September 5th, 2010 • 19:09
I Want To Put A Collar On My Kitty But She Goes Nuts When I Put It On?
Any suggestions how to keep it on her. Or when is a good time to put one on her, she is 3months old. She is going to be an indoor cat but i just want to have a collar on her w/a tag to be on the safe side.
Sep 5th 2010 • 19:09
by Cami lives
your gonna have to start now,,put it on for 30 min to begain and the next day do it for 60 mins and keep going like that daily and hopefully she;ll get where she is used to it,,,good luck
Sep 5th 2010 • 21:09
by Vic
Is the collar to big for her? If it is that could be causing the problem. When we first tried putting a collar on our cat he would go insane and usually ended up getting it caught in his mouth of all things. We waited until he was older (and bigger) and tried again and he had no problems with it.
Sep 5th 2010 • 21:09
by Lola
Any suggestions how to keep it on her. Or when is a good time to put one on her, she is 3months old. She is going to be an indoor cat but i just want to have a collar on her w/a tag to be on the safe side.
Sep 5th 2010 • 22:09
by Angie C
Put the collar on her then immediately (within literally a half second) give her a tasty treat, or distract her with her favorite toy. As soon as she seems upset, take the collar off. Repeat this for 10 minutes. The next day, do the same thing but leave it on for about 30 seconds into her irritation zone. Don’t forget the treats. Gratually build up to longer. The treats are important to help her associate the collar with good feelings.
When the collar is on, make sure you can get two fingers under the collar but she can’t get it caught on her mouth. If she can get it caught, it is too big. And check the size often, as cats grow very quickly.
If you can’t find a small enough cat collar, you can buy a ferret collar at a Petco type store or get kitten collars on ebay. I have two small adult cats and they both have to have kitten collars b/c cat collars are too big. And my baby has to have her kitten collar on the tightest setting possible or it will be too loose and choke her. Good luck!
Sep 5th 2010 • 22:09
by Mama_Kat
That is great that you are doing it for an indoor cat. Alot of cats who get lost are indoor cats who get out by accident.
Three months is fine. Get the breakaway kind (in case they get hungup on something when your’re not home). And make sure you check it often because it will tighten as they grow. It’s so sad to see an abandoned cat that someone put a collar on and it grew into it’s skin or stangled it.
First put the collar on tight so that they can’t get a paw or their mouth hooked on it (which they will do trying to get it off). It could end up breaking a jaw if they freak out too much.
I put it on for short period of time at first. Then leave it on. When they are used to it and quit fighting it, loosen it to where you can put 2 fingers under the collar.
They will freak out and go nuts, that’s normal. Let it, but of course watch for any problems. I had one that thought she couldn’t walk with one on and would get all stiff-legged and fall over and not move. One tried to outrun it!
Sep 6th 2010 • 00:09
by Susan
You can start with a string about the weight of kite string. (But keep an eye on her because she can get caught.) Then leave it on longer, then go heavier. I personally prefer microchips because they don’t break off or strangle that cat.
Sep 6th 2010 • 01:09
by Cyrus The Great
cats should not have collars, cats are to small and like to climb around things… a collar would do more harm than good. if you want to take her on walks then you need to get a harness. the ones that go around the waist and neck
Sep 6th 2010 • 01:09
by Yoyo
Just continue making her wear it. Make sure you are home and able to keep an eye on her to make sure that she doesn’t get it caught on something…also, try to get the kind of collar that will come undone if it does get caught on something. After a while, she will eventually get used to the feeling of something around her neck…just give her time.