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Permanent mark on fur instead of collar?
My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I
write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! |
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Now I've never done this but i have taken red marker and marked the fur
where I needed the vet to do a needle biopsy on. Barney had such thick fur that when I found a lump it sometimes was hard to for the vet to find it later and I couldn't rely on Mike to find it either so I started marking them with marker prior to his vet visits. Celeste "223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! |
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"223rem" wrote in message
m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! That's probably not a good idea. How about getting them microchipped? -- -Kelly |
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KellyH wrote:
"223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! That's probably not a good idea. How about getting them microchipped? Microchips aren't obvious to the casual observer. You should still get this done, however. Ivor |
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"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
... KellyH wrote: "223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! That's probably not a good idea. How about getting them microchipped? Microchips aren't obvious to the casual observer. You should still get this done, however. Ear tattoos? Yowie |
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Diane L. Schirf wrote:
In article , "Ivor Jones" wrote: KellyH wrote: "223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! That's probably not a good idea. How about getting them microchipped? Microchips aren't obvious to the casual observer. You should still get this done, however. What about a collar tag that says, "I'm microchipped!" Okay, it was just a thought . . . The OP indicated the cats lose the breakaway collars. I tend to think this is a case of outdoor cats. Persia is strictly is indoor, is microchipped and still wears a collar with a tag indicating she's microchipped. Permanent Markers... if the OP ever smelled them they'd never consider marking a cat in this manner. Jill |
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"223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Have you tried a totally elasticized collar? I've been using this type of collar for 15 years and haven't had a cat lose one yet. |
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223rem wrote:
My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! Tiedye. or you could tatoo the inside of an ear or something |
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"223rem" wrote in message m... My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I write my cell phone #) when playing outside. Would it be possible to somehow mark their fur with a die to make it obvious that they are pets? I've considered writing my cell phone number on them with a permanent marker, but I wonder about toxicity issues. Your thoughts? Thanks! I'm glad to hear that they work, I never heard anyone say they've lost them before. I will go out and buy some tomorrow for my two cats to wear on weekends when the folks come up to their cabins. Always afraid they'll scoop one of the cats up and take em back south with them. Resisted the collars cause there are a lot of things to get snagged on here. You would think they'd come up with an ID tag that could clip onto the hair or something, like a braid. Stone http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoneman72/my_photos |
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223rem ) wrote:
: My cats keep losing their breakaway collars (on which I : write my cell phone #) when playing outside. It seems that once a cat learns to use both back feet at once to get rid of the collar, nothing is going to work again. My city gov't requires cats to wear a tag on her collar. The problem is the collar is never where the cat is for long. She also seems ot be in major distress when I put the collar back on. -tim http://web.abnormal.com |
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