Mr Jingles
Greg bought a cat fence. It's has a base that you station where you don't want the cat to go around.
He was trying to stop Tigger from running out the door the minute it opens. So, there's the base of this thing and then a collar. I told Greg I didn't want anything to shock Tigger, because it would hurt him.
Greg told me he found this cat fence where the collar makes a static sound and it doesn't shock the cat. What the advertisement doesn't tell you is that the static sound is only level one and the rest of the levels are... shocking.
The collar has two probes that stick into the fur. We thought it was tight enough, but even on higher settings, Tigger ran by, even stood over the base, like there was nothing to it. But when Greg pushed that collar in slightly and those probes made contact, "MEOOWWWWWEEERRRREEEEEWWWWMMEEOWWEERRR"
He zapped my cat and Tigs TOOK OFF! No No No No NO, that was all I needed to hear; the collar came off! We'll have to be more mindful of the door, but Tigs won't get hurt.
We ended up going to the PetSmart store and Greg asked the manager about the product, "Does the collar give a static charge or does it shock the cat?"
The manager replied, "It shocks the cat." He saw my horrified expression and quickly added, "But it doesn't hurt the cat."
My response was, "Oh, you asked the cat that and the cat said it didn't hurt right?! Exactly how would you know if it hurts the cat?"
He continued, "We wouldn't sell something that hurt an animal. It doesn't hurt them, it just startles them."
I answered, "Really? Let me take a cattle prod to you and I'm sure it would "startle" you too!"
"Petsafe" - NOT!
Needless to say, we're returning the product. I bought bells instead, so at least Tigger can't be the stealthy escape artist that he is. Four bells are on a collar and he even has a heart-shaped tag with his name and two phone numbers in case he does get out again. Greg said, "The bells are annoying him." That may be the case, but better annoyed than Zapped!
(Bells and Tag < $ Cat Fence)
Tigger has a new nickname ~ Mr Jingles
Greg commented, "It sounds like Christmas."
Comments
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Hope this helps! Best of luck!
I'm with you--I couldn't use anything that would cause an animal pain (even if it didn't do any damage)--even Bad Cat, as annoying as he is. I love your bell idea!