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Glo Kitty Collars...
I keep buying my cat these to product him from cars at night, and he
keeps coming home without them. It's getting expensive to keep replacing them. I'm thinking of gluing it shut, and making the collar looser so he won't hurt himself if he gets it caught on something. Bad idea? Any other collars that would reflect a car's headlights? The furball is so smart he probably figured out how to get it off by himself. Wonder if the bell on it was driving him nuts...LOL! |
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"AR" wrote in message oups.com... I keep buying my cat these to product him from cars at night, and he keeps coming home without them. It's getting expensive to keep replacing them. I'm thinking of gluing it shut, and making the collar looser so he won't hurt himself if he gets it caught on something. Bad idea? Any other collars that would reflect a car's headlights? The furball is so smart he probably figured out how to get it off by himself. Wonder if the bell on it was driving him nuts...LOL! LOL! You let your cat out where cars are a problem, expecting the "glo" feature of the collar to keep him safe from cars, never mind sadists and other animals. Now you'd like to take away the only thing preventing your cat from hanging himself. Why not just shoot him in the head. |
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Glo Kitty Collars...
Your post doesn't even deserve a reply, but I'm going to offer one
anyway. I didn't say cars are a problem but they do exist on any street. We have much less traffic as it's a cul de sac. I never said it would keep him safe from cars, but I thought it would help him in being seen. I don't usually let him out at night, but sometimes he doesn't want to come in earlier. It's not fair to keep the cat locked up all day when he wants to go out. He should be able to enjoy the outdoors, and what's wrong with socializing with other cats? Cars, animals, and sadists are a threat to humans too, but we don't stay locked in the house all day, so why should he? I love my cat, and your post was mean spirited and uncalled for. Perhaps you should be the one kept indoors all day! oups.com... I keep buying my cat these to product him from cars at night, and he keeps coming home without them. It's getting expensive to keep replacing them. I'm thinking of gluing it shut, and making the collar looser so he won't hurt himself if he gets it caught on something. Bad idea? Any other collars that would reflect a car's headlights? The furball is so smart he probably figured out how to get it off by himself. Wonder if the bell on it was driving him nuts...LOL! LOL! You let your cat out where cars are a problem, expecting the "glo" feature of the collar to keep him safe from cars, never mind sadists and other animals. Now you'd like to take away the only thing preventing your cat from hanging himself. Why not just shoot him in the head. |
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Glo Kitty Collars...
"AR" wrote in message oups.com... Your post doesn't even deserve a reply, but I'm going to offer one anyway. I didn't say cars are a problem but they do exist on any street. We have much less traffic as it's a cul de sac. I never said it would keep him safe from cars, but I thought it would help him in being seen. I don't usually let him out at night, but sometimes he doesn't want to come in earlier. It's not fair to keep the cat locked up all day when he wants to go out. He should be able to enjoy the outdoors, and what's wrong with socializing with other cats? Cars, animals, and sadists are a threat to humans too, but we don't stay locked in the house all day, so why should he? I love my cat, and your post was mean spirited and uncalled for. Perhaps you should be the one kept indoors all day! I understand that your cat is on his own when it comes to dealing with the world at large, and that you are comfortable with that. Just be sure not to make matters worse by putting a collar on your cat that is sure to strangle him. |
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Glo Kitty Collars...
On Oct 13, 10:41 am, "cybercat" wrote:
"AR" wrote in message oups.com... Your post doesn't even deserve a reply, but I'm going to offer one anyway. I didn't say cars are a problem but they do exist on any street. We have much less traffic as it's a cul de sac. I never said it would keep him safe from cars, but I thought it would help him in being seen. I don't usually let him out at night, but sometimes he doesn't want to come in earlier. It's not fair to keep the cat locked up all day when he wants to go out. He should be able to enjoy the outdoors, and what's wrong with socializing with other cats? Cars, animals, and sadists are a threat to humans too, but we don't stay locked in the house all day, so why should he? I love my cat, and your post was mean spirited and uncalled for. Perhaps you should be the one kept indoors all day! I understand that your cat is on his own when it comes to dealing with the world at large, and that you are comfortable with that. Just be sure not to make matters worse by putting a collar on your cat that is sure to strangle him. What I was really asking was if the collar was made looser would it then be OK to then stop it from opening? I was hoping that if he got into a bind he could just wiggle out of the collar then. Is anyone else using these glo kitty collars? I wish they made stretch collars where the cat wouldn't keep losing them, but it wouldn't hurt the cat if he got stuck. I didn't see any other reflective collars on the market besides these, but he keeps losing his as they come off too easily. |
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Glo Kitty Collars...
"AR" wrote I understand that your cat is on his own when it comes to dealing with the world at large, and that you are comfortable with that. Just be sure not to make matters worse by putting a collar on your cat that is sure to strangle him. What I was really asking was if the collar was made looser would it then be OK to then stop it from opening? Ever seen a cat hung on its own collar? Gravity is usually involved. Jumping a fence, collar gets snagged, bam. Either get serious about keeping your cat safe, or resign yourself to "**** happens." The "glo collar" does nothing but make you feel better about endangering him. Except of course making him easier for those who love to run over cats to spot at night. |
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AR asked:
What I was really asking was if the collar was made looser would it then be OK to then stop it from opening? I would think a looser collar would be more likely to get caught on something than a tight collar. The safest bet is no collar at all. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Glo Kitty Collars...
On Oct 13, 1:11 pm, AR wrote:
On Oct 13, 10:41 am, "cybercat" wrote: "AR" wrote in message roups.com... Your post doesn't even deserve a reply, but I'm going to offer one anyway. I didn't say cars are a problem but they do exist on any street. We have much less traffic as it's a cul de sac. I never said it would keep him safe from cars, but I thought it would help him in being seen. I don't usually let him out at night, but sometimes he doesn't want to come in earlier. It's not fair to keep the cat locked up all day when he wants to go out. He should be able to enjoy the outdoors, and what's wrong with socializing with other cats? Cars, animals, and sadists are a threat to humans too, but we don't stay locked in the house all day, so why should he? I love my cat, and your post was mean spirited and uncalled for. Perhaps you should be the one kept indoors all day! I understand that your cat is on his own when it comes to dealing with the world at large, and that you are comfortable with that. Just be sure not to make matters worse by putting a collar on your cat that is sure to strangle him. What I was really asking was if the collar was made looser would it then be OK to then stop it from opening? I was hoping that if he got into a bind he could just wiggle out of the collar then. Is anyone else using these glo kitty collars? I wish they made stretch collars where the cat wouldn't keep losing them, but it wouldn't hurt the cat if he got stuck. I didn't see any other reflective collars on the market besides these, but he keeps losing his as they come off too easily.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I use safety collars and have only lost one in a year. It doesn't seem to pull open that easily. Maybe you can try a different brand. Don't remember the brand but I got it at PetsMart. It's the cheapest non-reflecting model with a bell and safety. Maybe you can add reflective tape or paint on the collar. |
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On Oct 13, 5:56 pm, "-Lost" wrote:
Response from (---MIKE---): AR asked: What I was really asking was if the collar was made looser would it then be OK to then stop it from opening? I would think a looser collar would be more likely to get caught on something than a tight collar. The safest bet is no collar at all. That is what I was thinking. Either a SNUG collar or no collar at all. We toyed with the idea of having Gabby wear one and it was the cutest thing... she played with it forever (it was a little too big for her so we looped it and it stuck out). Then one night I noticed her yowling (crying) a lot and finally I just said, "You want that collar off don't you?" I began to pull at it and she seemed to really lean into me. I took it off and she proceeded to pounce and maul it maliciously. She DID NOT like the collar. And honestly it makes no sense whatsoever to collar a cat with a reflective collar. If she is in a position to get hit by a car she is going to get hit. I mean... I think of all the deer, rabbits, turtles, and other miscellaneous critters we have ran over in the last 2 or 3 decades and if they had been wearing reflective collars I am fairly certain they would have still been creamed. -- -Lost Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am kidding. No I am not. The collar is so he doesn't get mistaken for a stray, and if he wonders further than normal, and gets a bit lost. It holds an ID tag that has his name, address and phone # on it, so hopefully someone will call to get him back to us. I was afraid someone would take him in otherwise, thinking he didn't belong to anyone. |
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