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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: Michelle (furbabystar) on September 29, 2008, 01:03:33 AM

Title: Non safety collar injury...pic included
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on September 29, 2008, 01:03:33 AM
Found this on a rescue site....
Hope it helps to remind people that if you have to use a collar make sure its a safety one
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Post by: Maddiesmum on September 29, 2008, 05:04:21 AM
That's an awful injury hope the cat recovered well
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Post by: Mark on September 29, 2008, 07:20:54 AM
Too high a price to make kitty pretty  >:(

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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on September 29, 2008, 10:08:53 AM
Oh should have said -
They are her kittens, she was found living rough and although she had that terrible injury she was still caring for the babies bless her
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Post by: JackSpratt on September 29, 2008, 13:12:34 PM
That picture is terrifying. I assume the little girl in question is fully recovered? Was it an elastic collar?
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Post by: Mark on September 29, 2008, 13:19:42 PM
Oh should have said -
They are her kittens, she was found living rough and although she had that terrible injury she was still caring for the babies bless her

Poor baby  :'(
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on September 29, 2008, 16:06:42 PM
That picture is terrifying. I assume the little girl in question is fully recovered? Was it an elastic collar?

Yes she is all better now, that is her in the other pics with her babies  :Luv:
Yes it was an elastic collar !!
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Post by: Happy Moggy on September 29, 2008, 21:56:01 PM
I have never felt the need to spend money on collars for my cats, and now I am glad.  I didn't know such horrific injury could be caused by the things.  It looks like she could have lost the leg.  Thanks for the warning Michelle
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Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on September 29, 2008, 22:06:10 PM
Poor baby .... glad she is fully recovered  :Luv2:
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Post by: HaneyHarperIndyMum (Val) on September 29, 2008, 23:36:42 PM

Yes it was an elastic collar !!

When you say elastic, is that the type of collar that has the elastic in the middle but has a regular buckle? 

If so I need to change one of my cats collar because that is the type Haney has on right now.  My other two cats, Hunter and Indy have on the type of collar with a break away safety buckle.

Oooh that poor kitty!  I don't want that to happen to my cat. 
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Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on September 30, 2008, 01:28:51 AM

Yes it was an elastic collar !!

When you say elastic, is that the type of collar that has the elastic in the middle but has a regular buckle? 



yes hun thats the type
If you have to use collars make sure they are the safety ones that snap open xx
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Post by: HaneyHarperIndyMum (Val) on September 30, 2008, 01:50:27 AM
OK,Thank you,  will do.  I will go buy another collar this week just like the type my other two cats have that snap open.  It funny too because I bought that other collar at the rescue center when I adopted my cat.  You would think that they would not sell that type?