Got a Bell Collar for Brendel
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
Nashville, Tennessee
June 10, 2021 3:29pm CST
But it didn't last long. As you can see from the photos, I put the collar on. Only 2-3 minutes later, she had it off. I need to get a better one I suppose.
She has never worn a collar, so this was different for her. Being indoor only cats, I never put a collar on either cat. But since her hearing is gone, I think a bell collar is a good idea. The Dude and I can keep up with her. I will go in search again for a better one.
In the top photo, you can see the tiny bell around her neck. The other photo shows it on the floor, and the Dude's ears checking it out. Now it has become a toy for them.
Got a few things done while out running errands. A few sprinkles and lots of clouds. Always glad to be back home.
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@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Jun 21
Brendel has already made up her mind, 'No bells and whistles, for me!' If I change anything at all, Kobe has a fit!
He refuses to kiss my hand, for an entire day!
He refuses to kiss my hand, for an entire day!3 people like this
@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Jun 21
@CarolDM Usually pets don't like anything changed:)
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
11 Jun 21
@kobesbuddy I know but she is sick and I have to keep trying.
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@Juliaacv (48420)
• Canada
10 Jun 21
Hopefully you will find another collar with a bell on it that she will tolerate wearing.
I know that Ellie prefers going without a collar, but she knows as soon as she wants to go outside into the yard, she has to don a collar or she stays inside.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48937)
• United States
10 Jun 21
Hopefully you find the right bell collar.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48937)
• United States
10 Jun 21
@CarolDM I’ve never had a cat that would wear a collar.Good luck
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Jun 21
@Tampa_girl7 I may have to come up with another idea.
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@NJChicaa (115993)
• United States
10 Jun 21
I had breakaway collars on my 2 inside/outside cats back at the house. They would lose them within a day or two so I gave up. Eventually I bought a GPS tracker for my old man cat who would go wandering--sometimes for days. It was like $250 (plus monthly/yearly subscription) so I needed a collar that wouldn't come off. I wound up getting a small or extra small dog collar that wasn't breakaway. I attached the tracker to that and the little creep never got it off.
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@NJChicaa (115993)
• United States
10 Jun 21
@CarolDM The collar was cheap. It was just a small dog dollar from PetSmart. It was the tracker that was so expensive. I didn't want him to lose the collar AND the tracker. I didn't know any better when I got him as a kitten so I thought it was normal to have an inside/outside cat like I had always grown up with. He wouldn't use a litter box so I had to let him out. Some days he would just lay on a patio chair and enjoy the sun. Other days he would hop the fence and we wouldn't see him for a couple of days. The neighbors all knew him. All of my cats since him and my old lady cat (who has passed) have been indoor-only. No need for a tracker!
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@snowy22315 (169959)
• United States
11 Jun 21
Nico totally hates bells on collars..and will always rip them off.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Jun 21
Brendel looks a little bit like my cat Muenster Cheese.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Jun 21
@CarolDM I am sorry to learn that Brendel is not feeling well.
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@LindaOHio (156159)
• United States
11 Jun 21
It will take her a bit to get used to a collar.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun 21
She's very cute! Sorry the bell one didn't work....and that her hearing is gone
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@MommyOfEli2013 (81983)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun 21
@CarolDM No problem, and that is good to hear
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@Michellekidwell (29260)
• Sonora, California
20 Jun 21
They are certainly clever, when Bella Rose and Garfield had surgery to be fixed they mastered taking their cones off, thankfully no I'll effects bit they kept me on my toes...
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
11 Jun 21
i didn't see a picture but that is a great idea! we had to put tags on one of the dogs because she runs silent and you turn around and she is there.
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@kaylachan (57643)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jun 21
If you put a collar on a cat who's never worn one, they tend to take it off. So the idea is to get them used to it. You also want to make sure you use a break away type in the event it gets snagged on something.
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@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
11 Jun 21
A harness might work better for her.
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We had more rain this afternoon with some thunder mixed in.
