Posted: 4/17/2024 8:15:47 PM EDT
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My cats are strong and independent. They spend most of the daylight hours outside. The pop off and ditch the break-away collars in less than a day. I'm moving to a new home that does not have all the neat woods that they are used to and I'm afraid they might roam looking for adventure. I'd like to have them in collars to lessen the chance they will be mistaken for hobos by the neighbors. Has anyone actually heard of a problem with using an old school buckle collar? I'm thinking the break-away feature is a solution to an imaginary problem. New property is 3+ acres. If they become neighborhood pests, they will be restricted to inside. They really love the outdoors though... |
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Originally Posted By 18B30: Cats don’t need collars. Problem solved. There it is. My cats are chipped, but stay indoors. They have free access to a screened in porch for fresh air. A collar isn’t going to save them from any threat, but can possibly prevent them from escaping one. |
| FPNI. Most of the cats I’ve had wouldn’t/won’t wear collars. They’ve lost the collars I’ve tried to get them to wear. I did try to use break-away collars, or collars that had elastic inserts. I’ve given up on collars for them. I have them microchipped, though. The city where I live doesn’t require collars/tags for cats as long as they’re licensed and microchipped. |
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I had my tomcat wearing a collar when he was only 8 weeks old, he’s worn a collar since. Eventually because of our outdoor off the grid lifestyle I started using a locating system for him with an old school electronic located that would locate a transmitter on his collar. The collars had the antenna woven into them and they were the break away type, the only option, so I didn’t expected them to stay on but he’s worn those locating collars for years, for some reason they stay on. Maybe it has something to do with a cat fighting wearing any collar they wear. Anyhow, considering your situation, as advised I’d make certain they’re microchipped, and have collar with id, or a locating collar. They have gps locating collars that I’ve read work well, you can use an app and see exactly where your cat is on a map. I’ve never used one as our old school transmitter system has done well for us. It’s a good system and not reliant on tech or satellite signals. |
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Originally Posted By DrMark: I'm not a cat person, but why would a cat need a collar? Do you walk them on a leash? Cat's need collars so people know they are not stray or feral and hopefully leave them alone. That said break aways break away too damn easy IMHO. All my cats are indoors. But for a while we did have a local stray that adopted us. We would buy collars for her but they would always be gone within a week. Eventually she stopped coming back.  I guess someone or something killed her. |
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I don't bother with collars They know the drill They stay within ear shot of the house sonthey can hear me call them Have heard stories of break away collars not breaking and cats hanging up on fences or snagged trying to get away Don't think they make break away collars in fat fa#### size Attached File |
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I think we’ve only lost 2 collars in the past 3 years with these guys. How the collars got separated from the air tags is anyone’s guess. The air tags help track the cats through the neighborhood. Attached File |
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IME, yes. If you're going to put a collar on the cat, get a breakaway. My old cat disappeared for a month. Ex was depressed, I was looking for a new kitten. Old cat shows up in the driveway, collar around neck and behind front right shoulder. She was emaciated. Realized she'd been hung up somewhere for quite a while. The collar caused nerve damage to her rear end. She got free when she lost enough weight to get unhooked. She lived a good while after. |
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My two cats are indoor\outdoor cats. They can go outside about 6am and are locked in the house at dark. They both have break-away collars with name tags as well as Tractive GPS trackers. Tigger, our orange buddy gets his caught on a chain-link fence or bushes while mouse hunting every couple months (most recently yesterday). Jean, our gray girl, hasn't lost hers in a really long time. MitGSX97 |
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