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From: salex@rice.EDU (Scott Alexander)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Cats and collars
Message-ID: <149@dione.rice.EDU>
Date: Sun, 12-Jan-86 14:01:07 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 12 14:01:07 1986
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Summary: break away flea collars

In article <755@hou2g.UUCP>, scott@hou2g.UUCP (The Brennan Monster) writes:
> 
> For flea collars, you're kinda stuck.  However, if you
> put it on loosely enough (so that it can *just* be slid
> off over the cat's head) you should be OK.  I've never had
> either of my cats slip out of the collar unnecessarily--they
> don't seem to mind wearing them.  Note that if the collar is
> TOO loose, the cat can get an arm caught inside with the neck.
> This is probably not too dangerous (unless it's in the middle
> of a fight), though it can sure scare the hell out of the cat.

I have seen a flea collar, advertised as new, which does have an expansion
element in it for just this purpose.  I don't recall the brand right now,
but if no one else knows who makes it and there is enough demand, I could
stop back by the pet store and check.  (My cats are indoor cats so I only
buy flea collars when they have been exposed to fleas.)

Scott Alexander
salex@rice.edu