Cat Training Collar: A Last Resort

Cat training collars should only be used as a last resort to correct training problems. Keep in mind that there are regular collars made to be attached to leads that can also be sold under the classification of "cat training collars" - these are great in helping you keep control of your cat, especially in towns which have cat leash laws. (This writer happens to live in such a town.)

The Good Kind

The kind of cat training collars that just act like sturdy collars can be found in all kinds of pet animal supply shops in the real world and online. This writer personally does not recommend leather cat training collars, as the cats seem to always figure out how to flip them off and eat them.

If you keep your cats indoors 100% of the time (and if you live in rural America, you should), then you do not need these kind of cat training collars. They might even get caught on a household object, unless you get special breakaway kinds. You may still want to keep a collar on your cat to keep an ID tag on if they still hear the call of the wild.

The Bad Kind

The bad kinds of cat training collars are slightly modified for small or toy dogs. They deliver electric shocks or bursts of foul smelling aromatherapy oil like citronella. These shock collars and aromatherapy collars aren't even good for dogs, much less cats. Not only are they cruel, they don't work at modifying bad behavior. All your dog or cat knows is that they have a demon living around their neck.

On the whole, you have to be more careful with cat training collars (even the good kind) than you would for dog training collars. This write has not been able to successfully keep a collar on her family cats for nearly forty years. However, our cats are strictly indoor cats. We have discovered that our cats could always figure out how to either remove a cat training collar or hook a hind leg into the collar and nearly choke themselves to death.

If a kitten is introduced to wearing a collar and given a lot of attention and playtime to distract them from trying to take the collar off, then a cat can get used to a good cat training collar. Otherwise, you can pretty much forget about your cat keeping a cat training collar on longer than two days.