![]() ![]() I've also had good luck with young "re-entry moms" who get fidgety and bored once they're spayed and the kids are growing up and moving out. Kittens, on average, tend to be most open to new adventures. Harnessing a non-consenting cat can be very difficult. They don't need as much ruggedness, but they need a shape that will adhere to their contortions like white (or brown, red, black, or purple) on rice without blocking their breath or circulation.Įscape shouldn't be absolutely impossible, because "what if" they get the harness caught on something and can't summon human help? But it should either require emergency adrenaline or prolonged work on the cat's part it should stay on unless it really needs to come off. By contrast, most cats (also ferrets, rabbits, rodents, otters and others) escape more like Terminator 2 They change shape, shift their centers all over the place, even seem to temporarily liquefy, vaporize, or fold through some eldritch parallel dimension.Therefore, they need every bit of that Mil-Spec material and hardware you find on dog harnesses. Most dogs usually take a Terminator-1 approach to escape, leveraging their musculo-skeletal strength, momentum and, well, doggedness.These produce mixed results, both in security and in wearer acceptance. ![]() ![]() Most commercial cat harnesses are just smaller dog harnesses. Size adjustments should be quick, smooth, and not require much iteration.Goofs should be fixable without taking the whole thing off and starting over.If there is a "wrong way" to put it on, the goof should be detectable well before the very last step.It shouldn't be easy to put the harness on inside-out or backwards, or get the straps twisted.They have no patience for prolonged fiddling to get the harness on and adjusted properly.However, they don't seem to mind putting their heads into a bigger loop that clears all their various protuberances. They don't like having their heads pushed through a tight-fitting loop that bends back their ears, eyebrows, and whiskers on its way on or off.Like me with scuba gear, they prefer minimal weight, bulk, stiffness, and hard lumps.That would be the type I'd try out on new candidates. Depends on the harness too! When I realized I had a foster-cat amenable to leashed walks, I tried several different harness types to see which she liked best. I once saw airport security make a passenger remove a VERY nervous cat from its already-X-rayed crate while they disassembled and carefully examined every piece - and then somebody in the nearby arrival aisle tripped the "wrong-way" alarm, strobes and sirens and all. The rest might still have to be prevented from fleeing if startled while already stressed - such as when they're handled by strangers at vets' offices or adoption events. ***Tested on Animals - and they liked it!*** Why harness a cat? Don't they hate it? Depends on the cat! Some actually enjoy being accessories (before or after the fact), going places with you and being admired by passersby. ![]()
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