Re:Coping with Cats
by atombender on Friday September 04, 2020 @11:07AM
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I recommend sewing your own, or having someone (on Etsy, for example) custom-make it for you. We didn't find any off-the-shelf ones that were good enough.
Here [1] is what our "clown collar" looks like. It's just a loop. There's a hook that keeps it closed, but it's almost impossible to open it while it's on the cat. It sits so snug around the cat's neck that it never gets tangled in anything, and can't fall off, and we take the collar on and off just by pulling the whole thing over the cat's head.
My partner made this by sewing together some brightly coloured fabric with some shiny, reflective stuff.
Re:Coping with Cats
by buzzwordninja on Friday September 04, 2020 @04:51AM
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Doesn't that also give the cat ample opportunity find food?
It does, but it is going to prey no matter what I do (short of keeping it inside), and its territory is far larger than my property anyway.
Large hedges provide protection and the cats cannot get to the nests.
Our cat catches birds and rodents about equally judging on what he leaves at the door. I really appreciate that it catches mice and rats. It's unfortunate with the birds, I try to make up for it with a garden where they have ample opportunity to nest and find food.