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So, I have an almost 6 y/o cat (spayed). We've had her since she was barely a week old. Her mom left her out, we put her back in, and the mom kept taking her out... we "rescued" her. She has been a strictly indoor cat all this time. Lately she has been getting out, mainly in the backyard, but this last week she has gotten very brave and gone out of the yard, clear across the street completely. She comes back, but I don't want people to think she's a stray.
She does not wear a collar. She wore one when she was younger, but it drove her (and me) insane, it seemed it was more of a hazard than anything. It was properly fitted, but she still tried to take it off and nearly chocked herself. We are trying very hard to keep her from getting out, but all she does is stand by the door and runs out at the first crack of it. I also feel bad, because she is a cat, and I'm sure she needs and like all that sunlight, and newly found freedom.
Why do cat collars come with a bell on them? I can't imagine that's good for their ears. What other alternatives are there, to keep people from thinking she's just another stray?
She does not wear a collar. She wore one when she was younger, but it drove her (and me) insane, it seemed it was more of a hazard than anything. It was properly fitted, but she still tried to take it off and nearly chocked herself. We are trying very hard to keep her from getting out, but all she does is stand by the door and runs out at the first crack of it. I also feel bad, because she is a cat, and I'm sure she needs and like all that sunlight, and newly found freedom.
Why do cat collars come with a bell on them? I can't imagine that's good for their ears. What other alternatives are there, to keep people from thinking she's just another stray?