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Collar training advice?

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Kath - 02 Feb 2004 03:04 GMT
I've received great advice here before so I'll try again.  I have a 4
month old kitten and even though I have every intention of keeping her
as an indoor cat, just in case she ever gets out, I want her to wear a
collar and tag.  I assume it's smart to try training her to wear a
collar while she is young so I bought the smallest, lightest weight
cat collar I could find and put it on her.  (Without the tag, that'll
be added to the band of the collar when she gets bigger.) She seems
okay for a while but then will suddenly start shaking her head and
scratching at the collar.  It's not too tight or loose, I'm sure that
it fits okay, she just isn't used to wearing it.  I'm just looking for
any hints or tips anyone might have that will help her get used to it
and comfortable faster.  If that's at all possible!
Laura R. - 02 Feb 2004 03:24 GMT
circa 1 Feb 2004 19:04:49 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Kath
(k26mats@hotmail.com) said,
> I've received great advice here before so I'll try again.  I have a 4
> month old kitten and even though I have every intention of keeping her
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> any hints or tips anyone might have that will help her get used to it
> and comfortable faster.  If that's at all possible!

Start her with a piece of elastic that you tie around her neck. Don't
make it too tight, obviously. It'll be very, very light and might
help get her used to having something around her neck.

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Adam Helberg - 02 Feb 2004 06:42 GMT
> I've received great advice here before so I'll try again.  I have a 4
> month old kitten and even though I have every intention of keeping her
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> any hints or tips anyone might have that will help her get used to it
> and comfortable faster.  If that's at all possible!

I first put a cat safety collar on my cat at 7 months without problems.
Maybe 4 months is too early.
kaeli - 02 Feb 2004 15:49 GMT
> I've received great advice here before so I'll try again.  I have a 4
> month old kitten and even though I have every intention of keeping her
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> any hints or tips anyone might have that will help her get used to it
> and comfortable faster.  If that's at all possible!

Collars come off. Especially the breakaway ones you're supposed to use
so they don't choke accidentally.
Please get her microchipped, whether she wears a collar or not. Pretty
much all shelters and vets checklost cats for chips these days.

Other than that, I can't help much here, as I don't like to leave
collars on my (indoor) kids. I'm terribly afraid they'll hurt themselves
while I'm gone.

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