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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2005cat furious with collar
I am going to get my 4 month old kitten micro-chipped ASAP but I would like to try to fit a collar to be safe. I chose the complete elastic type collor, left 1-2 finger space but the kitty is aware of it. It is running around like crazy and trying to remove it (the unused part of the belt is sticking 2" off the side and that is the part that bothers him), I try to comfort him but it is almost as if it is mad at me, at other times it will go back to being mellow and then suddenly go into mad cat mode and run extremely fast and hide in a spot trying to fight the collar. Is there a happy ending to these kind of situation? I want to know if he will be able to adjust once he figure out it is not coming off? Thanks in advance >I am going to get my 4 month old kitten micro-chipped ASAP but I would > like to try to fit a collar to be safe. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Is there a happy ending to these kind of situation? I want to know if > he will be able to adjust once he figure out it is not coming off? You can always cut off the excess so it doesn't stick out so much. I have two cats at work that both wear collars. One cat, Stinky, removes every type of collar except the all-elastic ones. If the collar is too long, I cut off the excess. I then stick the cut end into a flame (lighter, stove, whatever) to melt & seal the end. If you don't do that, it will just start to fray & unravel. Both cats were wearing collars in the shelter, so I guess they were used to them. -- Liz > I am going to get my 4 month old kitten micro-chipped ASAP but I would > like to try to fit a collar to be safe. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks in advance Put the collar on for short periods each day, then remove it when the time period is over. Gradually increase the amount of time the collar is installed each week. Start with 15 - 20 minutes/day. Using this method your cat may gradually become used to the collar. Personally, I don't like collars on cats... particulary long-haired cats. > I am going to get my 4 month old kitten micro-chipped ASAP but I would > like to try to fit a collar to be safe. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks in advance There is something to be aware of with elastic collars, they can get hooked on various things, then the cat will pull to free himself with either the collar snapping off or the cat choking and causing harm to himself. I dislike the elastic collar for both those reason, can you get a light leather collar instead? I once had an elastic collar on one of my cats and during the night I was awakened by his crying, he apparently was scratching himself and his paw became trapped in the collar and was stuck there. Luckily it was at a time when I was home. Yes I came across the same thing. My cat had gotten stuck on an elastic collar when I was not home. I don't know how long he was in that painful position but I was out all day and evening to come home to my poor kitty with his back claw stuck to his collar, leg up all day. It can be very dangerous. Another time he got it stuck on a tree branch and nearly hung himself. Beware and becareful. I wouldn't recommend them, Atleast in emergency situations he can crawl out of the other kind if necessary, but with elastic there's no way possible. JQ I would not put any collar on any cat. Gail >> I am going to get my 4 month old kitten micro-chipped ASAP but I would >> like to try to fit a collar to be safe. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > apparently was scratching himself and his paw became trapped in the > collar and was stuck there. Luckily it was at a time when I was home. At times a collar is needed, I was on a ferry for 8 hours (when moving provinces) with my cats, they were kenneled but I placed collars on them so that their rabies tags remained with them. So don't be such a negative nancy (South Park) and accept there are justifiable reasons for everything. > I would not put any collar on any cat. > Gail [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > apparently was scratching himself and his paw became trapped in the > > collar and was stuck there. Luckily it was at a time when I was home. > Is there a happy ending to these kind of situation? I want to know if > he will be able to adjust once he figure out it is not coming off? Not all cats like collars. My indoor cats don't wear collars at all. I'd be afraid of this interfering with my budding relationship at this early point. I'd recommend getting the chip thing done and in the meantime, be very careful not let your little guy escape. (FWIW, here in Boulder, CO, cats (and presumably dogs) don't come home from the Humane Society without a chip - how common is that?) Pickles came home from the shelter at 8 weeks with a collar on. I got her a leather collar like the kind all my cats have always worn. She would not wear it. I gave up. As soon as possible I had a chip installed in her and then shortly afterward she was willing to wear a cloth collar. I don't like elastic. My cats are indoors but they do go out on the deck. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > Pickles came home from the shelter at 8 weeks with a collar on. I got her a > leather collar like the kind all my cats have always worn. She would not [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Barb > Of course I don't look busy, jasmine has a leather collar with a bell so that birds can hear her. The collar has a small elastic insert so that if the collar becomes caught the cat cat can get it off. I've found that elastic and woven fabric collars can get stuck in the cats claws, but leather with an elastic insert is fine. Jasmine seemes to like her collar- she's an ex-stray so I thing she likes feeling fussed over and she seems to associate the collar with belonging to us. she doesn'y mind a leash either- as long as she is the centre of attention. your kitten should get used to it after a few days. Sometimes they kick up a fuss at first, but then they'll get used to it and ignore it. |
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