Re: cat collars was now cat door

Kitty,  I have NEVER had a cat that would tolerate a collar.  When I
had my herd (7 cats), I remember buying them all these nifty
expandable collars with bells to warn the birds. Well, they were all
indoor-outdoor cats and they all went down to the woods and came back
without collars...did not take them long to remove them, either. 
Last time I tried that little move...pure waste of money.  Never
found those collars, either.

My cat door has an inner door you can lock with a little turn knob if
you don't want your cat going out or something coming in during the
night or while you're gone.  Works fine.  The door itself worked fine
for many years with many cats until Miss Mighty Hunter arrived and
would not listen to me about catching birds...now it remains locked,
to her disgust.  

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> 
> I think I've seen some cat doors that operate on electronic control
of some
> sort.  They only open for the animal wearing the collar that
controls it.
> However, mine don't wear collars.  I worry about them getting
caught on
> fences, etc. If the collars loose enough for them to squeeze out in
a jam,
> they'll squeeze out of 'em on purpose, too.   Of  course there are
the
> breakaway types, but that gets pretty expensive cuz they keep
breaking away
> from their collars and I have to buy new ones.

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