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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2004Cat Collars With Bells On Them
I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with a on it?  SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com >I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them >come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with >a on it? A lot of collars come with bells, probably because of the almost universal belief that it will inhibit their ability to kill birds and such. Although I've heard that disputed, under the theory that a bird won't equate the sound of a bell with danger. Who knows. Anyway, you can remove the bell if it bugs Isis. Mine have had bells and they don't seem to bother them. Sherry >A lot of collars come with bells, probably because of the almost universal >belief that it will inhibit their ability to kill birds and such. Although >I've >heard that disputed, under the theory that a bird won't equate the sound of a >bell with danger. Who knows. Anyway, you can remove the bell if it bugs Isis. >Mine have had bells and they don't seem to bother them. A study in Australia showed that belled cats actually caught more prey than cats without bells, but that could possibly be because people tend to put bells on the cats with the best hunting skills. In any case, it showed that cats that are able to catch birds are not at all deterred by bells. >I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them >come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with >a on it? I take them off as soon as I buy a collar. I find them annoying and I'm sure the cats do too. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm I keep it on. If they're indoor/outdoor cats like mine, then it sets my heart at ease to hear them rambling around out there. Mine have never caught a bird, with or without a bell, but they do seem to have learned how to freeze prior to stalking so they don't set off the bell. They apply that when they're hiding from me as well : I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with a bell on it? SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them > come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with > a on it? >I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them >come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with >a on it? I took the bells off. MLB I took the one off of the collar too. It was annoying of course Isis might have liked it. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > > >I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them > >come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with > >a on it? > > I took the bells off. MLB >From: "Cat Protector" catprotector@cox.net >I took the one off of the collar too. It was annoying of course Isis might >have liked it. I highly doubt she liked it. How would you like to wear a bell constantly ringing in your ear all day? ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > I took the one off of the collar too. It was annoying of course Isis might > have liked it. <gasp> you mean you didn't ask her first??? >> I took the one off of the collar too. It was annoying of course Isis might >> have liked it. > ><gasp> you mean you didn't ask her first??? LOL! circa Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:11:11 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Karen M. (mskitty@NOSPAMeasystreet.com) said, > > I took the one off of the collar too. It was annoying of course Isis might > > have liked it. > > <gasp> you mean you didn't ask her first??? <snork> The mind boggles. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > >I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them > >come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with > >a on it? > > I took the bells off. MLB Me too! They came off at the store where the collar was purchased. <g> Judy > I went out shopping for a new collar for Isis and discovered many of them > come with bells on them. Does anyone else have a cat that has a collar with > a on it? my cats use to bring me home a charity of dead guests but once i strapped them with bells the numbers dropped to at least half. litterally a life saver. |
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