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Only my one indoor/outdoor cat, Delilah, wears a collar, and I take the bells off for her safety. I worry about her going out, and I want her to be able to hide if she needs to.
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cat collars, bell or no?
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Bells!
I like to hear where he is, though he can mute it somehow.
I like to hear where he is, though he can mute it somehow.
Holden does not wear a collar either, he is strictly an indoor cat.
I should put a bell on my deaf cat. He's so hard to find sometimes, cause he doesn't know we're looking for him!
just my sophie wears a collar because it has a bell on it. she is a hider and we need to know where she is. the other cats don't hide at all so they don't need collars.
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I'm surprised how many of you don't have bells on your cats collars. I can understand the coyote comment. but for others, what about the safety of the local wildlife, if your cat is an outdoor creature?
I think things are very different between Europe and the US. I grew up (in the US) with indoor/outdoor cats, but that is rapidly going by the wayside. Most people here, even vets, are advocating indoor-only. I understand in England, most cats are garden/house cats. Here there is just recently (as far as I know) a debate between bird lovers and cat owners regarding cats killing songbirds, so it's a new and ongoing topic...
My cats are indoor/outdoor, and I used to leave the bells on their collars, to protect the birds. But some years ago, I read an article, I don't remember where, that pointed out that if the cat is a dedicated hunter, she will have no difficulty keeping the bell silent during that operation. However, the shoe may be on the other foot if she is being pursued herself, and needs to keep quiet. So, now I figure if having a bell isn't going to protect the birds, and might endanger the cat, she's not wearing it. The bells come off.
Yep...I've heard of cats using their chins to silence the bells.
I can barely keep a collar on Seb, if it had a bell he'd go insane. I don't like the bells, probably because of the noise
If I lived in a huge house, it may be different. In this tiny space, we cannot hide!
My cats have outdoor access, but dont hunt, although I am goign to have to find a collar with bell for Rolo, as he does keep picking on other cats, at least they have a chance of hearing him then!!
I have kept a bell on my little girl from the day i got her as a 8 week old furball. She hated it at first but got use to it. As so did I, I dont notice it at all. It is quite convenient to call her name when i havent seen her for a little while. I only need to hear it jingle once and i know exactly where she is.
My cats don't have collars, but growing up, the family cat had a bell on her collar and I liked being able to find her and it was cute to hear the bell ringing as she came running to us. If I were to use a collar now, though, I probably would not use a bell because it has to stink to ring all the time....and I had never thought (until I read this thread) about how easy it makes it for predators if the cat would get outside.
