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watchblob | 2 years ago

You shouldn't put collars on cats. If you have to then it should be a quick release collar.

https://www.rspca.org.uk/-/news-collar-warning-after-cat-die...

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TowerTall|2 years ago

I came to write the same. I live in Thailand in a place with tons of jungle. It is common around here that cats die due to getting stuck in a tight spot because of the collar. I personally lost my first cat due to this. Now i am aware and will never put a collar on a cat if it hasn't got quick release. Such a horrible way to die. Quick release is for me a hard requirement.

thecatspaw|2 years ago

I agree.

Of course you could add a quick release/stretchy part to the collar so it is safe, but that also means that the tracker would easily get lost (especially if the cat isnt used to collars since kittenhood, they tend to be too annoyed by them and try to remove them)

TowerTall|2 years ago

That is not a problem. It is a tracker. You can just go pick it up if is falls off

politelemon|2 years ago

This should be the top comment. The product being advertised here does not look safe for cats.

JumpCrisscross|2 years ago

> shouldn't put collars on cats

For an indoor outdoor-occasionally GPS-tracked cat, collars are fine. There is no case where they will get themselves into trouble and be unaccompanied to ruin.

stephenr|2 years ago

I mean, if you're concerned about the cat's health, keeping it indoors (or in a cat patio) is probably going to reduce the risks to the cats health way more than skipping a collar will, and you won't need a collar.

razemio|2 years ago

Physically yes, mentally I would argue not so much.

uoaei|2 years ago

Reminds me of this article from yesterday:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37511036

And the old saying "knows just enough to be dangerous".

The fact they got this far without knowing this safety information is concerning, to say the least.