Hello everyone,
Recently, I've been debating on whether or not to switch my cat, Oliver, to wear a harness instead of a collar. Why? Because I found that's it's... kinda useless to have a collar on a cat that, say, escapes your home and gets lost. A collar is dangerous as well, since it can snag onto something and choke them. But there are breakaway collars, which help the choking issue, but still aren't that great imo. If it snags onto something while your cat is lost, or somebody tries to grab it, it'll fall right off onto the ground, along with I.D tag. :/
So I thought a harness may be better, especially if he happens to get lost. I think a bright harness is something to catch somebody's eye if he goes missing rather than a small neck collar.
Anyways... I've had some concerns that tie in with his natural behavior. Is a mesh harness, like this one, uncomfortable for them? Does a harness interfere with their grooming at all? How can I make my cat feel safe and secure while wearing it? Another concern I had was that if the harness snags onto something, will it choke him? Are there any harnesses (or something else all together) that don't clip around the neck?
Thanks...
Recently, I've been debating on whether or not to switch my cat, Oliver, to wear a harness instead of a collar. Why? Because I found that's it's... kinda useless to have a collar on a cat that, say, escapes your home and gets lost. A collar is dangerous as well, since it can snag onto something and choke them. But there are breakaway collars, which help the choking issue, but still aren't that great imo. If it snags onto something while your cat is lost, or somebody tries to grab it, it'll fall right off onto the ground, along with I.D tag. :/
So I thought a harness may be better, especially if he happens to get lost. I think a bright harness is something to catch somebody's eye if he goes missing rather than a small neck collar.
Anyways... I've had some concerns that tie in with his natural behavior. Is a mesh harness, like this one, uncomfortable for them? Does a harness interfere with their grooming at all? How can I make my cat feel safe and secure while wearing it? Another concern I had was that if the harness snags onto something, will it choke him? Are there any harnesses (or something else all together) that don't clip around the neck?
Thanks...