Cat collar: useful or dangerous?

Should my cat wear a collar?

There can be several reasons for using a cat collar. A necklace can classy fashion accessory be: with a bit of glitter and bling, in many bright colors or in fine leather with a small pendant. As a pet owner, you may tend to put such jewelry around your cat. A collar can definitely be used for outdoor cats for practical reasonTo see. You can provide him with your address or potentially vital ones Advice on necessary medication or allergies equip. Regardless of the intended use, you should definitely not only take care of the visual equipment, but especially with it, for your cat vital functions of necklaces deal with. If you use a collar that does not open automatically when subjected to a relatively light pull, it can quickly become a traumatic or even fatal hazard to your cat.

What makes cat collars so dangerous?

Cats, whether kept outdoors or kept as indoor tigers, love to explore their surroundings. They stick their curious little noses everywhere, sniff and explore. you go with prefers narrow or hidden paths, in which they stay as unobtrusive as possible and often have to work their way through deft twists and a bit of compression. In itself, this is not a problem for the extremely agile animal. However, if the little explorer wears a collar, he can get stuck in branches, between furniture and all sorts of things. The cat will definitely stop briefly and try to free itself from the movement restriction. If she succeeds immediately, she continues walking. However, if it continues to get stuck she panics more and more and tries, almost headless, to free himself from the vice. A rigid cat collar sinks deeper and deeper into the cat’s neck, where it can bad scrapes cause or animal in the worst case even choke. Basically, this risk always exists when you tie “something” around your cat’s neck. Therefore, carefully consider the importance of a cat collar for you and your feline family member.

Are there safe cat collars?

From a rigid cat collar or bandanas that close with a knot, I want you generally advise against – Actually also for indoor cats. The risk of something happening is completely unnecessary, because there are certainly nice alternatives that also offer much more security. You can find, for example, what is called commercially available safety collars. These are equipped with a special closure, which opens automatically in the train. If your cat gets stuck and pulls hard to free itself, the latch will open. The collar may fall off and is likely lost – but your cat can safely get home or reach the targeted couch by jumping over the edge of the closet without injury or a panic attack. Be sure to look for one with this type of necklace high quality. Necklace should open immediately with a slight pull from different angles. So test at length whether the cat can really get stuck stupidly and not attach itself before attaching it for the first time.

Make your own cat collar

They also offer a cheap and good alternative homemade chromolux paper necklaces (coated cardboard). You can get it for a few euros in the stationery range and you can choose from a wide variety of colors. When you get home, cut the paper to the width and length of your cat and seal it with a piece of tape. For more security, tear it in one place – so he gets a predetermined breaking point, which, if necessary, tears the entire tape and in turn frees your cat from its clumsiness. In addition, you can use a waterproof pen to write your contact details or information about intolerances, medications or other special characteristics of your cat on the paper and thus provide all finders or cat-friendly neighbors with brief information on your little darling. If you want it to look really chic, there’s nothing wrong with decorating it with stickers or other highlights to your liking. Be careful when decorating harmless decorations that cannot be swallowed.

A few years ago, I met a client who old socks cut at the wrist to make a collar for her cats and put on as a “this cat has a home” tag. In fact, a fun, inexpensive and supposedly safe variant. The fabric is stretchy, so cats can easily squirm if they get stuck on a branch or the like. However, over time I have deviated from this recommendation, as the fabric stretches but does not open when the cat tries to squirm in panic. It’s definitely safer than a rigid collar – but another unnecessary risk for the mini tiger.

As you can see, there are not only legitimate reasons to put a collar on your cat with, for example, medical information, but also ways to implement it without unnecessary risk to your furry friend.