Kitten Collars

Choosing the right one for your kitten

Whenever I go to the local shopping mall I cannot resist going into the pet shop to see the animals. I'm not looking to buy a pet since we have two cats and two dogs already. It's just that I enjoy seeing the animals as well as all the new pet accessories.

While I was in the pet shop a woman with a child, who I assumed to be her daughter, came in to the pet store.

Not usually being someone who listens to other people's conversations I could not help but over hear what they were saying as the woman spoke with a rather loud southern accent.

She told the young sales girl they wanted to buy some kitten collars as they had just acquired three kittens from a friend.

She wanted the type of kitten collars fitted with a bell so as to warn the birds. As the kittens grew older the bell would help to stop the cats from being able to catch and kill the birds.

The clerk started showing the woman a selection of small leather kitten collars.

The woman said since the kittens were growing so fast, she wanted the kitten collars to be able to expand as the kittens grew.

Although I usually don't get involved with other peoples business, I was concerned the sales clerk would advise the woman to buy the leather kitten collars.

Stretchable Kitten Collars

I explained to the clerk and the woman that I have owned cats all my life and that if she were going to put a collar on the kittens it should be a stretchy one for safety.

With stretchable kitten collars the cat can break free if they get caught on something, say like a branch on a tree.

A leather collar may look good but it should not be worn by a cat that spends time outdoors.

The store did have a good range of safety kitten collars, so I don't really know why the clerk was trying to sell the woman the leather ones.

The woman then asked about flea and tick kitten collars.

The clerk of the pet store was more knowledgeable about this and correctly explained that flea and tick kitten collars cannot be used on cats until they are at least nine months old.

She then advised the woman to use liquid products available through a veterinarian. The liquid is dropped between the shoulder blades just behind the head, or onto the back of the cat. The application should be repeated every month.

When the customer left the store I apologized to the sales girl for butting in, but she explained that she was glad that I had. You see, she had never owned a cat, so was not aware of the safety issue with those types of kitten collars.

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