness for our indoor cat yesterday as we would really like to take her outside occassionally. Well, it was a disaster as she absolutely hates it! We have tried to put it on her 3 times now, and each time she bites at it and writhes around on the floor going crazy. It...

Thanks for all your nice comments! :-)

Hello, Thanks very much for all of your replies. We are now trying to bear in mind that she's still a kitten and therefore needs some training so that she realises we don't like it when she scratches and bites. The miaowing has decreased now I'm pleased to say. We still have the problem of her...

Hi, Myself and my partner got a female 9 month old cat just over a month ago from our local shelter. We don't know about her history, all we know is that she ended up at the shelter with her brother, who was adopted separately. The shelter told us before we got her that she'd recently had cat...

Here is a pic of the lady herself!!!!

Hi there, I recently got my lovely cat Annabelle from the local shelter. She's a 10 month old tabby and is full of mischief! I'm having a few problems with her at the moment though, which I'll post about in a new thread. I'm a first time cat owner and live in France. Cheers!