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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Cathryn87 on May 20, 2008, 21:26:55 PM

Title: Cat Collars
Post by: Cathryn87 on May 20, 2008, 21:26:55 PM

Hello,

Whilst i was surfing through posts the other day i saw a link for cat collars and i really liked the look of them and they seemed to be highly recommended. I just can't find the link anymore lol and wondered if anyone might have an idea which one it was? I think it was called kitty collars or something like that :)

Also, and i'm sorry if i sound dumb asking this - but do cats who have been microchipped need to wear a collar? Both my kitties will be chipped which is why i am asking. If so what age do cats need to before they can wear them?

Thankyou! x

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on May 20, 2008, 21:31:17 PM

www.kittycollars.co.uk could be what you're thinking of, they come highly recommended on Purrs.  Collars are a personal choice, microchipping is an absolute must though.  My two are chipped and wear collars when they go outside  :)

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: tigerbaby on May 20, 2008, 21:37:59 PM

Jameson is microchipped and not wearing a collar. I don't like the idea of putting a collar on him, even a safe quick release one. I feel he is better off without one. I tried putting one on once, just to see, and he started walking backwards instead of forward, almost as if he was trying to back out of  it.
I personally feel he is better off without one, because A. He doesn't like collars, and B. He spends so much time hiding in shrubland and bushes, and although I KNOW a safe quick-release collar should be safe, unfortunately I don't trust them to 100%.

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Cathryn87 on May 20, 2008, 21:42:59 PM

Thankyou that is the site i am thinking of. My kitties will be chipped before they come to me, so they will definitely 100% be chipped (which i would do even if they wern't getting it done before they came to me).

Now i'm completely undecided about the collar issue though as i too worry that, if something happened, it would not be 100% safe.

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on May 20, 2008, 21:44:17 PM

Collars are purrrrsonal thing but if you use them the kitty collars are the best type cos they have breakaway clasps

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Millys Mum on May 21, 2008, 16:51:30 PM

If you search from the main page "cat collars" you'll find multiple posts (some heated!!) for you to read through. Plenty of points for and against them.

Personally i dont collar.

If you decide to collar, i wouldnt put one on whilst they are small.
I hate nothing more then to see pictures of 12 week old kittens with a collar and cat flap magnet on it  >:( (not on purrs i hasten to add!)

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Cathryn87 on May 21, 2008, 16:54:18 PM

Thanks for the tip i will do a search. What do you mean by magnet on the collar lol? Sounds very odd!

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Millys Mum on May 21, 2008, 17:27:46 PM

Some cat flaps require a magnet to gain entry

Title: Re: Cat Collars
Post by: Kenzi on May 21, 2008, 19:41:11 PM

I like both microchip and collar with an id tag, and my cat has both.