I was at my mom's the other day, and she told me about something that happened with her kitty, Rainbow (who we had ever since I was 9 or so, and who will be turning 16 in April. She's in great health, too!)
Rainbow was wearing one of those safety/break-away collars, and she had somehow gotten one of her front paws wedged up underneath it. Well, she managed to at least partially cut off her oxygen, because my mother found her laying very weak and dazed-looking in the living room like this.
She managed to get the collar off and her paw free, and she took her to the bedroom to observe her. At first, she wouldn't eat or drink or really move, but she perked up, and seems to be fine now. It took a day or so for her to get to that point, though. The vet said just to keep an eye on her; since she's back to her old self, he doesn't think there's any permanent damage. If my mother hadn't been home, she probably would have died. I'm not sure why the "break-away" mechanism didn't work in this case. I guess she wasn't pushing hard enough with her paw to activate it? Maybe because she's older and slower and maybe not as strong as she once was?
I just wanted to share this with everybody as a note of caution. Rainy no longer wears a collar.
Rainbow was wearing one of those safety/break-away collars, and she had somehow gotten one of her front paws wedged up underneath it. Well, she managed to at least partially cut off her oxygen, because my mother found her laying very weak and dazed-looking in the living room like this.
She managed to get the collar off and her paw free, and she took her to the bedroom to observe her. At first, she wouldn't eat or drink or really move, but she perked up, and seems to be fine now. It took a day or so for her to get to that point, though. The vet said just to keep an eye on her; since she's back to her old self, he doesn't think there's any permanent damage. If my mother hadn't been home, she probably would have died. I'm not sure why the "break-away" mechanism didn't work in this case. I guess she wasn't pushing hard enough with her paw to activate it? Maybe because she's older and slower and maybe not as strong as she once was?
I just wanted to share this with everybody as a note of caution. Rainy no longer wears a collar.