Thread: Escaping MC and Collars?

None of mine are allowed outside because I live in the city and it is way too dangerous between cars, poison bait, dogs, coyotes/foxes and feral cats. I still have all my cats wear collars even though they are indoor only because I am afraid of them getting loose/lost.
It can be difficult for them to get used to wearing a collar if they are not but they do get used to it eventually. I don't use flea collars though because I've read they can be toxic to cats. I use Advantage Multi for fleas/ticks.

For their collars I usually like to use either embroidered collars with my info on them, or Beastie Bands and Boomerang Tags Collartags which are flat tags that sit on the collar like a nametag so there is nothing hanging from their collars. I do use a hanging tag for one cat I have who has severe food allergies.
I have also use a really thin collar for my Maine Coon so it doesn't flatten down her fur, I got it from Amazon here:
Amazon.com: National Leash Company - Home & Kitchen: Home & Garden

This is one of the embroidered collars, I got it from K9 Closet:




This is the tag I have for my cat with allergies:
(he's wearing the legwarmer due to allergies too, to keep him from removing a bandage over the spot he chewed his skin)


It says
MEDIC ALERT
DO NOT FEED
RX DIET ONLY

The other side says:
NEEDS MEDS
IF ALONE I'M LOST
Phone#
Cell#
Address

Did you have a gift left for you this morning....? Made me chuckle,can just imagine Buddy thinking I am not wearing that spoils his street cred....!
I'm with you on not liking collars,seen too many nasty things,have even known the fast release ones to have some problems as they get older but sometimes they are a necessity & if he is going to get out then maybe that is good enough reason. I find you can always tell cats that have worn collars a lot because of the difference in fur even if they have not worn a collar for a long while it still seems to grow slightly shorter & have a courser feel to it & with MC's who really wants to spoil that super ruff.
You have a difficult choice there catslave,don't think I would want to risk the traffic but as you say could be worse of two evils,could you not get some screens made up to go on windows so he could get the fresh air but not escape.....? Or a play friend....?Furry one of course.....x

After seeing the photo on facebook may I suggest an ankle tag lol...........sorry could not resist!!!!!!

When my Meme lived at the Warehouse where I worked and got locked out and lost for 2 days I got her a soft fabric collar with a tag, the hard woven nylon collar chafe her neck.

Originally Posted by Helen & John

After seeing the photo on facebook may I suggest an ankle tag lol...........sorry could not resist!!!!!!

I'm just waiting for CrimeWatch

Seriously thank you all. Buddy's collar was on my pillow this morning; put it back on him, went to work got home and it was in the kitchen sink; put it back on him - 20 mins later it was in his litterbox ...... and yes he had before you ask. I'm going to leave it a few days then try a thin fabric one. I do like those embroidered ones but will wait to see if I can actually get him to wear one first. Fudge used to suffer with cold paws and wore kitty socks so I might attempt to put them on Buddy to stop him using his "thumbs" to take them off. How can a cat undo the buckle on a collar round his neck?

And Jackie why did I know I could count on you to suggest a playmate? I have decided who and where I will be getting my next MC kitten from (but will be this time next year :( ) I'm not saying I wouldn't give an older cat a home and do check Rescue Centres regularly x