evildrneil Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I'm looking after a pair of cats at the moment and one of them has managed to get out of his collar. And we aren't just talking about wriggling out of a collar but unbuckling a buckle to get out of a collar. What I want to know is how!? Do cats have secret opposable thumbs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Neil, It's one of those facts of life. Jarvis here at The Towers is brilliant at this - he rarely keeps a collar for long. Most collars are elasticated and Jarvis has this knack of hooking it around a suitable solid object and pulling his head out. The reason I know this is the number of collars that are found on bushes in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weenireeni Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 my girl cat Macy takes hers off on a regular occasions - i think she wants to be in moulin rouge its a fun game trying to find out where it could be, most of the time it seems to be around the curtain bit where you hang your tiebacks!!!! makes me wodner if she tries to hang herself! and people say cats arent clever......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I gave up with collars with my eldest cat, yes i know they should all have one but he quickly learnt to take them off in other peoples gardens so that meant a brand new collar everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I got to a stage of putting one of mine into a modified leather dog collar (with a buckle that had a really tough hasp, and no stretchy bit) just to see if I could keep him in it. It took him 2 hours to appear back in the living room without it. I decided that since the only way I could guarantee to keep him in the collar (padlocks etc) could also kill him if he got himself caught up on a branch by it, I decided to call that battle a draw and just not put him in a collar at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tess667 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 The reason I know this is the number of collars that are found on bushes in the garden. Would you always sugest getting a collar with an elasticated part Joe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Would you always sugest getting a collar with an elasticated part Joe? Cats' necks aren't strong enough to withstand being suspended by them like dogs can, so they need the elasticated bit to keep them safe if they get caught by the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tess667 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Cats' necks aren't strong enough to withstand being suspended by them like dogs can, so they need the elasticated bit to keep them safe if they get caught by the neck. Thanks Meds, the reason I asked is cos Sadie's collar doesn't have an elasticated bit but instead a quick release catch, should I change this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 No- you'll be fine because the quick release catch will break the collar open as soon as her weight is on the collar- it serves the same purpose as a stretchy bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Is that the kind of collar EDN's charge has then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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