My cat has mysteriously escaped from three collars in three days

[Lethe]

And I have no clue as to how she's doing it.

The first two collars were pink and black friendship bracelets I made myself. Both were tied on by myself in a very secure fashion.
The third collar was a regular store-bought collar that had a secure clasp on it. I just don't see how she could have gotten that one off.

I have Houdini for cat!

Anyone have a cat that can do this? She really needs to have a collar on because she travels around the neighborhood.

[sasquatch]

1. Buy a dog collar

That's what my parents did.

[realisticphish]

11. this

my cat escaped from every cat collar i threw at him

Had to go with a small dog collar

[LeftyMom]

2. 1. If she doesn't have a microchip, get one ASAP.

2. Cats are safer inside. Indoor cats live several years longer, as a rule.

[Orrex]

3. Maybe she's collar blind?

Or maybe it's a flea collar, and she decided to flee from it?

:shrug:

[Lethe]

5. *rimshot*

[Haole Girl]

4. True story:

I used to think it was a good idea to keep collars on my cats. They were, each, already a couple of months old when we adopted them so it was difficult to get them to adjust. Finally, I decided to just try putting their collars on while we were gone on trips...in case they escaped while we were away.

Well, we got back from a weekend trip only to find *both* collors, sitting side-by-side, on the floor, right next to the front door.... as if the cats wanted us to see them when we first came home! lol We gave up after that & didn't make them wear their collars anymore! lol

Cats can be so funny! :D

[DeepBlueC]

6. I have heard that "secure" collars are dangerous for cats...

they carry risk of accidental strangulation. Because of cats' penchant for exploring crannies, narrow spaces, they often squish through places that may have places where a collar can be caught up. The cat may harm itself seriously, even fatally, by struggling to free itself. All commercial cat collars have little elastic "give" sections that allow a cat to escape if a collar is snagged on something. Some well-meaning person may be cutting these risky collars off your cat. My mother once noticed that her cat was creeping around low to the floor for a couple of days, and vigorously resisting examination. Turns out she had got her two front paws through the collar and managed to get it under her armpits, so to speak, so she restrained herself, obviously painfully. She never wore a collar after that. Either use a standard safe cat collar or get a microchip. Better she should lose the odd collar and spare herself from harm and you from grief.

This advice, btw, comes from my vet and my mother's as well. We have both had to deal with the collar issue.

[Lethe]

8. thanks

i think i will just leave her without a collar. She doesn't seem to like it anyway.

[Haole Girl]

9. How about a micro chip?

That way you could find her if she gets lost.

:shrug:

[DeepBlueC]

10. that's the conclusion I came to

even though I had four lovely custom name tags made up for them. I guess I can make a charm bracelet for myself. That seems to be the message... "you like 'em so much YOU wear 'em"... I get from my kittehs.

[CreekDog]

7. My cat likes his collar

I think he's so accustomed to it that it feels weird to be without it --also, the only time it's removed is when he's at the vet or getting a bath. :think:

(and it's a safety collar)