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Fitting a collar
I have just got a friendly cat, but she just won't have a collar fitted. How
do vets hold the cat down so they can't escape? I was at the vets getting her spayed the other day and quick as a flash he had held her down and given an injection. There's loads of website about cat collars - leaving a finger's space between the neck and collar etc, but strangley none about how to fit one to a grumpy cat! Cheers, Mat |
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It's called "scruffing"....ask your vet (tech/assistant) to show you.
It's best to show (rather than post directions here)...also, as an alternative to putting a collar/tag on an indoor cat: have the cat "chipped" (microchipped). It involves an injection of a tiny microchip right under the skin. The injection is done by a vet or vet tech - in the office.You send your cats name/your name & address to the company producing/selling the chip and they maintain a database. If the cat gets lost and is taken to a vet/shelter they (are supposed to) scan the cat with a "scanner" and, if there's a chip, a bar code number is displayed on the scanner. The vet/shelter calls up the company involved and they call you (the guardian). One of my cats would never tolerate a collar/harness...so, I didn't force the issue..i had him chipped. The cat is chipped, I was planning to use a collar for fleas / that would reflect light as we're on the corner of a road without street lighting and with a bell to warn the birds at my bird table. |
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It's called "scruffing"....ask your vet (tech/assistant) to show you.
It's best to show (rather than post directions here)...also, as an alternative to putting a collar/tag on an indoor cat: have the cat "chipped" (microchipped). It involves an injection of a tiny microchip right under the skin. The injection is done by a vet or vet tech - in the office.You send your cats name/your name & address to the company producing/selling the chip and they maintain a database. If the cat gets lost and is taken to a vet/shelter they (are supposed to) scan the cat with a "scanner" and, if there's a chip, a bar code number is displayed on the scanner. The vet/shelter calls up the company involved and they call you (the guardian). One of my cats would never tolerate a collar/harness...so, I didn't force the issue..i had him chipped. The cat is chipped, I was planning to use a collar for fleas / that would reflect light as we're on the corner of a road without street lighting and with a bell to warn the birds at my bird table. |
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The cat is chipped, I was planning to use a collar for fleas / that
would reflect light as we're on the corner of a road without street lighting and with a bell to warn the birds at my bird table. IME, the UKers let their cats out a lot more than us US folks, so you may have more responses in a group with more active UK members, like alt.cats. Ahh that's a good point. In the UK, it's rare to find a cat that purely stays indoors. Yes occasionally cats do get run over, but it is not a major issue over here. Besides I feel it would be cruel to keep a 3 year old cat inside that previously had the ability to roam outdoors. And as a nutered female she is unlikely to wander very far. Having just got her, we were advised to keep her indoors for the first month until she settled, and then let her out when she was comfortable with the house. It was recommended to let her out shortly before food so she would come back! I'm glad to say she did and now is quite happy to go out. But having just installed a cat flap, I now need to find a way to get her to use it! |
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The cat is chipped, I was planning to use a collar for fleas / that
would reflect light as we're on the corner of a road without street lighting and with a bell to warn the birds at my bird table. IME, the UKers let their cats out a lot more than us US folks, so you may have more responses in a group with more active UK members, like alt.cats. Ahh that's a good point. In the UK, it's rare to find a cat that purely stays indoors. Yes occasionally cats do get run over, but it is not a major issue over here. Besides I feel it would be cruel to keep a 3 year old cat inside that previously had the ability to roam outdoors. And as a nutered female she is unlikely to wander very far. Having just got her, we were advised to keep her indoors for the first month until she settled, and then let her out when she was comfortable with the house. It was recommended to let her out shortly before food so she would come back! I'm glad to say she did and now is quite happy to go out. But having just installed a cat flap, I now need to find a way to get her to use it! |
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