A few Ty pics.

Congratulations, he's gorgeous

Originally Posted by bad_kitty2001

The collar I bought for him has shooting stars.

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If he's going to be shown I wouldn't put a collar on him as they leave marks on the fur around the neck.

That is true.
He will be shown in less then 2 weeks.

Yep, no collars during the year he's being shown.

I sent you seperate email regarding this, but start feeding Ty as much as he can eat. You can bump up his feeding times to 3 a day to spread things out for him.

Judges like bengals with heft, so bulk him up.

Yup, I'll start feeding him 3 times and see how much he eats. So even if it's a loose collar don't put it on him? I guess I'll just hold onto it.

NONE of my show cats (or non-show cats) wear collars. My first one did and I was told at the cat show (by a judge) that if they see signs of collar marks it tells them the cat is allowed to be roaming outside and that is frowned upon.

Besides, if the cats wear the collars too much, it wears down the fur around the neck and sometimes never grows completely out.

Even loose ones - they are dangerous for the kitties if they are too loose.

Ya my cats only wear collars with tags in case they get out. They are indoor only. Not sure if I should hold onto it or take it back. Oh well.

Originally Posted by bad_kitty2001

Ya my cats only wear collars with tags in case they get out. They are indoor only. Not sure if I should hold onto it or take it back. Oh well.

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Can you get your cats microchipped? I can understand the reason why you would want to have a collar on your cat. If they did get outside and got lost, your odds would be better if they did have identification.

Just a couple weeks ago somebody had hit a beautiful tabby cat, they didn't bother to take the poor little guy off the road. I stopped on my way to work and pulled him off the road. He was somebodys pet, only he just had a flea collar on, if he would have had tags I would have notified the owners. I don't know if he was a strictly indoor cat that maybe got out, or if he was an indoor/outdoor cat.

My cats are indoor only cats and I have had ones who like to try for the door. If collars are an issue get your cat microchipped.

Ya, they are indoor but definitely bolt for the door. Both Maui and Midnight got out because I was dating stupid people. Never had issues in the house and my bf though. No big deal.

He's an awfully handsome kitten! Congrats.

I think you should hold onto the cool collar. When I am showing my dogs I do not keep collars on them around the house, only for when they leave the property. I also don't leave collars on ever unsupervised in the home when no one is home due to an accident when I was a child with collars and multiple dogs that resulted in a death. That was before break away collars, which are safer. My dogs are chipped and tattoo'ed. My cat is chipped. She doesn't wear a collar. But she doesn't try to escape either.

My cats all wear (breakaway) collars because I am afraid of them getting out. Some of them are VERY interested in the door when people go in or out, or especially when we let the dog in/out and not everyone in my house is as careful as I am about the doors with the cats. They are microchipped too but I think the collar shows people that they are not just another feral cat and makes people more likely to try to catch them. We have a lot of ferals in my neighborhood. I've had one cat get out once when a family member was letting the dog out, luckily I was able to run out and he stayed on the porch so I just picked him up and brought him inside.
I was worried about the collar marks because a judge at one of the shows I went to commented on one of my cats having marks from a collar. She said I should stop using it or the marks would become permanent. Since then I started taking the collars off at night of the two I planned to show, since no one was using any doors at night. I also bought a new type of extra-soft collar which is supposed to NOT break the coat or cause rub marks. It's made for show dogs but it seems to be working so far for the cat. It is made with super soft material and no stitching or seams on the inside so that there is nothing rubbing against their fur.