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We used to have a purebred doll-faced persian named Missy who would bolt on occasion. And she was an older girl, too. It almost seemed like a game to her. She'd run out several feet. I'd go to pick her up but she'd slip past and run back in on her own. But it was a game that I wasn't very fond of since it always made me panic. She did wear a collar. I wasn't really knowledgeable about microchipping back then so she hadn't been chipped. I don't know about her early life. Basically what happened is her owner passed away and the family didn't want her so they were going to take her to the pound if they couldn't find anyone to take her. I don't know if she was ever left out or not by her previous owner but considering she had her fronts declawed I'd assume she was an indoor only cat (or at least intended that way).
Tuxedo has worn collars in the past. I tried a few different ones but he was always scratching at them. There's a permanent ring of hairlessness around his neck. Because of how his hair lies flat, it generally can't be seen. I've heard others mention that problem with Norwegian Forest Cats. I don't know for certain if he is one or part but he strongly resembles one. I've thought about getting him a collar again but I'd want to find one that wouldn't be so irritating to him. It did seem the collars before caused him discomfort and I was always careful about there being the right amount of space.
I haven't tried yet with Gizmo. He wasn't microchipped until he was almost 6 months old. And so we put him in his safe room if we're going in or out. I still haven't opened the door around him yet. I'd like to get him a collar but I'm curious if there's ones that are least likely to cause missing hair in longer haired cats. Gizmo's hair on the back of his neck is very poofy. It just kinda goes straight out. So a ring would be pretty weird looking on him.
The outside of our front door is a very small enclosed area. I've thought about somehow basically enclosing that area and making another door for us to go out through. I keep thinking it'd maybe be lovely if wrought iron but I have no idea how much that would cost. But that could basically serve as one more stopping point.
Tuxedo has worn collars in the past. I tried a few different ones but he was always scratching at them. There's a permanent ring of hairlessness around his neck. Because of how his hair lies flat, it generally can't be seen. I've heard others mention that problem with Norwegian Forest Cats. I don't know for certain if he is one or part but he strongly resembles one. I've thought about getting him a collar again but I'd want to find one that wouldn't be so irritating to him. It did seem the collars before caused him discomfort and I was always careful about there being the right amount of space.
I haven't tried yet with Gizmo. He wasn't microchipped until he was almost 6 months old. And so we put him in his safe room if we're going in or out. I still haven't opened the door around him yet. I'd like to get him a collar but I'm curious if there's ones that are least likely to cause missing hair in longer haired cats. Gizmo's hair on the back of his neck is very poofy. It just kinda goes straight out. So a ring would be pretty weird looking on him.
The outside of our front door is a very small enclosed area. I've thought about somehow basically enclosing that area and making another door for us to go out through. I keep thinking it'd maybe be lovely if wrought iron but I have no idea how much that would cost. But that could basically serve as one more stopping point.