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Cat Collars – Cat Harness
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Cat Collars, Harnesses and Leashes. A fashion statement or a safety measure? Well in our experience it’s both, as you will never just have one cat collar for your cat.
Little Mo has in her time worn a very varied range of collars, from flea and safety collars to the most glamorous and sparkly collars for those special occasions.
A lot depends on your budget; your reasons for using a collar and of course your cat.
Not every kitty will wear a collar without a little perseverance on your part and others just simply can’t wear a collar because of allergic reactions or skin problems.
At the end of the day it sometimes just comes down to
trial and error as it was in our case. 
Why bother with a cat collar?
There are many reasons why you would consider buying your cat a collar. The main ones being:- Safety
- Flea Control
- Identification
- Fun
The name tag we used was a simple plastic tube with her details inside, which was a bit ugly and plain. Since then we have noticed that it is now possible to buy from a huge range of very attractive and practical tags.
Which from Little Mo’s point of view would certainly suit her Diva personality far better.
What types of cat collars are there?
Well where do we start? In fact there is just too many different designs for us to cover here, so we will highlight the main types of cat collars and show you a few of our favourite designs. (Click on the pictures to find out more about each one).Breakaway Collars - When we first brought Little Mo home we knew that she would be an inside/outside cat and so one of our first concerns was keeping her safe in case she got lost. So the first cat collar we bought her was a safety Breakaway collar with a name and address tag on it.
We wanted to make sure that the collar would not get caught on anything outside and trap her. The breakaway collar is designed to allow the cat to get out of the collar if it does become caught on anything, like a branch or gatepost.
Reflective Collars – As the name suggests, these collars reflect
light to allow car drivers to see your cat at night.
They work very much like the cats eyes in the road, when a car’s headlamps hit the collar it glows brightly and enables drivers to slow down in time. (I think we should fit them to hedgehogs as well, don’t you think?).
You can also buy these natty little
blinkers
that can be attached to your cats collar for that added piece of protection.
Apparently they can be seen up to ½ mile away. Brilliant.
Flea
Collars – This are especially useful if your cat comes in contact
with other animals on a regular basis and provides a slow release of
flea repellent giving constant protection to your cat.
Little Mo unfortunately cannot wear one of these collars now as she has developed an allergic reaction to the repellent.
It is always an idea to check to make sure that the skin
under your cat’s flea collar is not becoming irritated and sore. Most
cats are fine with these types of collar.
Personalised
– These are great fun. If you like to make a fuss of your cat on their
birthday or at holidays, then these personalised sparkly cat collars
are great.
Glamorous
– If you prefer to pamper your kitty with pearls and diamante then there
are hundreds of fun and glitzy collars available.
Don’t forget these collars should not be worn outside;
you don’t want your cat to be mugged. Keep these extra special collars
for those extra special occasions or if you just want to give your pet
a wonderful pamper day. 
Harnesses and Leashes
We’ve spoken about cat training on our other pages and have highlighted
the fact that when taking your cat outside for a walk, especially if
your cat is not used to being outside, you should always use a cat
harness and leash and not attach a leash to a normal cat collar.
Cat harnesses are far less common than collars but we have found one
that looks not only very safe for your cat, but also comes in various
sizes. So we have included it here for your information.
We hope you like our choice of cat collars and designs. If you would
like to see other designs then please feel free to visit our link sites
that in our opinion have the best range of collars we have seen.
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