Collars.. Yay or Nay?

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Both my girls wear collars with bells on them. I keep saying I'm going to get name tags for them but I keep forgetting
But I live in an apartment on the second floor so there is no direct access to the outside if they did manage to slip out the door (which the have
) So I say "Yay" for collars.
 

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I dont see why not. I dont collar my cats, but if your cat will tollerate it, i say go for it. I used to make Parrot wear a collar, but she got it caught in her mouth once, and it scared the heck out of me. Although, I think that I am going to call my vet about micro chipping, just in case one of my cats do get out, although, none of them seem even the slightest bit interested and have never once bolted for the door.

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I do not like collars, I feel a harness is much better and safer for the cat. My domestics do not wear collars, but I have harnesses for my exotics and Carmelo wears a harness at all times. All my cats have microchips for I.D.
 

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mien all wear collars, & have since they were kittens. i use Beastie Bands. they're very lightweight & stretchy, & soft on the inside. i do have to trim the velcro portion down or it will rub Pixel's neck. here are some places to get them online:
Robbins Pet Care - you can request particular colors with them!
Here Kitty-Kitty
Palmetto Pet Services
i also have tags, which i got here. they have the cat's name, my home & cell numbers, & a message on the back which says "If you see me outside, I am lost. Reward"
 

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My cats are indoor only, all wear collars with tag & are microchipped.
 

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I usually keep Beastie Band safety collars on our indoor cats. They're microchipped too, but I want them to have a collar & tag so if they get outside people will be able to tell they're pet cats & not strays, and hopefully return them home ASAP.

If you want to use a collar, I'd recommend either Beastie Bands or the kind with the plastic safety-release clasp (test it in the store to make sure the release will open with a moderate amount of pressure and isn't too hard or too easy to pop open).

I do not recommend the safety collars that use only a small elastic insert as their release mechanism, because cats can get their jaw stuck in them or an arm stuck through them.
 

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http://www.vetbuy.com/catalog/produc...oducts_id=1049
I've had EXCELLENT luck with these, it seems that they release when they should, but not just from a little scratching like some of teh Petsmart collars did. They're also really consistent from collar to collar as to how much pressure you need to unclasp them.

AND they're quite stylish
Leo wears M28, Raph wears M34 and Gracie wears M48
 

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I say collar and chip. A lot of people don't check for microchips or don't even know about them. People are also more likely to help a collared cat because they can see it's owned and loved. I think the chip is a good backup mechanism in case something happens to the collar.

Puppy tolerates his collar, Princess actually likes hers, and Patches hates it. Patches probably needs a collar the most since she spends a lot of time outside, but she somehow pulls them off, even the buckled ones. She's lost too many to count, so she goes uncollared.
 

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my guys all wear collars. that's one of the rules of living at our home. kitties wear collars. all 3 tolerate them just fine. so no problems there. they also wear their id tag with both mine and DH's cell #s. and their rabies tag.

my reasoning for the 2 tags is, should my indoor only cats get out. people will see that they are collared and tagged. plus, should they get found by someone or end up in a shelter, there are 2 ways to find their way back to me. i worked in a shelter for just over 2 years, and cats with no tags didn't find their way home very often at all. even just a rabies tag can be enough to trace an owner.

my cats are not microchipped because the last place i lived, the shelter didn't even have the technology to scan for the chips.
 

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All three of my cats are microchipped and wear safety collars with ID tags, bells. They are indoor cats, but one of them is always trying to sneak out using the dogs as a decoy. In the event a cat does escape, I can hear the bell. Since many people in the general public might not know about microchipping, if they were to find a cat without an ID tag, they might not know to take it to a shelter/vet to check for a microchip.
 

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Our boys do not wear collars and they are indoor-only. I have considered collaring them, but if we do I want to try to get collars that are embroidered with their information, rather than having tags that can get caught on things.

They are microchipped, however.
 

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Samuel isn't collared because I'm afraid he might get caught on something while I'm away from home. I guess breakaway collars are an option, but I don't think its necessary, seeing as I live on the 3rd floor and there are fire doors between each story. Even if he did get out of my apartment he wouldn't be able to get very far. The other day I let him out to play with my across-the-hall neighbor's kitty and he didn't seem to be too interested in leaving my sight.
 

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Hmm... I always thougth collars on indoor cats aren't a necessary annoyance, but reading your posts, I'm starting to think again.
 

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My "boys" don`t wear collars. I don`t even like the feel of the interruption of a collar when I pet a cat....lame as that sounds, but our boys are indoor only cats....and if they would happen to get out by accident, which happened with Toby once, we live in the country and not very near a real road...just our little neighborhood lane with a 10 mile an hour speed limit.
Cats have a pretty good "homing instinct". Toby ran from me into the woods when he got out, and I feared he`d be lost when i could`nt locate him and he would`nt come to my calls....but the next morning her was sitting on our front door step hungry and all too ready to come back in the house.
If I lived near a major road or an apt complex with parking lots where people come and go i`m sure i`d feel differently.
Linda
 

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Originally Posted by stampit3d

My "boys" don`t wear collars. I don`t even like the feel of the interruption of a collar when I pet a cat....lame as that sounds, but our boys are indoor only cats....and if they would happen to get out by accident, which happened with Toby once, we live in the country and not very near a real road...just our little neighborhood lane with a 10 mile an hour speed limit.
Cats have a pretty good "homing instinct". Toby ran from me into the woods when he got out, and I feared he`d be lost when i could`nt locate him and he would`nt come to my calls....but the next morning her was sitting on our front door step hungry and all too ready to come back in the house.
If I lived near a major road or an apt complex with parking lots where people come and go i`m sure i`d feel differently.
Linda
I also don't like the feel of a collar when I pat them Linda..Its not lame at all. I don't like the way a collar looks on a cat either.
 

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Mine, plus the two long term fosters wear collars, 3 just have ID barrels, Ginger has a name tag as he kept being found in people's houses. All have bells, Ginger even has two (and sadly the neighbours stll cant hear him walk into their house). Only one of my two is microchipped, was going to get Ginger done this month, but spending nearly £100 for Pebbles has meant it will have to wait till next month - and I have had people tell me not to waste my money, he will be nearly 15, and other than going into peoples houses, has never strayed too far in the 3+ years i have had him. I adopt oldies, and have managed to get cats aged from 10 to 14 years who may/may not have worn collars before to adapt to wearing them in a matter of days. The 5 year old was a prob though!!
 
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