Bit of fun - help me choose a new kitty collar for Dinah!

[Baggy]

 
Well, the poll seems pretty conclusive!  Pink diamante it is (although husband has just said "£7.99, she'sll probably lose it in a week...."). We might order a teal or pink glitter one as well just in case the leatherette is too hard. 
I know that we have many differing opinons about collars on the board so thanks also for keeping the thread calm 

Hey Baggy, have a look at this collar, instant bling collar   
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAT-DOG-COLLAR-Diamante-Rhinestone-Personalized-Collar_W0QQitemZ270104054864QQcategoryZ20746QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Oh. My. God!  It's like "Pimp my cat"!!

[@Cat]

I didn't realise that elasticated collars aren't the safest that you can get.
@ and Iris don't wear collars as they're house cats but I've ordered a teal reflective one from Kittycollars.co.uk for Nose to replace hers. 

[ccmacey]

I never put colars on my cats either Michelle. I dont like them and think they are unsafe. I know there are safety one's but still I wouldnt trust them.

[Ellie]

I went for pink glitter, the reflective ones are nice but they're made out of PVC so I can imagine they would be a bit stiff.  The pink glitter is made from velvet so would be nice and soft.

Great idea by the way Baggy, I'm struggling with choosing collars for Kali and Riley when they are old enough - I'm gonna do a poll too 

Me too Helen it looks lovely   

Looking forward to Kali and Riley's poll too 

How are the gorgeous pair getting on?

[siou2]

Hey Baggy, have a look at this collar, instant bling collar   

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAT-DOG-COLLAR-Diamante-Rhinestone-Personalized-Collar_W0QQitemZ270104054864QQcategoryZ20746QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

bit expensive & you'd have to find out a bit more about them safetywise, but otherwise 1 intant bling kitty 

[Tiggy's Mum]

I went for pink glitter, the reflective ones are nice but they're made out of PVC so I can imagine they would be a bit stiff.  The pink glitter is made from velvet so would be nice and soft.

Great idea by the way Baggy, I'm struggling with choosing collars for Kali and Riley when they are old enough - I'm gonna do a poll too 

[Mark]

[/quote]I really dont see the need in a cat wearing a collar other than for it "looking nice" - i am totally against them.
(please be gentle with replys....had enough of people jumping down my throat today  )
[/quote]

I am against them as a rule but last summer, kylie killed 2 young birds in the garden so I make her wear one during the day when there are young birds around. Kylie isn't that agile and the olde birds can fly off in time 

Ela has a section on her website re collars

http://www.chesterfieldcats.co.uk/Chesterfield%20cats%20protection%20Collar%20dangers.htm

[Team Svartalfheims]

Tigger's a black and white long haired girl and she's got a bright pink personalised collar from kitty collars so bright pink is definately the way to go lol  (Bilbo's is bright blue!) They only wear them when travelling though as they are indoor and cat run cats rather than free roaming.

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

She's black and white, fluffy, quite a dainty, girly lady, a stay at home kind of girl who likes to play and sleep  
She's also a wilful little madam  

Well I'm not a fan of pink, myself - so I'd go for the teal sparkly one

[Michelle (furbabystar)]

Other people on here know better than me but the elastic ones can be worse than the rigid ones. Some of the elastic ones are designed to snap which aren't ideal but better than the ones that just strech. Teresa can correct me but I think rosey may have been wearing an elasticated one. What can happen is it stretches enough that they can get one paw leg through. Then when they struggle, it gets embedded into their skin. I complained to trading standards about PAH calling elasticated collars safety ones. They (Cheshire council) said they will bring it up in the next meeting but I didn't hear any more.

I really dont see the need in a cat wearing a collar other than for it "looking nice" - i am totally against them.
(please be gentle with replys....had enough of people jumping down my throat today  )

[ccmacey]

Yes pink diamante for me it is then, the kinda collar every little madam should have. 

[Marie]

She sounds like a pink diamante kind of girl to me!  I bought Maisy a personalised pink one from Kittycollars but as she has had her neck scratching problem I probably won't ever put it on her, now the question is should I let it go to waste or put it on Tommy (nah, pink, that would just be mean!!!).

[Mark]

Other people on here know better than me but the elastic ones can be worse than the rigid ones. Some of the elastic ones are designed to snap which aren't ideal but better than the ones that just strech. Teresa can correct me but I think rosey may have been wearing an elasticated one. What can happen is it stretches enough that they can get one paw leg through. Then when they struggle, it gets embedded into their skin. I complained to trading standards about PAH calling elasticated collars safety ones. They (Cheshire council) said they will bring it up in the next meeting but I didn't hear any more.


All the collars from kittycollars.co.uk are safety

Some (not all) of PAH are safety and even wilkinsons sell a safety one.

The safe ones snap apart under pressure. It means that once in a while you might lose a collar but better than losing or injuring a cat.

I'm not finger wagging just passing on stuff I learned on here. 

Here's another company that only sells real safety collars www.kittycatboutique.co.uk/

No collars on there at the moment 

[Baggy]

What colour is she and whats her personality like, I think these things make a difference when choosing a collar

well lets see - what sort of purrsonality does she have?  Is she a party girl?  A stay at home sort of girl?  A tomboy or a girly girl?

She's black and white, fluffy, quite a dainty, girly lady, a stay at home kind of girl who likes to play and sleep  
She's also a wilful little madam  

[karenjet]

It said safety on the packaging, and it has a piece of elastic on it, I assume that's the safety part, so it would stretch and she'd fall out of it if she got caught?
It wasn't from that person I got it, the same one from someone else, with a silver one as well 

It was £3.50 for the pink one, the silver one, and the postage.

[Mark]

I vote for the pink diamante. I got one for Jasmine and it looks gorgeous on her.
This is the one I got http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/pink-diamante-pet-cat-dog-collar-with-bell_W0QQitemZ200096650734QQcategoryZ66763QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is that a safety collar Karen. There has been a big debate on here and previously on catchat regarding safety collars. Teresa's lovely Rosey lost a leg through a non-safety one. I hate to lecture but I am really scared of other collars (rather the damage they can do)

Link to thread with pics of Rosey after her op

http://www.catchat.org/discus/messages/15/42424.html

closeup of wound

http://www.catchat.org/discus/messages/15/rosey_01_031-42518.unk

[Susanne (urbantigers)]

well lets see - what sort of purrsonality does she have?  Is she a party girl?  A stay at home sort of girl?  A tomboy or a girly girl?

[ccmacey]

That is a nice 1 Karen, could I ask how much it was? The cheek.

[karenjet]

I vote for the pink diamante. I got one for Jasmine and it looks gorgeous on her.
This is the one I got http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/pink-diamante-pet-cat-dog-collar-with-bell_W0QQitemZ200096650734QQcategoryZ66763QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[ccmacey]

What colour is she and whats her personality like, I think these things make a difference when choosing a collar, you have to get something that shows her personality.

I know its just a bit of fun, I'm taking this far too serious, 

[Baggy]

I'm a Libra, I'm hopeless at making decisions - help me out   

She has a manky old pink one at the moment and I think would like a spanking new one to celebrate becoming our cat 

http://www.kittycollars.co.uk/