other options are walking jackets--phaewyrn, you'll LOVE this one....
not as substantial as the ones i was thinking about but meowzers' isn't on-line now so i can't get the link..... she's got one for her HUGE maine coon, and it had a "handle" on the back so there's this GREAT photo of her hubby carrying ash around like a suitcase.... he's just looking around as if it's just his due to be carted everywhere..... http://www.joykatz.net/walkingjackets.htm On 5/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Reader's digest would love that story, I bet, especially after you get your kitty back and there's a happy ending! For future reference, and to everyone else on the list, please don't use "cat" figure 8 style harnesses. They have a DESIGN FLAW and cannot possibly be trusted to ever hold a squirming panicked cat! The way they function means that there is no way to make them secure. I better option is a good sturdy nylon PUPPY collar, preferably 5/8 inch wide, and out it on so it is TIGHT, so you can barely get your finger under the collar. For cats that can't stand just a collar, and that need to disperse some of the weight to the abdomen, a H style harness is a MUCH better option than a figure 8 style. An H style has a solid neck strap collar and a solid chest/belly band, attached by a connector strap that connects the two over the top of the cat's back with a d ring on top to attach the leash. The neck strap part should be adjusted like a collar, TIGHT but not choking the cat, so it cannot go over the cats head if they pull back against it. The chest strap can be looser as it's just there to distribute some of the pulling force off the neck. This is the SAFE type of cat harness: http://www.willasark.com/lupineharness.cfm Everytime I see a store with a figure 8 cat harness, I cringe at the thought of how insecure they are! I hope you find your baby! Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?causeid=21303 Sign up for iGive and a percentage of your purchases helps save animals!
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