She slips out of the others… maybe a fabric model?
Wanted: Source for Cheap, Effective CAT Harness
IVI on 22/01/2019 - 15:01
Last edited 22/01/2019 - 15:02
Last edited 22/01/2019 - 15:02
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Well, she does (or has) climbed trees…
Now, it's for walks.
"Is it working at heights?"
bungee jump?
.Walks only.
dog harnesses
Tried puppy size… She's way too small… Slips out
We had to get a medium sized dog harness for our Maine Coon to go for walks. It's effective enough, but only under constant supervision and with the understanding that if they start reversing out of it, those harnesses will never hold a cat. I have no direct experience with the fabric style ones.
Would a lead attached to a collar not work?
Pretty much guarantee a cat will slip its head out of a collar; especially half way through the walk and you will then be trying to get it out of a tree.
Fair enough, I don't know much about cats.
Maybe they don't need to be walked.Just indicating that a harness would be better than a collar. You do see cats going for "walkies" with their owners; often they join in when the family takes the dog for a walk and the route is, relatively, quiet.
@try2bhelpful: My childhood cat (still alive now) used to follow us to the bus stop in the morning and wait for us in the afternoon to walk back home with us
@Quantumcat: Our cats detect if one of us is in the street long before they get to the door. You see the cat getup and run to the door in anticipation.
It's Not comfortable enought, eg, if a dog comes charging at her out of Nowhere, & I wanted to lift her out of Harm's Way, without having to bring my face down into it… some harnesses let owner lift the cat safely & without pain or injury, that a collar can cause.
If your cat will put up with it, try something like a full-on jacket instead of a bare strap harness, like these (you can probably find similar ones for cheaper, these are just examples):
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BL-Cat-Harness-Jacket-Walking-Ha…
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ALS-Kitten-Cat-Walking-Harness-L…
Thanks for the info. We think we, finally, have blocked off all the holes for Miss Houdini but I think she would take well to "walkies"; will look into these options.
Hahaha nice name! It really depends on the cat and her temperament (which is really a recurring theme for cat ownership).
I have friends whose cats will happily walk outside with a harness, even be guided/pulled by the leash. Then I have mine who'll literally bite through the harness clasp to get out, in addition to rolling on the floor, pulling in every direction on the leash, etc.
Sorry, her name is Esmeralda Weatherwax, (see Discworld books); we have just nicknamed her Miss Houdini because of her ability to teleport herself to the outide world. Our first kitty, Schrodinger, was taught to harness from kittenhood; because we took him everywhere with us. Esme is about 2.5 years old now, but she is pretty bolshie so I think she should be OK. Our second boy cat was Heisenberg and the Esme's sister is Marie Curie.
Our other cats were Morticia, Morgana Le Fay and Minerva.
@HighAndDry: No, not all at once. This is over 30 years. I have a rule you never have more cats than available laps - so we only ever have 2 at a time.
My cat appreciates going + being outside. She stays in the yards, whill i'm there, & is the 1 who dirst spots dogs approaching.
She once zoomed up a tree (on her 1st time out to see that yard, after a house move, but - on being told to "Come down." (in a calm but assertive voice) she did so.
@IVI: You have a really really obedient cat. Like that's abnormally obedient for a cat - I'm sure mine would stay in the tree just to spite me.
@IVI: We live inner city so the streets are too busy to let her wander on her own; however, we have a converted warehouse with the original beams, bookcases and runs at the second storey level and a courtyard garden, so the cats have plenty of run space. The alcove at the front looks like Colditz with all the mesh we've had to put in. Everytime we blocked one exit she found/made another one. Her sister is a lot more placid.
I'll have a look… tnx
Summers may too hot for some such harnesses, but in Winter, it could help her stay warm in breezes.6None of the harness-jackets that I've seen
seem to allow safe lifting at both front &
back ends of the spine.YT "friendly vet" (or similar) suggests -
when lifting with the hands - lift front-
legs AND at belly (just in front of rear-
legs).My cat had to get used to my hand on belly,
but - when lift slowly & her body is kept
parallel to floor or ground - she's now
happy to be lifted that wayA longer jacket than I've seen to date may
do it, if it Doesn't have a thin strap at
either end, that could press uncomfortably
into (expecially) the belly. It'd need to
work + feel like a hand.Maybe I can find some1 at the local craft-
fair to make one ~to my spec's…
CAT Harness shop
On third? Oh, the CAT harness district!
Please pay the cat tax (i.e. post a photo of your cat) :)
$1.69 for black version, I bought this a few months ago, fully adjustable and cheap as! :)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pet-Cat-Rabbit-Training-Hand-Gri…
I tried one of these, long ago… she slipped out almost before I put it on her (at smallest size & settings)
My cat's been gaining weight since we moved to the country/Outback, & - even if I found one that "restrained" her humanely, I'm pretty sure her neck would be hurt, eg, if I had to -quikly- puller her up out of the way of a fast-approaching dog.
Straps concentrate all the force at the point they are beside, I'll try some designs that distribute that force across a wider area of her body.
Local Makers / Craft Fair, here I come! ;~)
What kind of harness do you require? Are you walking this cat? Are you securing it in the car? Is it working at heights?