Our New Kittens
Discussion
We are collecting these 2 kittens from Cats Protection in a couple of weeks
Met them today, our first cats, cannot wait!
They are appx 5 months old, female siblings, I love the markings on the left kitten
Names haven't been decided upon yet
Just to say CPL have been really good, the home visit was quick and convienient, then they called when they had kittens, these are slightly older than we were after, but they have had all their jabs, been neutered and chipped so once they come home they can settle without having to go back
Anyway Pics
Met them today, our first cats, cannot wait!
They are appx 5 months old, female siblings, I love the markings on the left kitten
Names haven't been decided upon yet
Just to say CPL have been really good, the home visit was quick and convienient, then they called when they had kittens, these are slightly older than we were after, but they have had all their jabs, been neutered and chipped so once they come home they can settle without having to go back
Anyway Pics
Cheers guys, yeah we are happy we are getting them from rescue, shame we couldnt take more
I think they will be great fun and judging by the amount of toys the OH has bought already very spoilt
We also left a little blanket with them so we can put it in their bed when they come home so there is something familiar
I think they will be great fun and judging by the amount of toys the OH has bought already very spoilt
We also left a little blanket with them so we can put it in their bed when they come home so there is something familiar
Put collars on them. It's all well and good having cats chipped, but the average person on the street has no access to the information contained on it. So an old fashioned collar with ID tag is essential in my opinion.
I had my Cat Protection home check today, so I am also now awaiting a suitable cat to join our exisiting ones.
I had my Cat Protection home check today, so I am also now awaiting a suitable cat to join our exisiting ones.
anonymous said:
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You can buy collars with a sort of quick-release element; if the cat gets caught up in something (which they are good at doing) it breaks rather than chokes the animal. We always had a collar on ours, and he lost a few, but its probably a good idea. Cute tabby kittens; makes me want to have a cat again.
anonymous said:
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Strangulation is highly unlikely. They're not Irish Setters after all... 
There are collars with quick release buckles that lets the cat squeeze out if it gets snagged.If your Kits go outside at all, you'll want collars. Let's the casual passerby know they're not stray or feral.
If your locale requires a licence tag you can hang that along with his/her name tag.
Start young and they won't treat it as a toy.
And they'll be easier to manage when you put them in a harness for walkies
Edited on advice of more knowledgeable persons
Edited by ItsaTVR on Monday 6th February 23:01
ItsaTVR said:
anonymous said:
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Strangulation is highly unlikely. They're not Irish Setters after all... There are collars with an elastic section to stop it slipping off, but lets the cat squeeze out if it gets snagged.If your Kits go outside at all, you'll want collars. Let's the casual passerby know they're not stray or feral.
If your locale requires a licence tag you can hang that along with his/her name tag.
Start young and they won't treat it as a toy.
And they'll be easier to manage when you put them in a harness for walkies
The only style collar I'd ever advise is the quick release buckles. However this does mean you may have to replace the collars more frequently! One of my cats went through about 4 in one summer but I'd rather that than risk what might have happened. (I don't bother with collars now the neighbours know they are mine and they are id chipped)
bexVN said:
Sorry to disagree but never use collars with elastic on them. They often stretch just enough for the cat to get it into their mouth or get one of their legs through and then it cuts into their armpits. You are right though that strangulation is unlikely.
The only style collar I'd ever advise is the quick release buckles.
You are quite right! I do recall being told this at some time in the past. The only style collar I'd ever advise is the quick release buckles.
Sorry I didn't think this all the way through
With regards to collars, a few years back I would have been with the posters above. Then i checked outside the back door to see our elderly male (a real mankey old boy with no tail after being hit by a car) hanging from a wrought iron gate. The collar had got caught **on** the release bit where two bits of metal meet. Most of the time I would not have bothered to check the back of the house going out. Lucky, half strangulated cat.
I would therefore never put a collar on a cat, and I wince when I see a cat with one on. My personal opinion and I'm sure my experience was very rare, but cats were made without a collar and I like to see them that way (they are not dogs).
I'd rather risk a cat getting lost and being alive than being caught on a collar (they cannot understand they have something around their neck). I suspect most "use" of a collar is to inform the owner that the cat is dead.
I would therefore never put a collar on a cat, and I wince when I see a cat with one on. My personal opinion and I'm sure my experience was very rare, but cats were made without a collar and I like to see them that way (they are not dogs).
I'd rather risk a cat getting lost and being alive than being caught on a collar (they cannot understand they have something around their neck). I suspect most "use" of a collar is to inform the owner that the cat is dead.
Edited by 0a on Tuesday 7th February 00:35
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