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Leash & Harness
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If
trained at a young age, cats can enjoy going on walks with
you. While I'm still trying to get my other two cats
to walk on a harness comfortably, one of my cats loves going
for walks for hours at a time. All pet stores carry
different brands of adjustable harnesses for cats, but I
prefer the Whisker City Adjustable Harness (pictured
to the left, it is available at Petsmart for $7.99 in a variety
of colors) and have had not problems with them during the
past two years. They have a hook on the band that goes
around your cat's midsection, allowing you to hook a leash
to safely transport your cat around. Please remember
that a leash should never be attached to
a collar - your cat can slip out too easily if you have a
break-away collar (which you should).
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What
leash you choose is up to you - there are some that are a
fixed length, or you can get one of the leashes available
for dogs that let you control the length of the lead (pictured
at left are the Flexi Retractable Leads,
available at Petsmart starting at $11.99). A fixed
length cat-sized leash is fine for you cat if you are using
the harness and leash to transport them places, but I highly
suggest one of the retractable leads if you take them for
walks. They really do walk you, and
it's just easier to be able to let them go a little bit especially
when they want to explore. When looking at the retractable
leashes that are available for dogs, you should make sure
to note the size of the metal piece that snaps to the harness
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Leashes and
harnesses can be an excellent way to transport your cat to the
vet for regular checkups. After being spayed all of my
cats learned that their Pet Taxi meant that they were going to
the vet, so we started using the harnesses to avoid the fight
they put up when being forced to go into the Taxi. For
more information about transporting your cat, please read our
section on traveling with your
cat. |
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